tuni
See also: tuñi
Hausa
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /tù.ní/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tɪ̀.nɪ́]
Adverb
tùni
- long ago
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /tú.nìː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tɪ́.nìː]
Noun
tunī̀ m (possessed form tunìn)
- reminder
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtuni/
Noun
tuni
- plural of tuno
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tunь. Perhaps cognate with Polish tani.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtunʲi/
Adjective
tuni (comparative tuńšy, superlative nejtuńšy, adverb tunjo)
- cheap
- Synonym: pśigódny
- Antonym: drogi
Declension
Declension of tuni
Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Neuter singular | Dual | Plural | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | tuni | tunja | tunje | tunjej | tunje |
Genitive | tunjego | tunjeje | tunjego | tunjeju | tunich |
Dative | tunjemu | tunjej | tunjemu | tunima | tunim |
Accusative | tuni tunjego (animate) | tunju | tunje | tunjej tunjeju (animate) | tunje tunjich (optional animate form) |
Instrumental | tunim | tunjeju | tunim | tunima | tunimi |
Locative | tunjem | tunjej | tunjem | tunima | tunich |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “tuni”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “tuni”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tunʲ]
Verb
tuni
- second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of tuna
Sicilian
Etymology
tu + -ni
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtuni/
- Hyphenation: tù‧ni
Pronoun
tuni
- Alternative form of tu
Usage notes
- The suffix -ni is sometimes added to avoid leaving primary stress on the final syllable.
Uneapa
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Oceanic *tuni, a variant form of *toni (compare Gela tinoni which may reflect an infixed form in <in>).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuni/
Noun
tuni
- person
Further reading
- Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 366