Contionary:hanna
Siwa
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Adjective
hanna (marked hanka)
- fair, beautiful, pretty
Inflection
hanna — adjective, a-declension
Derived terms
Scots Norse
Etymology
From older hin h-anar.
Pronunciation
Particle
hanna (indeclinable)
- (clipping) the reciprocal particle
- mèlarr hanna vit ― We speak to each other
Usage Notes
Unlike the earlier form, hanna acts far more like an adposition, going directly after a verb and never being treated nominally in any way.
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| hanna | ghanna | nhanna |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.