ranny

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English

Etymology

From Latin mūsarāneus (shrew, fieldmouse).

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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.nɘ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -annɘ
  • 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
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Etymology 2

From rano +‎ -ny.

Adjective

ranny (not comparable, derived adverb rannie)

  1. (relational) morning
    Synonyms: (dialectal) rańszy, poranny
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Further reading

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