unna
Faroese
Etymology
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.
Verb
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)
Conjugation
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infinitive | unna | |||
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present participle | unnandi | |||
past participle a6 | unnaður | |||
supine | unnað | |||
number | singular | plural | ||
person | first | second | third | all |
indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
present | unni | unnar | unnar | unna |
past | unnaði | unnaði | unnaði | unnaðu |
imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
present | — | unna! | — | unnið! |
Related terms
- ynna
- øvund
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʏnːa/
- Rhymes: -ʏnːa
Verb
unna (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative ann, third-person singular past indicative unni, supine unnað)
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- unna sannmælis
- unna sér ekki hvíldar
Italian
Norwegian Bokmål
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ʉnːɑ/
Etymology 2
From Old Norse unna. Akin to German gönnen, English own (“own up, concede”) (from Old English unnan (“grant, bestow”))
Alternative forms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *unnaną.
Verb
unna
Conjugation
infinitive | unna | |
---|---|---|
present participle | unnandi | |
past participle | unnat, unnt | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | ann | unna |
2nd-person singular | annt | unnir |
3rd-person singular | ann | unni |
1st-person plural | unnum | unnum |
2nd-person plural | unnuð | unnuð |
3rd-person plural | unnu | unnu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | unna | unna |
2nd-person singular | unnir | unnir |
3rd-person singular | unni | unni |
1st-person plural | unnim | unnim |
2nd-person plural | unnið | unnið |
3rd-person plural | unni | unni |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | unn | |
1st-person plural | unnum | |
2nd-person plural | unnuð |
Derived terms
- unnandi m (“lover”)
- unnasta f (“lover”)
- unnasti m (“lover”)
- unnusta f (“lover”)
- unnustumaðr m (“lover”)
References
- unna in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula, from unguis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.ɲa/
Noun
unna f
- nail, fingernail, toenail
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 31 (facsimile):
- […] unnas fẽdudas […]
- […] cracked nails […]
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 31 (facsimile):
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną.
Conjugation
present | past | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | unna | — | |||
participle | unnandi | unt (ntr) | |||
active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | an | unni | — | unti | unti |
þū | ant | unni | unn | unti | unti |
han | an | unni | — | unti | unti |
vīr | unnum | unnum | unnum | untum | untum |
īr | unnin | unnin | unnin | untin | untin |
þēr | unnu | unnin | — | untu | untin |
mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | unns | unnis | — | untis | untis |
þū | unns | unnis | — | untis | untis |
han | unns | unnis | — | untis | untis |
vīr | unnoms | unnums | — | untums | untums |
īr | unnins | unnins | — | untins | untins |
þēr | unnas | unnins | — | untus | untins |
Phuthi
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Swedish
Etymology
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
unna (present unnar, preterite unnade, supine unnat, imperative unna)
- to grant, allow (someone else a benefit, without begrudging this)
- 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)
- Und kurz und gut, ich gönn Ihm das Vergnügen, (Goethe's Faust: Wald und Höhle)
- I Osnabrück sysselsatte han sig, när tillfälle unnades honom, med ritning
Conjugation
References
- unna in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)