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, section 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 […]

Derived terms

• ranny-gazoo

 

Anagrams

• Ryann

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈran.nɘ/

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• Rhymes: -annɘ
• Syllabification: ran‧ny

Etymology 1

From rana +‎ -ny.

Adjective

ranny (comparative bardziej ranny, superlative najbardziej ranny, no derived adverb)

1. wounded, injured

   Synonyms: poraniony, zraniony

Declension

Declension of ranny (hard)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	ranny		ranna	ranne	ranni	ranne
genitive	rannego		rannej	rannego	rannych
dative	rannemu		rannej	rannemu	rannym
accusative	rannego	ranny	ranną	ranne	rannych	ranne
instrumental	rannym		ranną	rannym	rannymi
locative	rannym		rannej	rannym	rannych

Etymology 2

From rano +‎ -ny.

Adjective

ranny (not comparable, derived adverb rannie)

1. (relational) morning

   Synonyms: (dialectal) rańszy, poranny

Derived terms

nouns

• ranny ptaszek

 

Further reading

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