tooni

See also: tóoni

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English tone), ultimately from Latin tonus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːni/, [ˈt̪o̞ːni]
• Rhymes: -oːni
• Syllabification^(key): too‧ni

Noun

tooni

1. (linguistics) tone

   Synonym: sävelkorko

Declension

Inflection of tooni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		tooni	toonit
genitive		toonin	toonien
partitive		toonia	tooneja
illative		tooniin	tooneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tooni	toonit
accusative	nom.	tooni	toonit
	gen.	toonin
genitive		toonin	toonien
partitive		toonia	tooneja
inessive		toonissa	tooneissa
elative		toonista	tooneista
illative		tooniin	tooneihin
adessive		toonilla	tooneilla
ablative		toonilta	tooneilta
allative		toonille	tooneille
essive		toonina	tooneina
translative		tooniksi	tooneiksi
abessive		toonitta	tooneitta
instructive		—	toonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tooni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative toonini toonini accusative nom. toonini toonini gen. toonini genitive toonini toonieni partitive tooniani toonejani inessive toonissani tooneissani elative toonistani tooneistani illative tooniini tooneihini adessive toonillani tooneillani ablative tooniltani tooneiltani allative toonilleni tooneilleni essive tooninani tooneinani translative toonikseni tooneikseni abessive toonittani tooneittani instructive — — comitative — tooneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative toonisi toonisi accusative nom. toonisi toonisi gen. toonisi genitive toonisi tooniesi partitive tooniasi toonejasi inessive toonissasi tooneissasi elative toonistasi tooneistasi illative tooniisi tooneihisi adessive toonillasi tooneillasi ablative tooniltasi tooneiltasi allative toonillesi tooneillesi essive tooninasi tooneinasi translative tooniksesi tooneiksesi abessive toonittasi tooneittasi instructive — — comitative — tooneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative toonimme toonimme accusative nom. toonimme toonimme gen. toonimme genitive toonimme tooniemme partitive tooniamme toonejamme inessive toonissamme tooneissamme elative toonistamme tooneistamme illative tooniimme tooneihimme adessive toonillamme tooneillamme ablative tooniltamme tooneiltamme allative toonillemme tooneillemme essive tooninamme tooneinamme translative tooniksemme tooneiksemme abessive toonittamme tooneittamme instructive — — comitative — tooneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tooninne tooninne accusative nom. tooninne tooninne gen. tooninne genitive tooninne toonienne partitive toonianne toonejanne inessive toonissanne tooneissanne elative toonistanne tooneistanne illative tooniinne tooneihinne adessive toonillanne tooneillanne ablative tooniltanne tooneiltanne allative toonillenne tooneillenne essive tooninanne tooneinanne translative tooniksenne tooneiksenne abessive toonittanne tooneittanne instructive — — comitative — tooneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tooninsa tooninsa accusative nom. tooninsa tooninsa gen. tooninsa genitive tooninsa tooniensa partitive tooniaan tooniansa toonejaan toonejansa inessive toonissaan toonissansa tooneissaan tooneissansa elative toonistaan toonistansa tooneistaan tooneistansa illative tooniinsa tooneihinsa adessive toonillaan toonillansa tooneillaan tooneillansa ablative tooniltaan tooniltansa tooneiltaan tooneiltansa allative toonilleen toonillensa tooneilleen tooneillensa essive tooninaan tooninansa tooneinaan tooneinansa translative toonikseen tooniksensa tooneikseen tooneiksensa abessive toonittaan toonittansa tooneittaan tooneittansa instructive — — comitative — tooneineen tooneinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• toonikumi
• toonimerkki

 

Anagrams

• nitoo, otoin

Ye'kwana

Ye'kwana numbers ^(edit)

		10
		1	2  →	10  →
Cardinal: tooni, tawini

Alternative forms

• tawini (Brazil)

Etymology

Probably contracted from earlier tawini (a form still in use in Brazil), from Proto-Cariban *tôwinô (“one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [toːni]

Numeral

tooni

1. one

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “tooni”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon
• Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) “to:ni”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University
• Hall, Katherine (2007) “tōni”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series‎^[2], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021
• Ye’kwana nonoodö: yawaadeejudinnha wenhä = Território Ye’kwana: a vida em Auaris‎^[3] (overall work in Ye'kwana and Portuguese), São Paulo: ISA – Instituto Socioambiental, 2017, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 67, 68, 98