Faroese

Proper noun

Unna f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Unna: Unnuson
• daughter of Unna: Unnudóttir

Declension

Faroese

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

Related terms

• ynna
• øvund

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʏnːa/
• Rhymes: -ʏnːa

Verb

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

1. to love ^syn.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• unna sannmælis
• unna sér ekki hvíldar

Synonyms

• (love ^def.): elska

Italian

Adjective

unna f

1. feminine singular of unno

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse undan.

Adverb

unna

1. away

Derived terms

• unnagjort

Preposition

unna

1. away from

References

• “unna” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse undan.

Adverb

unna

1. away

Preposition

unna

1. away from

References

• “unna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• unlla

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɲa/

Noun

unna f

1. nail, fingernail, toenail
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 31 (facsimile):

     […] unnas fẽdudas […] ‎

     […] cracked nails […]

Descendants

• Galician: uña
• Portuguese: unha

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

Conjugation

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Descendants

• Swedish: unna

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.^[1]

Verb

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

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

   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)

Conjugation

Related terms

References

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