ramn

Norwegian Nynorsk

ramn

Etymology

From Old Norse hrafn (often spelled hramn), from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-. Akin to English raven.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rɑmn/

Noun

ramn m (definite singular ramnen, indefinite plural ramnar, definite plural ramnane)

raven, Corvus corax
Det sat nokre ramnar på bakken.
A few ravens sat on the ground.

Synonyms

krump
korp (also Bokmål)

See also

ravn (Bokmål)

References

“ramn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

rampn

Etymology

From Old Norse hrafn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz.

Noun

ramn m

raven

Declension

Declension of ramn (a-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ramn	ramn	ramna(r)	ramnani(r), -ane(r)
accusative	ramn	ramnin	ramna	ramnana
dative	ramni, -e	ramninum, -enom	ramnum, -om	ramnumin, -omen
genitive	ramns	ramnsins	ramna	ramnanna

Descendants

Swedish: ramn (dialectal)

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