rann

See also: Rann and ränn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Irish rann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹæn/
• Rhymes: -æn
• Homophone: ran

Noun

rann (plural ranns)

1. A stanza of Irish poetry.
   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:

     Our greatest living phonetic expert (wild horses shall not drag it from us!) has left no stone unturned in his efforts to delucidate and compare the verse recited and has found it bears a striking resemblance (the italics are ours) to the ranns of ancient Celtic bards.

Anagrams

• nRNA

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸrasnā. Compare Welsh rhan; Breton rann; Old Irish rann (whence Irish rann, roinn, Scottish Gaelic rann, roinn).

Noun

rann m (plural rannow)

1. part, section
2. portion, share

Pronoun

rann

1. some

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ranː/
• Rhymes: -anː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rann, from Proto-Germanic *razną.

Noun

rann n (genitive singular rans, plural rann)

1. (poetic) house, home

Declension

n9	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	rann	rannið	rann	rannini
Accusative	rann	rannið	rann	rannini
Dative	ranni	ranninum	rannum	rannunum
Genitive	rans	ransins	ranna	rannanna

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

rann f (genitive singular rannar, plural rannir)

1. (geology) a layer in a coal mine

Declension

Declension of rann
f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rann	rannin	rannir	rannirnar
accusative	rann	rannina	rannir	rannirnar
dative	rann	rannini	rannum	rannunum
genitive	rannar	rannarinnar	ranna	rannanna

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rann

1. first/third-person singular past of renna

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁan/

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• Rhymes: -an
• Homophone: ran

Verb

rann

1. first/third-person singular preterite of rinnen

Gothic

Romanization

rann

1. Romanization of 𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ranː/

  Rhymes: -anː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rann, from Proto-Germanic *razną.

Alternative forms

• rannur

Noun

rann n (genitive singular ranns, nominative plural rönn)

1. (poetic) house, home

Etymology 2

Verb

rann (strong)

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of renna

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠan̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish rann, rand (“quatrain”).

Noun

rann m (genitive singular rainn, nominative plural rainn)

1. (poetry) quatrain
2. (poetry) stanza, verse

Declension

Declension of rann

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative rann rainn Vocative a rainn a ranna Genitive rainn rann Dative rann rainn

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an rann na rainn Genitive an rainn na rann Dative leis an rann don rann leis na rainn

Related terms

• rannaíocht f (“versification; form of verse”)
• rannaire² m (“versifier, rhymer”)
• ranntach (“versicular; fond of rhymes”, adjective)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish rann (“part (of a whole); party, side, adherent”).

Noun

rann m (genitive singular rainn, nominative plural rannta)

1. (literary) party, side (in a dispute)
2. (literary, in the plural) adherents, partisans, confederates
3. (mathematics) partition

Declension

Declension of rann

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative rann rannta Vocative a rainn a rannta Genitive rainn rannta Dative rann rannta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an rann na rannta Genitive an rainn na rannta Dative leis an rann don rann leis na rannta

Related terms

• rannach¹ (“apportioning, sharing; open-handed”, adjective)
• rannaire¹ m (“food-distributor, carver”)
• rannán m (“(military) division”)
• rannóg f (“section”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rann

1. genitive plural of roinn

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 rann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 rann, rand”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

rann

1. past of renna

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸrasnā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [r͈an͈]

Noun

rann f (genitive rainne, nominative plural ranna)

1. part (of a whole)

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	rannL	rainnL	rannaH
Vocative	rannL	rainnL	rannaH
Accusative	rainnN	rainnL	rannaH
Genitive	rainneH	rannL	rannN
Dative	rainnL	rannaib	rannaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• rannaid
• randatu
• ranngabáil

Descendants

• Irish: rann
• Manx: rheynn
• Scottish Gaelic: rann

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
rann also rrann after a proclitic ending in a vowel	rann pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish rann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rˠaun̪ˠ/

Noun

rann m (genitive singular rainn, plural rannan)

1. part, section, portion
2. (poetry) verse, stanza, rhyme

Synonyms

• (part): roinn

Derived terms

• às na ceithir ranna ruadha (“from all corners of the earth, from all four corners of the world”, literally “from the four red parts”)
• rann-phàirt f (“participle”)

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “rann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 rann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 rann, rand”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Swedish

Verb

rann

1. past indicative of rinna