Danish

Proper noun

Gunna

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Gunhild
• Gunda

Faroese

Proper noun

Gunna f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Gunna: Gunnuson
• daughter of Gunna: Gunnudóttir

Declension

English

Contraction

gunna

1. (rare) Alternative spelling of gonna
   • 1915, George Bronson-Howard, God’s Man, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, page 132,

     “Oh, yes, I can,” answered Pink, “you’re gunna try to make me think you’re stuck on Beau. What you’re gunna give him you was [sic] saving for me. See? I’m jerry.” And he laughed at her encrimsoned face.

   • a. 1972, J. R. Simplot, quoted in Neal R. Peirce, The Mountain States of America: People, Politics, and Power in the Eight Rocky Mountain States, W. W. Norton & Company (1972), ISBN 0393052559, page 134,

     We have the products here, the raw materials, the know-how to do it. That’s simple, and we’re gunna do it.

   • 2007, Mallory Dunn, The Letters, Xlibris Corporation, ISBN 1-4257-5943-2, page 14,

     “Always, Drake. No police officer will ever hold you down.” Myrick looked around. “Man, I hate hospitals. Let’s get out of here. I’m gunna go sign that paper work.” [sic] Myrick turned towards the door as he escaped the pressing moment with his son.

Anagrams

• Nunga

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gunna, a borrowing from Middle English gunne.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊn̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɤn̪ˠə/

Noun

gunna m ‎(genitive singular gunna, nominative plural gunnaí)

1. gun

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

References

• “gunna” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “gunna” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "gunna" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish gunna, a borrowing from Middle English gunne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊ.nə/

Noun

gunna m ‎(genitive singular gunna, plural gunnachan)

1. gun, musket
2. cannon

Derived terms

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)
• “gunna” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.