nina
See also: Nina, NINA, Nína, niña, ñina, Ņina, and -nina
English
Etymology
From the name Nina, taken from the cartoonist Al Hirschfield's habit of hiding his daughter Nina's name in his drawings.
Noun
nina (plural ninas)
- A hidden message revealed in the completed grid of a crossword.
- 2008 April 1, Ilan Caron, “Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 24350 set by Brendan”, in rec.puzzles.crosswords, Usenet:
- The puzzle itself was fairly easy however there was an elegant nina based on the middle entry (INSIDE STORY) in which each of the across answers hid a synonym of "story", e.g. 5A and 6A were: STABle gendER.
- 2014 August 10, Brian Bethune, “The crossword’s meandering 100-year journey”, in Maclean's:
- Ninas may or may not be present and, even if one is there, it can go unnoticed because, not being intrinsic to the solution, its presence is not advertised—or because it is so well hidden.
- 2014, Alan Connor, The Crossword Century: 100 Years of Witty Wordplay, Ingenious Puzzles, and Linguistic Mischief, Penguin, →ISBN:
- Other “personal” ninas are happier and subtler: birthday wishes to loved ones, which, ultimately, have only one intended reader
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Anagrams
- Inna, inna
Aymara
Noun
nina
- fire
Catalan
Alternative forms
- (child): nena
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈni.nə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈni.na/
Audio (file)
Noun
nina f (plural nines, masculine nin)
- (anatomy) pupil
- doll
- (dialectal) girl, female child
Synonyms
- (pupil): pupil·la
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ninna, a nursery or infantile word.
Noun
nina f
- mother
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *nenä.
Noun
nina (genitive nina, partitive nina)
- (anatomy) nose
- tip
Declension
Inflection of nina (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nina | ninad |
| accusative | nina | ninad |
| genitive | nina | ninade |
| partitive | nina | ninu ninasid |
| illative | ninna ninasse | ninadesse ninusse |
| inessive | ninas | ninades ninus |
| elative | ninast | ninadest ninust |
| allative | ninale | ninadele ninule |
| adessive | ninal | ninadel ninul |
| ablative | ninalt | ninadelt ninult |
| translative | ninaks | ninadeks ninuks |
| terminative | ninani | ninadeni |
| essive | ninana | ninadena |
| abessive | ninata | ninadeta |
| comitative | ninaga | ninadega |
Fanagalo
Etymology
From Zulu nina.
Pronoun
nina
- you, you all; second-person singular pronoun.
Japanese
Romanization
nina
- Rōmaji transcription of にな
Kamano
Noun
nina
- Alternative form of ni (water)
References
- The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN
Miskito
Noun
nina
- name
Portuguese
Noun
nina f (plural ninas)
- Clipping of menina.
Quechua
Noun
nina
- fire for cooking, candle, match
Declension
declension of nina
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nina | ninakuna |
| accusative | ninata | ninakunata |
| dative | ninaman | ninakunaman |
| genitive | ninap | ninakunap |
| locative | ninapi | ninakunapi |
| terminative | ninakama | ninakunakama |
| ablative | ninamanta | ninakunamanta |
| instrumental | ninawan | ninakunawan |
| comitative | ninantin | ninakunantin |
| abessive | ninannaq | ninakunannaq |
| comparative | ninahina | ninakunahina |
| causative | ninarayku | ninakunarayku |
| benefactive | ninapaq | ninakunapaq |
| associative | ninapura | ninakunapura |
| distributive | ninanka | ninakunanka |
| exclusive | ninalla | ninakunalla |
possessive forms of nina
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ninay | ninaykuna |
| accusative | ninayta | ninaykunata |
| dative | ninayman | ninaykunaman |
| genitive | ninaypa | ninaykunap |
| locative | ninaypi | ninaykunapi |
| terminative | ninaykama | ninaykunakama |
| ablative | ninaymanta | ninaykunamanta |
| instrumental | ninaywan | ninaykunawan |
| comitative | ninaynintin | ninaykunantin |
| abessive | ninayninnaq | ninaykunannaq |
| comparative | ninayhina | ninaykunahina |
| causative | ninayrayku | ninaykunarayku |
| benefactive | ninaypaq | ninaykunapaq |
| associative | ninaypura | ninaykunapura |
| distributive | ninayninka | ninaykunanka |
| exclusive | ninaylla | ninaykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ninayki | ninaykikuna |
| accusative | ninaykita | ninaykikunata |
| dative | ninaykiman | ninaykikunaman |
| genitive | ninaykipa | ninaykikunap |
| locative | ninaykipi | ninaykikunapi |
| terminative | ninaykikama | ninaykikunakama |
| ablative | ninaykimanta | ninaykikunamanta |
| instrumental | ninaykiwan | ninaykikunawan |
| comitative | ninaykintin | ninaykikunantin |
| abessive | ninaykinnaq | ninaykikunannaq |
| comparative | ninaykihina | ninaykikunahina |
| causative | ninaykirayku | ninaykikunarayku |
| benefactive | ninaykipaq | ninaykikunapaq |
| associative | ninaykipura | ninaykikunapura |
| distributive | ninaykinka | ninaykikunanka |
| exclusive | ninaykilla | ninaykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ninan | ninankuna |
| accusative | ninanta | ninankunata |
| dative | ninanman | ninankunaman |
| genitive | ninanpa | ninankunap |
| locative | ninanpi | ninankunapi |
| terminative | ninankama | ninankunakama |
| ablative | ninanmanta | ninankunamanta |
| instrumental | ninanwan | ninankunawan |
| comitative | ninanintin | ninankunantin |
| abessive | ninanninnaq | ninankunannaq |
| comparative | ninanhina | ninankunahina |
| causative | ninanrayku | ninankunarayku |
| benefactive | ninanpaq | ninankunapaq |
| associative | ninanpura | ninankunapura |
| distributive | ninaninka | ninankunanka |
| exclusive | ninanlla | ninankunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ninanchik | ninanchikkuna |
| accusative | ninanchikta | ninanchikkunata |
| dative | ninanchikman | ninanchikkunaman |
| genitive | ninanchikpa | ninanchikkunap |
| locative | ninanchikpi | ninanchikkunapi |
| terminative | ninanchikkama | ninanchikkunakama |
| ablative | ninanchikmanta | ninanchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | ninanchikwan | ninanchikkunawan |
| comitative | ninanchiknintin | ninanchikkunantin |
| abessive | ninanchikninnaq | ninanchikkunannaq |
| comparative | ninanchikhina | ninanchikkunahina |
| causative | ninanchikrayku | ninanchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | ninanchikpaq | ninanchikkunapaq |
| associative | ninanchikpura | ninanchikkunapura |
| distributive | ninanchikninka | ninanchikkunanka |
| exclusive | ninanchiklla | ninanchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ninayku | ninaykukuna |
| accusative | ninaykuta | ninaykukunata |
| dative | ninaykuman | ninaykukunaman |
| genitive | ninaykupa | ninaykukunap |
| locative | ninaykupi | ninaykukunapi |
| terminative | ninaykukama | ninaykukunakama |
| ablative | ninaykumanta | ninaykukunamanta |
| instrumental | ninaykuwan | ninaykukunawan |
| comitative | ninaykuntin | ninaykukunantin |
| abessive | ninaykunnaq | ninaykukunannaq |
| comparative | ninaykuhina | ninaykukunahina |
| causative | ninaykurayku | ninaykukunarayku |
| benefactive | ninaykupaq | ninaykukunapaq |
| associative | ninaykupura | ninaykukunapura |
| distributive | ninaykunka | ninaykukunanka |
| exclusive | ninaykulla | ninaykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ninaykichik | ninaykichikkuna |
| accusative | ninaykichikta | ninaykichikkunata |
| dative | ninaykichikman | ninaykichikkunaman |
| genitive | ninaykichikpa | ninaykichikkunap |
| locative | ninaykichikpi | ninaykichikkunapi |
| terminative | ninaykichikkama | ninaykichikkunakama |
| ablative | ninaykichikmanta | ninaykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | ninaykichikwan | ninaykichikkunawan |
| comitative | ninaykichiknintin | ninaykichikkunantin |
| abessive | ninaykichikninnaq | ninaykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | ninaykichikhina | ninaykichikkunahina |
| causative | ninaykichikrayku | ninaykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | ninaykichikpaq | ninaykichikkunapaq |
| associative | ninaykichikpura | ninaykichikkunapura |
| distributive | ninaykichikninka | ninaykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | ninaykichiklla | ninaykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ninanku | ninankukuna |
| accusative | ninankuta | ninankukunata |
| dative | ninankuman | ninankukunaman |
| genitive | ninankupa | ninankukunap |
| locative | ninankupi | ninankukunapi |
| terminative | ninankukama | ninankukunakama |
| ablative | ninankumanta | ninankukunamanta |
| instrumental | ninankuwan | ninankukunawan |
| comitative | ninankuntin | ninankukunantin |
| abessive | ninankunnaq | ninankukunannaq |
| comparative | ninankuhina | ninankukunahina |
| causative | ninankurayku | ninankukunarayku |
| benefactive | ninankupaq | ninankukunapaq |
| associative | ninankupura | ninankukunapura |
| distributive | ninankunka | ninankukunanka |
| exclusive | ninankulla | ninankukunalla |
See also
- ninay
- ninayay
Sasak
Noun
nina
- woman, female
References
- Dictionary of the Sasak language of Lombok, with Indonesian and English (1995)
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *niná.
Pronoun
niná
- you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.
Sumerian
Romanization
nina
- Romanization of 𒀏 (nina)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Verb
nina
- first-person singular present affirmative of -wa na
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnina/, [ˈni.nɐ]
- Hyphenation: ni‧na
Article
nina (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈ)
- possessive particle, used only with personal names
- mga bisikleta nina Juan at Juana ― Juan and Juana's bicycles
- Synonym: (colloquial) nila
- ergative marker used with personal names, equivalent of ng mga used with common nouns.
Usage notes
- This is used where there is more than one addressee, as a simpler way of saying ni [1st referrent] … at ni [last referrent] (e.g. nina Pedro at Juan).
- Where it precedes one name, this refers to the person and others surrounding them (e.g. nina Pedro refers to Pedro and anyone other around him, usually Un specific).
See also
Tagalog markers
| Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | Singular | ang | ng | sa |
| Plural | ang mga | ng mga | sa mga | |
| Personal | Singular | si | ni | kay |
| Plural / Respectful | sina | nina | kina | |
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *niná.
Pronoun
niná
- you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *niná.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niːná/
Pronoun
niná
- you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.
Inflection
| Stem -ni, poss. stem -ínú | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full form | niná | |
| Locative | kíni | |
| Full form | niná | |
| Locative | kíni | |
| Copulative | yíni | |
| Possessive forms | ||
| Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wênu | ówênu |
| Class 2 | bênu | ábênu |
| Class 3 | wênu | ówênu |
| Class 4 | yênu | éyênu |
| Class 5 | lênu | élênu |
| Class 6 | ênu | áwênu |
| Class 7 | sênu | ésênu |
| Class 8 | zênu | ézênu |
| Class 9 | yênu | éyênu |
| Class 10 | zênu | ézênu |
| Class 11 | lwênu | ólwênu |
| Class 14 | bênu | óbênu |
| Class 15 | kwênu | ókwênu |
| Class 17 | kwênu | ókwênu |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “nina”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “nina (6.3)”