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unna

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See also: unná, uṇṇa, uṇṇā, una, and Unna

Faroese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną. Cognate with Icelandic unna, Danish unde, Norwegian unne, related to Danish yndig, ynde, gunst, Swedish verb gynna, German gönnen, Dutch verb gunnen.

Verb

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unna (third person singular past indicative unti, third person plural past indicative untu, supine unt)
unna (third person singular past indicative unnaði, third person plural past indicative unnaðu, supine unnað)

  1. to grant, allow (someone else a benefit, without begrudging this)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of unna (group v-9)
infinitive unna
supine unt
present past
first singular unni unti
second singular unnir unti
third singular unnir unti
plural unna untu
participle (a5)1 unnandi untur
imperative
singular unn!
plural unnið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Conjugation of unna (group v-30)
infinitive unna
supine unnað
present past
first singular unni unnaði
second singular unnar unnaði
third singular unnar unnaði
plural unna unnaðu
participle (a6)1 unnandi unnaður
imperative
singular unna!
plural unnið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

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Further reading

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  • "unna" at Sprotin.fo

Hungarian

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Etymology

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un +‎ -na

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈunːɒ]
  • Hyphenation: un‧na

Verb

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unna

  1. third-person singular conditional present indefinite of un

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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unna (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative ann, third-person singular past indicative unni, supine unnað)

  1. to love
    Synonym: elska

Conjugation

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unna – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur unna
supine sagnbót unnað
present participle
unnandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég ann unni unni ynni
þú annt unnir unnir ynnir
hann, hún, það ann unni unni ynni
plural við unnum unnum unnum ynnum
þið unnið unnuð unnið ynnuð
þeir, þær, þau unna unnu unni ynnu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú
plural þið

Derived terms

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈun.na/
  • Rhymes: -unna
  • Hyphenation: ùn‧na

Adjective

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unna f

  1. feminine singular of unno

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse undan.

Adverb

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unna

  1. away

Derived terms

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Preposition

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unna

  1. away from

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²ʊnːɑ/
  • (adverb): IPA(key): /²uɲːɑ/ (Trøndelag dialect)

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse undan.

Adverb

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unna

  1. away

Preposition

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unna

  1. away from

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse unna. Akin to German gönnen, English own (own up, concede) (from Old English unnan (grant, bestow)).

Alternative forms

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  • unne (e- and split infinitives).

Verb

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unna (present tense unner, past tense unnte, past participle unnt, passive infinitive unnast, present participle unnande, imperative unn)

  1. to think someone deserves something, to be happy for someone because of their happiness
    Eg unner dei denne sigeren.
    I think they deserve this victory./I am happy they won this.
Derived terms
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References

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula, from unguis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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unna f (plural unnas)

  1. nail, fingernail, toenail

Descendants

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  • Galician: uña
  • Portuguese: unha

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *unnaną.

Verb

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unna

  1. to grant, bestow [with dative ‘to something’ and genitive ‘something’]
  2. to love [with dative]
    • c. 1185, Anonymous, N B465, Bryggen
      ᛘᚢᚿ ᚦᚢ ᛘᛂᚴ ᛘᛆᚿ ᛂᚴ ᚦ / ᛂᚴ ᚢᚿ ᚦᚢ ᛘᛂᚱ ᛆᚿ ᛂᚴ ᚦᛂᚱ
      Mun þú mik, man ek þik. Unn þú mér, ann ek þér.
      Think-thou of me, I think of thee. Love-thou me, I love thee.
  3. (reciprocal) to love one another
Conjugation
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Conjugation of unna (preterite-present)
infinitive unna
present participle unnandi
past participle unnat, unnt
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular ann unna unna unna
2nd person singular annt unnir unnir unnir
3rd person singular ann unni unni unni
1st person plural unnum unnum unnim unnim
2nd person plural unnuð unnuð unnið unnið
3rd person plural unnu unnu unni unni
imperative present
2nd person singular unn
1st person plural unnum
2nd person plural unnuð
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Past participle forms of vinna (to win).

Participle

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unna

  1. inflection of unninn:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak masculine oblique singular
    4. weak feminine nominative singular
    5. weak neuter singular

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “unna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną.

Verb

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unna

  1. to grant, to bestow
  2. to wish for
  3. to like, to love

Conjugation

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Descendants

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Phuthi

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Etymology

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

Noun

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únna class 1a (plural bónna class 2a)

  1. his/her mother

Inflection

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish unna, from Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną. Cognate with Icelandic unna, Danish unde, Norwegian unne, related Danish adjective yndig, Swedish verb gynna, German gönnen.[1]

Verb

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unna (present unnar, preterite unnade, supine unnat, imperative unna)

  1. (reflexive) to allow oneself to have something (one deserves), to indulge
    Jag unnade mig en stor hamburgare efter löpturen
    I allowed myself to have a big hamburger after the run
    Unna dig det! Det tycker jag du är värd.
    Grant yourself that! I think you deserve it.
  2. to allow someone to have something (one thinks) they want or would want (and deserve), to not begrudge
    Jag unnade honom en dag ledigt, för det var han värd
    I gave him (allowed him to have) a day off, because he deserved it
    Jag unnar henne framgången
    I do not begrudge her success
    I Osnabrück sysselsatte han sig, när tillfälle unnades honom, med ritning
    In Osnabrück he occupied himself, when opportunity was granted him, with drawing
    Kort sagt: jag unnar honom sina funder
    Und kurz und gut, ich gönn Ihm das Vergnügen, (Goethe's Faust: Wald und Höhle)
    Well, to be brief, the joy as fit occasions rise, I grudge you not (Goethe's Faust: Forest and Cavern)

Usage notes

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"Allow" in a broad sense in (sense 2), that also includes not begrudging in situations where one has no control over whether someone has or gets something.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of unna (weak)
active passive
infinitive unna unnas
supine unnat unnats
imperative unna
imper. plural1 unnen
present past present past
indicative unnar unnade unnas unnades
ind. plural1 unna unnade unnas unnades
subjunctive2 unne unnade unnes unnades
present participle unnande
past participle unnad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ unna in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

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