-rún

Icelandic

Etymology

From rún (“rune; secret wisdom”).

Proper noun

-rún f (proper noun-forming suffix, proper noun, genitive singular -rúnar)

  1. suffix forming female given names
    ‎Guð (“God”) + ‎-rún → ‎Guðrún
    ‎haf (“ocean”) + ‎-rún → ‎Hafrún
    ‎ís (“ice”) + ‎-rún → ‎Ísrún
    ‎sigur (“victory”) + ‎-rún → ‎Sigrún
    ‎steinn (“stone”) + ‎-rún → ‎Steinrún
    ‎úlfur (“wolf”) + ‎-rún → ‎Úlfrún

Declension

Declension of -rún (sg-only feminine)
indefinite singular
nominative -rún
accusative -rúnu
dative -rúnu
genitive -rúnar
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