rún
Irish (Donegal)
/ɾˠuːnˠ/
noun
Definitions
- mystery
- secret
- secret intention, purpose
- secret disposition; (evil) design
- (formal) resolution
- love, affection
- loved one; dear one, friend
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish rún (mystery, secret) inherited from Proto-Celtic *rūnā (mystery, secret).
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*rūnā
Gloss
mystery, secret
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *rūnō Proto-Germanic
- Ard-Rúnaí Irish
- fo-rúnaí Irish
- rúnaí Irish
- rúnaíocht Irish
- rúnda Irish
- rúndacht Irish
- rhin Welsh
- rún Old Irish
- rúnde Old Irish
- comh-rùn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- mì-rùn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- rùn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- rùnag Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- roon Manx
- *rūnā Proto-Celtic
- *rrin Proto-Brythonic
- rin Middle Welsh