[ɾūōnis]
CilmeFrom Proto-Baltic *ruon-, probably from Proto-Indo-European *rew-, *row- (“to run, to rush, to hurry”) with an extra n. The meaning evolution was probably: “run, hurry (together)” > “to be in a group, herd”, “to be fecund, to be fertile, to rut; to be cheerful, neat” > “neat, cheerful, fertile animal living in groups” > “seal.” Cognates include Lithuanian rúonis.
- declension-2, masculineseal (several species of mammals of the family Phocidae)
“roņu dzimte – the seal family (= Phocidae)”
“roņu tauki – seal fat”
“roņu mednieks – seal hunter”
Formasronis(nominative, singular) · roņi(nominative, plural) · roņa(genitive, singular) · roņu(genitive, plural) · ronim(dative, singular) · roņiem(dative, plural) · roni(accusative, singular) · roņus(accusative, plural) · roni(instrumental, singular) · roņiem(instrumental, plural) · ronī(locative, singular) · roņos(locative, plural) · roni(singular, vocative) · roņi(plural, vocative)