reun

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ruin (“gelding”) and reu (“male dog”).

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Noun

reun (plural reuns, diminutive reuntjie)

1. gelding, castrated male horse
2. male dog

Cornish

Etymology 1

Cognate with Breton reunig, Irish rón, Scottish Gaelic ròn, Manx raun.

Noun

reun m (plural reunes or reunyon)

1. seal (animal)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

reun

1. Soft mutation of greun (“grain”).

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rëuna, borrowed from Baltic. Cognates include Finnish reuna.

Noun

reun

1. rim

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

reun m (plural reuns)

1. (Guernsey) space, room