banna

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English

Noun

banna

  1. plural of bannum

Anagrams

Chickasaw

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *kʷaCna. Compare Choctaw banna, Alabama banna, Koasati bannalaho̱.

Pronunciation

Verb

banna

  1. (stative, transitive, nominal object) to want
    Holisso sabanna.I want a book.
  2. (stative, intransitive, + unsuffixed same-subject verbal complement) to want to
    Iskannoꞌsi sabanna.
    I want to be small.
  3. (stative, intransitive, preceded by different-subject verb + -aꞌni) to want (an event or state)
    Chiskannoꞌsaꞌni banna.
    She wants you to be small.

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Mobilian: bana

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse banna, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-.

Pronunciation

Verb

banna (third person singular past indicative bannaði, third person plural past indicative bannað, supine bannað)

  1. to curse, to swear
  2. to forbid
    • Faðir mín bannaði mær at eta søtur
      My father forbade me to eat sweets

Conjugation

Conjugation of banna (group v-30)
infinitive banna
supine bannað
participle (a6)1 bannandi bannaður
present past
first singular banni bannaði
second singular bannar bannaði
third singular bannar bannaði
plural banna bannaðu
imperative
singular banna!
plural bannið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse banna, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

banna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bannaði, supine bannað)

  1. to ban
  2. to forbid, to prohibit
    Ég banna þér það.
    I forbid you to do it.

Conjugation

Noun

banna n

  1. indefinite genitive plural of bann

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old French bande, of Germanic origins.

Noun

banna m (genitive singular banna, nominative plural bannaí)

  1. (music) band
  2. Alternative form of banda (band)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse band.

Pronunciation

Noun

banna m (genitive singular banna, nominative plural bannaí)

  1. bond
    1. binding
  2. guarantee
  3. (formal) hostage
  4. (in the plural) bail
  5. (in the plural) banns
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
banna bhanna mbanna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Italian

Verb

banna

  1. inflection of bannare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Noun

banna

  1. nominative plural of bannum, alternative form of bannus
  2. vocative plural of bannum, alternative form of bannus

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

banna

  1. genitive singular of bann

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • bbanna

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Occitan banda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈban.na/
  • Hyphenation: bàn‧na

Noun

banna f

  1. side
  2. place, zone

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse banna, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną.

Verb

banna (present bannar, preterite bannade, supine bannat, imperative banna)

  1. (Internet, slang) to ban
  2. (dated) to scold, to chide
  3. (uncommon) to curse (utter expletives)
    svära och banna
    swear and curse
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

banna c

  1. (dated) rebuke
Declension
Declension of banna 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative banna bannan bannor bannorna
Genitive bannas bannans bannors bannornas

Further reading

Anagrams

Tswana

Noun

banna class 2

  1. plural of monna