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Gunna

Gunna

See also: gunna

Danish

Proper noun

Gunna

  1. A female given name.

Related terms


Faroese

Proper noun

Gunna f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Gunna: Gunnuson
  • daughter of Gunna: Gunnudóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Gunna
Accusative Gunnu
Dative Gunnu
Genitive Gunnu

gunna

gunna

English

Contraction

gunna

  1. (rare) Alternative spelling of gonna
    • 1915, George Bronson-Howard, God’s Man, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, page 132,
      “Oh, yes, I can,” answered Pink, “you’re gunna try to make me think you’re stuck on Beau. What you’re gunna give him you was [sic] saving for me. See? I’m jerry.” And he laughed at her encrimsoned face.
    • a. 1972, J. R. Simplot, quoted in Neal R. Peirce, The Mountain States of America: People, Politics, and Power in the Eight Rocky Mountain States, W. W. Norton & Company (1972), ISBN 0393052559, page 134,
      We have the products here, the raw materials, the know-how to do it. That’s simple, and we’re gunna do it.
    • 2007, Mallory Dunn, The Letters, Xlibris Corporation, ISBN 1-4257-5943-2, page 14,
      “Always, Drake. No police officer will ever hold you down.” Myrick looked around. “Man, I hate hospitals. Let’s get out of here. I’m gunna go sign that paper work.” [sic] Myrick turned towards the door as he escaped the pressing moment with his son.

Anagrams


Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gunna, a borrowing from Middle English gunne.

Pronunciation

Noun

gunna m (genitive singular gunna, nominative plural gunnaí)

  1. gun

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gunna ghunna ngunna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • gunna” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “gunna” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "gunna" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish gunna, a borrowing from Middle English gunne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʊ.nə/

Noun

gunna m (genitive singular gunna, plural gunnachan)

  1. gun, musket
  2. cannon

Derived terms

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
  • A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)
  • gunna” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.