ramn

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ramn m (definite singular ramnen, indefinite plural ramner, definite plural ramnene)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by ravn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hrafn (often spelled hramn), from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-. Akin to English raven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ramn/

Noun

ramn m (definite singular ramnen, indefinite plural ramnar, definite plural ramnane)

  1. a raven, Corvus corax
    Synonyms: korp, krump
    Det sat nokre ramnar på bakken.
    A few ravens sat on the ground.

Male given names:

  • Ramn
  • Ramne
  • Ramnkjell
  • Ramnkjetil
  • Ramnstein
  • Ramnsvart
  • Remning

Female given names:

See also

  • kra (caw, crow’s cry, onomatopoetic)

References

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hrafn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz.

Noun

ramn m

  1. raven

Declension

Descendants

  • Swedish: ramn (dialectal)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic рамьнъ (ramĭnŭ).

Noun

ramn m (plural ramni)

  1. ground ivy (Crataegus monogyna)

Declension

Declension of ramn
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative ramn ramnul ramni ramnii
genitive-dative ramn ramnului ramni ramnilor
vocative ramnule ramnilor

References

  • ramn in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN