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4-letter words (2 found)

ARNA,RANA,

3-letter words (2 found)

ANA,RAN,

2-letter words (4 found)

AA,AN,AR,NA,

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arna rana anra nara rnaa nraa aran raan aarn aarn raan aran anar naar aanr aanr naar anar rnaa nraa rana arna nara anra

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Definitions and meaning of arna

arna

Asturian

Etymology

Probably from a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, from Proto-Celtic *arona (“ring” or “wheel”) due to the cylindrical shape around the trunk of a tree.

Noun

arna f (plural arnes)

  1. bark, especially of the oak or chestnut tree
  2. vessel made of bark
  3. bark shavings

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈar.nə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈaɾ.na]

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Celtic *arona (“ring” or “wheel”) due to these structures first being built in a cylindrical form from woven wood or vegetation.

Noun

arna f (plural arnes)

  1. beehive
    Synonyms: buc, casera, rusc
  2. Synonym of arnot
Holonyms
  • (beehive): apiari
Derived terms
  • arnot

Etymology 2

Unknown origin, but possibly cognate to Basque arr (“worm, insect”). Cognate to Occitan arna and Sardinian arna.

Noun

arna f (plural arnes)

  1. moth
See also
  • eruga (“caterpillar”)
  • papallona (“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
    Synonym: caspa

Further reading

  • “arna” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “arna”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “arna” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “arna” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, from *arona (“ring”, “wheel”, "rim"); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. Cognate with Asturian arna and Catalan arna

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaɾnɐ]

Noun

arna f (plural arnas)

  1. bark (the exterior covering of the trunk of a tree, especially when thick and old)
    Synonyms: arneca, arnela, casca, cortiza
  2. a round, large section of bark

Derived terms

References

  • “arna” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “arna” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “arna” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “arna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “arna” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “arna” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Occitan

Alternative forms

  • arda, arla (Gascon)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Catalan arna and Sardinian arna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈarno/

Noun

arna f (plural arnas)

  1. moth
  2. (Attagenus pellio) fur beetle, carpet beetle

Synonyms

  • [2]: cuca, darna, tenha

References

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈar͈n͈a]

Etymology 1

Univerbation of ara (“so that”) +‎ ná (“not”)

Conjunction

arna (triggers /h/-prothesis)

  1. so that … not, lest
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 9d24
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 126a4
    • c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 203a6
  2. that … not (introduces a noun clause)
Alternative forms
  • arnach- (used before an infixed pronoun)

Further reading

  • Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2003) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 898

Etymology 2

Univerbation of ar (“for (the sake of), because of”) +‎ inna (“the”, accusative plural)

Article

arna (triggers /h/-prothesis)

  1. for (the sake of) the (accusative plural), because of the (accusative plural)

Further reading

  • Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2003) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 823 C, page 498

Old Norse

Noun

arna

  1. indefinite accusative/genitive plural of arinn
  2. indefinite genitive plural of ǫrn

Sardinian

Alternative forms

  • arnia, arrana, arrina, arrala, arrentza, arrenza, rentza

Etymology

Cognate with Catalan arna and Occitan arna.

Noun

arna m (plural arnas)

  1. moth
    Synonyms: maniposa, babbaliscu, tacatia

See also

  • ruga f, mamaruga f

References

  • àrna - Ditzionàriu in línia, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna
  • Vocabolariu Sardu-Italianu et Italianu-Sardu, Canonigu Johanne Ispanu

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • arnaf, arno

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈarna/

Pronoun

arna

  1. (colloquial) first-person singular of am

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