ränna

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛˌna/

Etymology 1

Probably from Old Norse renna, yielding also Icelandic renna, Norwegian renne, Danish rende; from Proto-Germanic *rannijǭ, Also related to Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍉 (rinnō), Old High German rinna (both from *rinnǭ).

Noun

ränna c

1. a narrow, natural or constructed channel (usually open at the top) that conveys or might convey water (or another liquid, or something that might slide along it or the like); a gutter, a chute, a trough, a flume, a channel, etc.
2. a narrow fairway; a canal, a channel, etc.
   1. a channel (open channel in an ice cover)

      Synonym: isränna (“ice channel”)

Declension

Declension of ränna
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ränna	rännan	rännor	rännorna
Genitive	rännas	rännans	rännors	rännornas

Hyponyms

• hängränna c
• rännarbana c
• rännil c
• rännskita c
• rännstensunge c
• rännsten c
• stupränna c
• takränna c

 

See also

• råk

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish rænna, Old Norse renna, from Proto-Germanic *rannijaną. Originally causative of rinna.

Verb

ränna (present ränner, preterite rände, supine ränt, imperative ränn)

1. (colloquial, dialectal) to run

   ränna omkring

   run around

Conjugation

Conjugation of ränna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	ränna		rännas
Supine	ränt		ränts
Imperative	ränn		—
Imper. plural1	rännen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	ränner	rände	ränns, rännes	rändes
Ind. plural1	ränna	rände	rännas	rändes
Subjunctive2	ränne	rände	rännes	rändes
	Participles
Present participle	rännande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• ränna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ränna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ränna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)