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kuoni

Latgalian edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Lithuanian kone.

Pronunciation edit

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  • Hyphenation: kuo‧ni

Particle edit

kuoni

  1. almost, nearly

Old High German edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kōnī (“bold”), from Proto-Germanic *kōniz, whence also Old English cēne, Old Norse kœnn.

Alternative forms edit

Adjective edit

kuoni

  1. daring, audacious
  2. brave, bold, undoubting
  3. persistent, unrelenting
  4. ferocious, wild
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Middle High German: küen, küene, küne

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kōnī (“courage”), from Proto-Germanic *kōnį̄; equivalent to kuoni +‎ -ī. Cognate to Old Norse *kœni (in lǫgkœni).

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

kuonī f

  1. daring, audacity
  2. untamedness, uncontrollability
Declension edit
Declension of kuonī (īn-stem)
case singular plural
nominative kuonī kuonī
accusative kuonī kuonī
genitive kuonī kuonino
dative kuonī kuoninum
Descendants edit
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