ranny

See also: Ranny

English

Etymology

From Latin mūsarāneus (“shrew, fieldmouse”).

A ranny

Noun

ranny (plural rannies)

  1. (obsolete outside dialects, East Anglia) A shrew (the animal).
    • 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, 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 […]

Anagrams

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈran.nɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -annɨ
  • Syllabification: ran‧ny

Etymology 1

From rana +‎ -ny.

Adjective

ranny (comparative bardzie, superlative najbardzie)

  1. wounded, injured
    Synonym: poraniony, zraniony
Declension
Declension of ranny
case singular plural
masculine personal/animate masculine inanimate neuter feminine virile nonvirile
nominative, vocative ranny ranne ranna ranni ranne
genitive rannego rannej rannych
dative rannemu rannym
accusative rannego ranny ranne ranną rannych ranne
instrumental rannym rannymi
locative rannej rannych

Etymology 2

From rano +‎ -ny.

Adjective

ranny (not comparable, adverb rannie)

  1. morning
    Synonym: poranny
Derived terms

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