Faroese

Proper noun

Arna f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Arna: Arnuson
• daughter of Arna: Arnudóttir

Declension

Icelandic

Proper noun

Arna f (Örnu)

1. A female given name

Turkish

Proper noun

Arna

1. A male given name

Catalan

Noun

arna f ‎(plural arnes)

1. beehive
2. Another word for arnot.

Synonyms

• (arnot): arnot m, casera f
• (beehive): buc m, casera f, rusc m

Holonyms

• (beehive): apiari m

Derived terms

• arnot m

Etymology 2

Unknown origin, but possibly cognate to Basque arr ‎(“worm, insect”).

Noun

arna f ‎(plural arnes)

1. moth

See also

• eruga f ‎(“caterpillar”)
• papallona f ‎(“butterfly”)

Etymology 3

Possibly the same origin as Etymology 2 above, but also possibly by refactoring of sarna ‎(“scabies”) as s’ + arna.

Noun

arna f ‎(plural arnes)

1. (Mallorca) dandruff

Synonyms

• caspa f

Icelandic

Noun

arna

1. indefinite genitive plural of örn

Irish

Etymology

From ar ‎(“on, upon”) + a ‎(“his, her, their”).

Preposition

arna

1. Only used in arna mhárach

Contraction

arna

1. used with a verbal noun to indicate completion of an action and its direct object

   ‘upon his/its’ / ‘when he/it’ (triggers lenition): arna shailleadh‎ ― upon its being salted, when it had been salted

   ‘upon her/its’ / ‘when she/it’ (triggers h-prothesis): arna hinsint‎ ― upon its being told, when it had been told

   ‘upon their’ / ‘when they’ (triggers eclipsis): arna ndearbhú i gcruatan‎ ― upon their being tested in hardship, when they were tested in hardship

2. used to form the equivalent of a past participle that agrees with a third-person subject

   masculine singular agreement triggers lenition: arna chur in eagar ag‎ ― edited by (of something masculine)

   feminine singular agreement triggers h-prothesis: arna hoscailt‎ ― (being) opened (of something feminine)

   plural agreement triggers eclipsis: arna bhfoilsiú ag‎ ― published by (of something plural)

Related terms

• arnár

References

• "arna" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈarno]

Noun

arna f (plural arnas)

1. moth

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈarna/

Pronoun

arna

1. first-person singular of ar