arna
التعريفات والمعاني
== Albanian ==
=== Noun ===
arna
inflection of arnë:
definite nominative singular
indefinite nominative/accusative plural
== Asturian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
arnia (Cabu Peñes, Colunga, Cabranes)
=== Etymology ===
Probably from a Paleo-Hispanic, from Proto-Celtic *arona (“ring” or “wheel”) due to the cylindrical shape around the trunk of a tree.
=== Noun ===
arna f (plural arnes)
bark, especially of the oak or chestnut tree
vessel made of bark, used aforetime to do the laundry
bark shavings
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “arna”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
“arna”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
== Catalan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈar.nə]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈaɾ.na]
IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈar.na]
=== Etymology 1 ===
Probably from Proto-Celtic *arona (“ring” or “wheel”) due to these structures first being built in a cylindrical form from woven wood or vegetation.
==== Noun ====
arna f (plural arnes)
beehive
Synonyms: buc, casera, rusc
synonym of arnot
===== Holonyms =====
(beehive): apiari
===== Derived terms =====
arnot
=== Etymology 2 ===
Unknown origin, but possibly cognate to Basque arr (“worm, insect”). Cognate to Occitan arna and Sardinian arna.
==== Noun ====
arna f (plural arnes)
moth
===== Derived terms =====
arnar-se
===== See also =====
eruga (“caterpillar”)
papallona (“butterfly”)
=== Etymology 3 ===
Possibly the same origin as Etymology 2 above, but also possibly by refactoring of sarna (“scabies”) as s’ + arna.
==== Noun ====
arna f (plural arnes)
(Mallorca) dandruff
Synonym: caspa
=== Further reading ===
“arna”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“arna”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“arna” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “arna”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
Uncertain. Probably from a Paleo-Hispanic, from *arona (“ring”, “wheel”, "rim"); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. Cognate with Asturian arna and Catalan arna
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈaɾnɐ]
=== Noun ===
arna f (plural arnas)
bark (the exterior covering of the trunk of a tree, especially when thick and old)
Synonyms: arneca, arnela, casca, cortiza
a round, large section of bark
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arna”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “arna”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arna”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
== Icelandic ==
=== Noun ===
arna
indefinite genitive plural of örn
== Irish ==
=== Etymology ===
From ar (“on, upon”) + a (“his, her, their”).
=== Preposition ===
arna
only used in arna mhárach
=== Contraction ===
arna
used with a verbal noun to indicate completion of an action and its direct object
‘upon his/its’ / ‘when he/it’ (triggers lenition): arna shailleadh ― upon its being salted, when it had been salted
‘upon her/its’ / ‘when she/it’ (triggers h-prothesis): arna hinsint ― upon its being told, when it had been told
‘upon their’ / ‘when they’ (triggers eclipsis): arna ndearbhú i gcruatan ― upon their being tested in hardship, when they were tested in hardship
used to form the equivalent of a past participle that agrees with a third-person subject
masculine singular agreement triggers lenition: arna chur in eagar ag ― edited by (of something masculine)
feminine singular agreement triggers h-prothesis: arna hoscailt ― (being) opened (of something feminine)
plural agreement triggers eclipsis: arna bhfoilsiú ag ― published by (of something plural)
==== Related terms ====
arnár
=== Further reading ===
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “arna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “arna”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“arna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
== Occitan ==
=== Alternative forms ===
arda, arla (Gascon)
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Catalan arna and Sardinian arna.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈarno/
=== Noun ===
arna f (plural arnas)
moth
(Attagenus pellio) fur beetle, carpet beetle
==== Synonyms ====
[2]: cuca, darna, tenha
=== References ===
== Old Irish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ar.n̪a/
=== Etymology 1 ===
Univerbation of ara (“so that”) + ná (“not”).
==== Conjunction ====
arna (triggers /h/-prothesis)
so that … not, lest
c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 9d24
c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 126a4
c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 203a6
that … not (introduces a noun clause)
===== Alternative forms =====
arnach- (used before an infixed pronoun)
==== Further reading ====
Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) [1909], D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, translation of Handbuch des Alt-Irischen (in German), →ISBN, § 898; reprinted 2017
=== Etymology 2 ===
Univerbation of ar (“for (the sake of), because of”) + inna (“the”, accusative plural).
==== Article ====
arna (triggers /h/-prothesis)
for (the sake of) the (accusative plural), because of the (accusative plural)
==== Further reading ====
Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) [1909], D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, translation of Handbuch des Alt-Irischen (in German), →ISBN, § 823 C, page 498; reprinted 2017
== Old Norse ==
=== Noun ===
arna
indefinite accusative/genitive plural of arinn
indefinite genitive plural of ǫrn
== Sardinian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
arnia, arrana, arrina, arrala, arrentza, arrenza, rentza
=== Etymology ===
Cognate with Catalan arna and Occitan arna.
=== Noun ===
arna m (plural arnas)
moth
Synonyms: maniposa, babbaliscu, tacatia
==== See also ====
ruga f, mamaruga f
=== References ===
àrna - Ditzionàriu in línia, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna
Vocabolariu Sardu-Italianu et Italianu-Sardu, Canonigu Johanne Ispanu
== Welsh ==
=== Alternative forms ===
arnaf, arno
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈarna/
=== Pronoun ===
arna
(colloquial) first-person singular of ar