nina
English edit
Etymology edit
From the name Nina, taken from the cartoonist Al Hirschfield's habit of hiding his daughter Nina's name in his drawings.
Noun edit
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[1] (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[2]:
- 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
Anagrams edit
Aymara edit
Noun edit
nina
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
- nena (child)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Dalmatian edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *ninna, a nursery or infantile word.
Noun edit
nina f
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *nenä.
Noun edit
nina (genitive nina, partitive nina)
Declension edit
Declension of nina (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | nina | ninad | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | nina | ||
genitive | 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 edit
Etymology edit
Pronoun edit
nina
- you, you all; second-person singular pronoun.
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
nina
Kamano edit
Noun edit
nina
References edit
- The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN
Miskito edit
Noun edit
nina
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ni‧na
Noun edit
nina f (plural ninas)
- Clipping of menina.
Quechua edit
Noun edit
nina
Declension edit
declension of nina
singular | plural | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 edit
Sasak edit
Noun edit
nina
References edit
- Dictionary of the Sasak language of Lombok, with Indonesian and English (1995)
Southern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Nguni *niná.
Pronoun edit
niná
- you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.
Sumerian edit
Romanization edit
nina
- Romanization of 𒀏 (nina)
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Verb edit
nina
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Article edit
niná (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈ)
- possessive particle, used only with personal names
- ergative marker used with personal names, equivalent of ng mga used with common nouns.
Usage notes edit
- 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 unspecified).
See also edit
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Nguni *niná.
Pronoun edit
niná
- you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Nguni *niná.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
niná
- you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.
Inflection edit
Stem -ni, poss. stem -ínú | ||
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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 edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “nina”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “nina (6.3)”