ani
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowing from Portuguese ani or Spanish aní, both from Old Tupi any.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ani (plural anis)
- Any bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.
Derived terms edit
- greater ani (Crotophaga major)
- smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani)
- groove-billed ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
Translations edit
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Further reading edit
- Ani (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Crotophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Crotophaga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ani
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “ani”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Akan edit
Pronunciation edit
- Tone: LH[1]
Noun edit
ani
- eye, eyes
- M'ani agye
- My eyes are brightened (I am happy)
- ani den
- (having) hard eyes (= tough, not putting up with anything)
- M'ani agye
Synonyms edit
References edit
- ^ Kotey, Paul A. (1998). Twi-English/English-Twi Dictionary. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
- Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881), “ani”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)[3], Basel, pages 322–325
- Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881), “àníwa”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)[4], Basel, page 332
- Dolphyne, Florence Abena (1996). A Comprehensive Course in Twi (Asante) for the Non-Twi Learner.
- Gyekye, Kwame (1995). An Essay on African Philosophical Thought: The Akan.
- Hollington, Andrea (2015). Traveling Conceptualization.
Aklanon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih.
Noun edit
ani
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
Cognate to tani (“now, at present, then”), from Proto-Albanian *nū, from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”) (cognate to Sanskrit नू (nū, “now”)).[1] Occurs in coordination with other particles, compare nani, nime.
Further related to Arvanitika Albanian αί (e, “yes”)[2] and (Standard) Albanian a (“probably, whether; or, there”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ani
Particle edit
ani
- even, as if; alas, oh look, ah (expressing laughter, irony, sarcasm, pity, concern, grief, annoyance, distrust)
- (folklore, poetic) come on, hey; yes, well, alright; oh/ah (a vocative particle or/and complementary poetic tool)
References edit
Further reading edit
- [5] adverb and particle ani / aní • Fjalori Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
Baure edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ani
Biloxi edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Siouan *wa-rį́• (“water”).
Noun edit
ani
References edit
- Paula Ferris Einaudi, A grammar of Biloxi (1976)
- James Owen Dorsey, John Reed Swanton, A Dictionary of the Biloxi and Ofo Languages (1912)
Brunei Malay edit
Pronoun edit
ani
Cebuano edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧ni
Noun edit
ani
Verb edit
ani
- to harvest
- to harvest rice
Synonyms edit
- (to harvest bananas): tuba
- (to harvest corn): kayas, lagpi, sanggi
- (to harvest coconuts): dugnas
- (to harvest mangoes): guno
- (to harvest yam): panglin
Etymology 2 edit
From niani. Compare Tagalog ganito, Tagalog nito, Uneapa ani.
Adverb edit
ani
- like this
Chickasaw edit
Etymology edit
Compare Choctaw ani, Alabama aɬi, Koasati athilaho̱. Compare also Timucua ule (“fruit”) or Tunica elu (“to bear fruit”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ani (short verb)
- (stative, intransitive, nominal subject) to produce or bear fruit
- (active voice, transitive, nominal object) to stuff
- (active voice, ditransitive, tri-plural or mass object) to put in, to pour in
Inflection edit
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Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Choctaw edit
Alternative forms edit
- ʋni (traditional)
- ạni (Byington/Swanton)
Etymology edit
Cognate with Chickasaw ani, Alabama aɬi
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ani (inalienable)
Declension edit
possessive (inalienable) | singular | paucal | plural |
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first-person ("my, our") | siani | piani | hapiani |
second-person ("thy, your") | chiani | hachiani | |
third-person ("his, her, its, their") | ani |
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech ani, from Proto-Slavic *ani.
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
ani
Further reading edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
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ani
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
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Verb edit
ani (present anas, past anis, future anos, conditional anus, volitive anu)
- (intransitive) to be a member, belong (to an organization, group, etc.)
- January 2011, Christian Declerck, Kontraŭmilita literaturo en Esperanto in La Gazeto 151
- La ĉefroluloj anas en du generacioj de unu familio
- The main characters belong to two generations of one family
- La ĉefroluloj anas en du generacioj de unu familio
- January 2011, Christian Declerck, Kontraŭmilita literaturo en Esperanto in La Gazeto 151
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ani
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Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Finnic *ani (compare Karelian ani, Veps ańi).
Adverb edit
ani
Usage notes edit
Except for some archaic expressions, used only to strengthen the words harvoin, harva (“few”), harvinainen, varhain and varhainen. Sometimes the words are written together, but this is deemed incorrect by language authorities, who decree that ani be spelled as a separate word.
Further reading edit
- “ani”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][6] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2 edit
From Portuguese ani or Spanish aní, both from Old Tupi any.
Noun edit
ani
- ani (bird of genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family)
Declension edit
Inflection of ani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | ani | anit | ||
genitive | anin | anien | ||
partitive | ania | aneja | ||
illative | aniin | aneihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | ani | anit | ||
accusative | nom. | ani | anit | |
gen. | anin | |||
genitive | anin | anien | ||
partitive | ania | aneja | ||
inessive | anissa | aneissa | ||
elative | anista | aneista | ||
illative | aniin | aneihin | ||
adessive | anilla | aneilla | ||
ablative | anilta | aneilta | ||
allative | anille | aneille | ||
essive | anina | aneina | ||
translative | aniksi | aneiksi | ||
abessive | anitta | aneitta | ||
instructive | — | anein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Hypernyms edit
Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Noun edit
ani m (plural anis)
- ani (bird)
Greenlandic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Inuit *änI(ɣ), from Proto-Eskimo *aNǝ-Lɣun. Cognate with Inuktitut ᐊᓂ (ani), and Nunatsiavummiutut anik.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ani (plural anit)
- a girl's elder brother
Declension edit
References edit
- ani in Katersat
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *aŋi, from Proto-Central Pacific *aŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haŋin.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ani
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert (1986), “ani”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ani m
Anagrams edit
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
ani
Karao edit
Noun edit
ani
Kashubian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a + ni
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
ani
Particle edit
ani
Further reading edit
Kriol edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
ani
Etymology 2 edit
Adverb edit
ani
Ladin edit
Noun edit
ani
Latin edit
Noun edit
ānī
References edit
- ani in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English ǣniġ, āniġ (“any”), from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz.
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
ani
Descendants edit
References edit
- “anī, limiting adj..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Nupe edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
aní
- already
- Mi jin u aní. ― I've done it already.
- A gí yangíci kpáátá aní, u á zo. ― They've eaten all the food already, it's finished.
- Ǹdá á bici aní. ― Father had run off.
Usage notes edit
- Used to form the present perfect tense, and can be used with á for emphasis or to express the pluperfect.
Old Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a + ni.
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
ani
Particle edit
ani
- even (in reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)
Descendants edit
- Czech: ani
References edit
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “ani”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old Irish edit
Pronoun edit
ani
- Alternative spelling of aní
Old Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ani. First attested in 1386.
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
ani
- connects negated elements; not, and not
- (reduplicated) neither … nor
Derived terms edit
Particle edit
ani
Descendants edit
References edit
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “ani”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
- Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “ani”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
- Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965), “ani”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
- Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “ani”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a + ni.
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
ani
- neither, nor, or
- nary, not a, not even one
- Synonym: ni
- Nie było ani jednego ciasteczka. ― There wasn't even a single cookie.
Particle edit
ani
- (Middle Polish) not even
- (Middle Polish) The meaning of this term is uncertain.
- 1588, Ambrogio Calepino, Dictionarium decem linguarum[7], page 692a:
- Nec, et Neque - Ani tez.
- 1588, Ambrogio Calepino, Dictionarium decem linguarum[8], page 691b:
- Ne - Nie, ani.
- (Middle Polish) The meaning of this term is uncertain.
- 1501–1558, Zapiski i roty polskie[9]:
- Jakom ya slachathnegonego pawla segzowa nyeothbyla gwalthem oth kmyecza yego sbyeglego zvrzadem zyemskyem a nym gwalthv szwolala (a ny) y dalyey wedluk posw.
Derived terms edit
Trivia edit
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), ani is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 46 times in scientific texts, 13 times in news, 42 times in essays, 117 times in fiction, and 116 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 333 times, making it the 151st most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]
References edit
Further reading edit
- ani in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ani in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- “ani”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2023
- “ANI”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 02.04.2011
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807-1814), “ani”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “ani”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ani”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 37
Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ani
Romansch edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin ānellus (“finger ring”).
Noun edit
Shona edit
Pronoun edit
aní (plural vanáaní)
- (interrogative) who
Sidamo edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ˀanāku. Cognates include Afar anú, Hadiyya ane, Oromo ani and Somali aniga, furthermore Amharic እኔ (ʾəne).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
ani
See also edit
References edit
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 70
Silesian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a + ni
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
ani
Particle edit
ani
Further reading edit
- ani in silling.org
Slovak edit
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
ani
- neither
- nor
- Nechce sa mi ani jesť ani piť. ― I feel neither like eating nor drinking.
- even (with negative clause)
- Ani neviem. ― I don't even know.
Further reading edit
- “ani”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2023
Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih (“harvest”), from Proto-Austronesian *qaniS (“harvest”). Compare Aklanon ani, Cebuano ani, and Tausug ani.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ani (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)
- harvest; crop
- act of harvesting
- (figurative) outcome of one's work; consequence of one's effort
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Univerbation of clipping of wika ni.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
aní (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)
- said by; according to (used before names of persons)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aní (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “ani”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*qaniS”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Tausug edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih.
Noun edit
ani
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic آنِيّ (ʔāniyy, “timely, present”).
Adjective edit
ani
- sudden (happening quickly and with little or no warning)
Derived terms edit
Uneapa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic *(ia-)ni, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ia-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(ia-)ni. Compare Cebuano ani.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
ani
Further reading edit
- Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 367
Venetian edit
Noun edit
ani
Veps edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *ani.
Adverb edit
ani
- quite, rather
- very, highly, extremely
- nearly, practically, just about
- absolutely, totally
- sufficiently, enough
- just, exactly
- generally, in general
References edit
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “абсолютно, весьма, вообще, довольно, как раз, крайне, очень, практически, совершенно, чрезвычайно”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Zaghawa edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ani
References edit
- Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad