cui

See also cuī, cuí, cuǐ, cuì, and Cuī‎

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Latin cui.[1]

Pronoun

cui (relative)

  1. whom
  2. which
  3. whose

Derived terms

  • per cui

References

  1. ^ 2002, Giuseppe Patota, Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, ISBN 88-15-08638-2, page p. 139:
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Latin

Pronunciation

Pronoun

cui

  1. to whom? (interrogative); dative singular of quis
  2. to whom, to which (relative); dative singular of quī

Adjective

cui

  1. to what?, to which? (interrogative); dative singular of quī

Related terms

  • cui bono - who benefits
  • cui malo - who suffers

Descendants

See also

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Mandarin

Romanization

cui

  1. Nonstandard spelling of cuī.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of cuí.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of cuǐ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of cuì.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
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Nahuatl

Verb

cui

  1. (transitive) To take.
  2. (transitive, of a man) To have sex with.

Synonyms

  • (sex) teca, yecoa, tetech ahci, cuicui

Derived terms

References

  • 2003, Andrews, J. Richard, Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, edition rev. ed., Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page p. 220:
  • 1983, Karttunen, Frances, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page p. 71:
  • 2001, Lockhart, James, Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page p. 216:
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Old French

Pronoun

cui

  1. Alternative form of qui.
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Old Provençal

Pronoun

cui

  1. who; whom
    • circa 1145, Bernard de Ventadour, Lo rossinhols s'esbaudeya:
      Mas no sai de que ni de cui,
      But I don't know of what or of whom,

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Romanian

Etymology 1

From Latin cuneus.

Noun

cui n (plural cuiuri)

  1. nail, pin
Declension
declension of cui
singular plural
gender n indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative un cui cuiul niște cuiuri cuiurile
genitive/dative unui cui cuiului unor cuiuri cuiurilor
Related terms

Etymology 2

From Latin cui.

Pronoun

cui (genitive/dative form of cine)

  1. whose
  2. to whom
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