ronis

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Latvian

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Ronis

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *ruon-, probably from Proto-Indo-European *rew-, *row- (to run, to rush, to hurry) with an extra n. The meaning evolution was probably: “run, hurry (together)” > “to be in a group, herd”, “to be fecund, to be fertile, to rut; to be cheerful, neat” > “neat, cheerful, fertile animal living in groups” > “seal.” Cognates include Lithuanian rúonis.[1]

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Noun

ronis m (2nd declension)

  1. seal (several species of mammals of the family Phocidae)
    roņu dzimte – the seal family (= Phocidae)
    roņu taukiseal fat
    roņu mednieksseal hunter
    pelēkais ronis – gray seal
    roņi parasti turas barosseals usually stay in groups
    Ieva peldēja slikti, bet es ūdenī jutos kā ronis – Ieva swam badly, but I felt like a seal in water

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References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ronis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Spanish

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Noun

ronis m (plural ronis)

  1. (Spain, gypsy community) flirt; player
  2. (Spain, gypsy community) show-off