ranny

See also: Ranny

English

Etymology

From Latin mūsarāneus (“shrew, fieldmouse”).

A ranny

Noun

ranny (plural rannies)

  1. (obsolete outside dialects, East Anglia) A shrew (the animal).
    • 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, section XVIII:
      instead of a caligation or dimness, we conclude a cecity or blindness. Which hath been frequently inferred concerning other Animals, so some affirm the Water-Rat is blind, so Sammonicus and Nicander do call the Mus-Araneus, the shrew or Ranny, blind […]

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Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈran.nɨ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -annɨ
  • Syllabification: ran‧ny

Etymology 1

From rana +‎ -ny.

Adjective

ranny (comparative bardziej ranny, superlative najbardziej ranny, no derived adverb)

  1. wounded, injured
    Synonyms: poraniony, zraniony
Declension
Declension of ranny (hard)
singular plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter virile (= masculine personal) non-virile
nominative ranny ranna ranne ranni ranne
genitive rannego rannej rannego rannych
dative rannemu rannej rannemu rannym
accusative rannego ranny ranną ranne rannych ranne
instrumental rannym ranną rannym rannymi
locative rannym rannej rannym rannych

Etymology 2

From rano +‎ -ny.

Adjective

ranny (not comparable, derived adverb rannie)

  1. morning
    Synonym: poranny
Derived terms

Further reading
  • ranny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ranny in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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