-unn

Icelandic

Etymology

From unnur (“wave”) and/or unna (“to love”).^[1]

Proper noun

-unn f (proper noun-forming suffix, proper noun, genitive singular -unnar)

suffix forming female given names
‎dýr (“precious”) + ‎-unn → ‎Dýrunn

‎sæ (“sea”) + ‎-unn → ‎Sæunn

‎Þór (“Thor”) + ‎-unn → ‎Þórunn

‎steinn (“stone”) + ‎-unn → ‎Steinunn

Declension

Declension of *-unn* (sg-only feminine)
indefinite singular
nominative	-unn
accusative	-unni
dative	-unni
genitive	-unnar

References

^ Guðrún Kvaran (2011) Nöfn Íslendinga (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: Forlagið, →ISBN

Old Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [un͈]

Suffix

-unn (suffixed pronoun)

us
‎táth- (“there is”) + ‎-unn → ‎táthunn (“we have”)

Derived terms

Category Old Irish terms suffixed with -unn not found

Old Irish affixed pronouns
person	infixed			suffixed
See Appendix:Old Irish affixed pronouns for details on how these forms are used. Note that the so-called “infixed” pronouns are technically prefixes, but they are never the first prefix in a verbal complex.
person	class A	class B	class C	suffixed
1 sg	m-^L	dom-^L, dam-^L		-um
2 sg	t-^L	dot-^L, dat-^L, dut-^L, dit-^L		-ut
3 sg m	a-^N, e-^N	d-^N	id-^N, did-^N, d-^N	-i, -it
3 sg f	s-^(N)	da-		-us
3 sg n	a-^L, e-^L	d-^L	id-^L, did-^L, d-^L	-i, -it
1 pl	n-	don-, dun-, dan-		-unn
2 pl	b-	dob-, dub-, dab-		-uib
3 pl	s-^(N)	da-		-us

^L means this form triggers lenition.
^N means this form triggers nasalization (eclipsis)
^(N) means this form triggers nasalization in some texts but not in others.

[1] Guðrún Kvaran (2011) Nöfn Íslendinga (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: Forlagið, →ISBN

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