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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch ruin (“gelding”) and reu (“male dog”).
Pronunciation
Noun
reun (plural reuns, diminutive reuntjie)
- gelding, castrated male horse
- male dog
Cornish
Etymology 1
Cognate with Breton reunig, Irish rón, Scottish Gaelic ròn, Manx raun.
Noun
reun m (plural reunes or reunyon)
- seal (animal)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
reun
- Soft mutation of greun (“grain”).
Ludian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *rëuna, borrowed from Baltic. Cognates include Finnish reuna.
Noun
reun
- rim
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
reun m (plural reuns)
- (Guernsey) space, room