Gothic

Romanization

rūna

1. Romanization of 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰

Italian

Etymology

Latin.

Noun

runa f ‎(plural rune)

1. rune

Related terms

• runico

Anagrams

• urna

Latin

Noun

rūna f ‎(genitive rūnae); first declension

1. A dart or javelin
2. A rune

Inflection

First declension.

References

• runa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• RUNA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “runa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *reu-, *ru-, imitative of speech sounds (from which also Latvian rūkt ‎(“to roar, growl, snarl”), Russian рычать ‎(ryčatʹ, “to roar, growl, snarl”)) with a suffix *-nā. Cognates include Old Irish run, Gothic 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰 ‎(rūna, “secret, mystery”) (i.e., that which is said as a secret), Old English rūn, Old Saxon rūna, Middle Low German rūne ‎(“mysterious whisper; runic character”), Old Norse rȳna ‎(“to talk secretly”), Old English rūnian ‎(“to whisper; to plot, conspire”), Old High German rūnēn, German raunen ‎(“to whisper”). Latvian runa probably also meant originally “solemn speech” (maybe “mystic ritual”?); still in the 17-19th centuries it was often used to indicate some special kind of communication (e.g., runas dot “to give advice”, lit. “to give talk”, or runas diena “council meeting”, lit. “talking day”).^[1]

Noun

runa f (4th declension)

1. speech, speaking, talking (articulated production of language)

   runas spēja, iemaņas, traucējumi‎ ― speech ability, skills, disorders

   runas orgāni, aparāts‎ ― speech organs, apparatus

   iekšēja runa‎ ― internal speech, internal monologue

   ātra runa‎ ― fast speech; a quick question

   izteiksmīga runa‎ ― expressive speech

   runas veids‎ ― way, style of speaking

   bērnu runa‎ ― children's talk

2. talk, words (what is said by someone)

   par ko ir runa? — what (are you) talking about?

   par to nevar būt ne runas‎ ― about that there can be no talk, it is out of the question

   ticēt glaimu runām‎ ― to believe flattering words

   runas apklusa‎ ― the talking (= people) became silent

3. speech (a spoken text, often delivered in public)

   runas māksla‎ ― the art of speech, oratory

   oratora runa‎ ― the speaker's talk

   apsveikuma runa‎ ― welcome speech

   teikt runu, uzstāties ar runu‎ ― to deliver a speech

   publiskā runa‎ ― public speech

   galda runa‎ ― table, banquet speech, after-dinner speech

4. (grammar) speech (direct or indirect presentation of someone's words)

   tiešā, netiešā runa‎ ― direct, indirect speech

5. (chiefly in the plural) rumor, gossip, idle talk

   tukšas runas‎ ― empty rumors

   kaimiņu runas‎ ― neighbors' talk

   zināt no ļaužu runām‎ ― to know from people's talk, by hearsay

   neklausīties ļaužu runās‎ ― don't listen to people's talk

Declension

Derived terms

• aizruna
• ieruna
• noruna
• paruna
• runīgs, runīgums, runība
• runāt
• saruna

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “runāt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Mapudungun

Noun

runa ‎(using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. a handful

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Old English

Noun

rūna f

1. nominative plural of rūn
2. accusative plural of rūn

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruna/

Noun

runa

1. genitive singular of runo
2. nominative plural of runo
3. accusative plural of runo
4. vocative plural of runo

Portuguese

runas

Etymology

From French rune, from Old Norse rún, rúnar (“secret, rune”), from Proto-Germanic *rūnō.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.nɐ/

Noun

runa f (plural runas)

1. rune

Related terms

• rúnico

Quechua

Noun

runa

1. man
2. person, human being

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rûːna/
• Hyphenation: ru‧na

Noun

rȗna f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ру̑на)

1. rune

Declension

References

• “runa” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Etymology

From Old Norse rún, rúnar (“secret, rune”), from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ ‎(runo), from Proto-Germanic *rūnō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.na/
• Hyphenation: ru‧na

Noun

runa f ‎(genitive singular runy, nominative plural runy, declension pattern of žena)

1. rune

Declension

Derived terms

• runový

References

• runa in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.na/

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Old Norse rún, rúnar ‎(“secret, rune”), from Proto-Germanic *rūnō.

Noun

runa f ‎(plural runas)

1. rune

Derived terms

• rúnico
• runo

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Quechua runa ‎(“man”).

Noun

runa m ‎(plural runas)

1. (colloquial, in Quechua communities) man

Etymology 3

Adjective

runa f

1. feminine singular of runo

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish run, from Old Norse rún, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ ‎(runo), from Proto-Germanic *rūnō.

Noun

runa c

1. a rune, a letter of the runic alphabet

Declension

Related terms

• runalfabet
• runinskrift
• runrad
• runristare