unna

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See also: unná, uṇṇa, uṇṇā, una, and Unna

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną. Cognate with Icelandic unna, Danish unde, Norwegian unne, related to Danish yndig, ynde, gunst, Swedish verb gynna, German gönnen, Dutch verb gunnen.

Verb

unna (third person singular past indicative unti, third person plural past indicative untu, supine unt)
unna (third person singular past indicative unnaði, third person plural past indicative unnaðu, supine unnað)

  1. to grant, allow (someone else a benefit, without begrudging this)

Conjugation

Conjugation of unna (group v-9)
infinitive unna
supine unt
participle (a5)1 unnandi untur
present past
first singular unni unti
second singular unnir unti
third singular unnir unti
plural unna untu
imperative
singular unn!
plural unnið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
Conjugation of unna (group v-30)
infinitive unna
supine unnað
participle (a6)1 unnandi unnaður
present past
first singular unni unnaði
second singular unnar unnaði
third singular unnar unnaði
plural unna unnaðu
imperative
singular unna!
plural unnið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Hungarian

Etymology

un +‎ -na

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: un‧na

Verb

unna

  1. third-person singular conditional present indefinite of un

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

unna (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative ann, third-person singular past indicative unni, supine unnað)

  1. to love

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈun.na/
  • Rhymes: -unna
  • Hyphenation: ùn‧na

Adjective

unna f

  1. feminine singular of unno

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse undan.

Adverb

unna

  1. away

Derived terms

Preposition

unna

  1. away from

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ʊnːɑ/
  • (adverb): IPA(key): /²uɲːɑ/ (Trøndelag dialect)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse undan.

Adverb

unna

  1. away

Preposition

unna

  1. away from

Etymology 2

From Old Norse unna. Akin to German gönnen, English own (own up, concede) (from Old English unnan (grant, bestow)).

Alternative forms

  • unne (e- and split infinitives).

Verb

unna (present tense unner, past tense unnte, past participle unnt, passive infinitive unnast, present participle unnande, imperative unn)

  1. to think someone deserves something, to be happy for someone because of their happiness
    Eg unner dei denne sigeren.
    I think they deserve this victory./I am happy they won this.
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References

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula, from unguis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-.

Pronunciation

Noun

unna f

  1. nail, fingernail, toenail

Descendants

  • Galician: uña
  • Portuguese: unha

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *unnaną.

Verb

unna

  1. (ditransitive, with dative and genitive) to grant, bestow
  2. (transitive, with dative) to love
    • c. 1185, Anonymous, N B465, Bryggen
      ᛘᚢᚿ ᚦᚢ ᛘᛂᚴ ᛘᛆᚿ ᛂᚴ ᚦ / ᛂᚴ ᚢᚿ ᚦᚢ ᛘᛂᚱ ᛆᚿ ᛂᚴ ᚦᛂᚱ
      Mun þú mik, man ek þik. Unn þú mér, ann ek þér.
      Think-thou of me, I think of thee. Love-thou me, I love thee.
  3. (reciprocal) to love one another
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Descendants

Etymology 2

Past participle forms of vinna (to win).

Participle

unna

  1. inflection of unninn:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak masculine oblique singular
    4. weak feminine nominative singular
    5. weak neuter singular

References

  • unna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną.

Verb

unna

  1. to grant, to bestow
  2. to wish for
  3. to like, to love

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Phuthi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

únna class 1a (plural bónna class 2a)

  1. his/her mother

Inflection

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish unna, from Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną. Cognate with Icelandic unna, Danish unde, Norwegian unne, related Danish adjective yndig, Swedish verb gynna, German gönnen.

Verb

unna (present unnar, preterite unnade, supine unnat, imperative unna)

  1. (reflexive) to allow oneself to have something (one deserves), to indulge
    Jag unnade mig en stor hamburgare efter löpturen
    I allowed myself to have a big hamburger after the run
    Unna dig det! Det tycker jag du är värd.
    Grant yourself that! I think you deserve it.
  2. to allow someone to have something (one thinks) they want or would want (and deserve), to not begrudge
    Jag unnade honom en dag ledigt, för det var han värd
    I gave him (allowed him to have) a day off, because he deserved it
    Jag unnar henne framgången
    I do not begrudge her success
    I Osnabrück sysselsatte han sig, när tillfälle unnades honom, med ritning
    In Osnabrück he occupied himself, when opportunity was granted him, with drawing
    Kort sagt: jag unnar honom sina funder
    Und kurz und gut, ich gönn Ihm das Vergnügen, (Goethe's Faust: Wald und Höhle)
    Well, to be brief, the joy as fit occasions rise, I grudge you not (Goethe's Faust: Forest and Cavern)

Usage notes

"Allow" in a broad sense in (sense 2), that also includes not begrudging in situations where one has no control over whether someone has or gets something.

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References

  1. ^ unna in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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