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ani

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ani"

English edit

 
A smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowing from Portuguese ani or Spanish aní, both from Old Tupi any.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑː.ni/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːni

Noun edit

ani (plural anis)

  1. Any bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ani

  1. plural of anus

References edit

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ani”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams edit

Akan edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ani

  1. eye, eyes
    M'ani agye
    My eyes are brightened (I am happy)
    ani den
    (having) hard eyes (= tough, not putting up with anything)

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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)‎[4], Basel, pages 322–325
  • Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881) “àníwa”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)‎[5], 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

  1. harvest

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

  1. (conversational) then, later; later (on)
    Synonyms: pastaj, më vonë, tani, andej, atëherë, tash, tashti
  2. well, so, fine, now
    Synonyms: bet (Gheg), paçka
    Ani, në rregull.
    Well, all right.
    Gheg examples:
    Ani de?
    So what?
    Ani de...
    Well then...

Particle edit

ani

  1. even, as if; alas, oh look, ah (expressing laughter, irony, sarcasm, pity, concern, grief, annoyance, distrust)
    Synonym: kish (kishe Gheg), si, sikur, nesë
    Ani kush po qesh!
    As if someone (specific) should laugh! / Oh look who's laughing!
  2. (folklore, poetic) come on, hey; yes, well, alright; oh/ah (a vocative particle or/and complementary poetic tool)
    Synonyms: mori, more, ore, moj, (mar, mana Gheg); po, hej
    Ani mori nuse...
    Well, (oh) you bride...
    (traditional wedding song)

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 206
  2. ^ [2] William Martin Leake (1814), RESEARCHES IN GREECE, Part 1 (chapter romaico (greek) - arvanetic vocabulary), page 335 aí (yes)

Further reading edit

  • [6] adverb and particle ani / aní • Fjalori Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

Baure edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ani

  1. sky

Biloxi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Siouan *wa-rį́• (“water”).

Noun edit

ani

  1. water

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

  1. this, these

Cebuano edit

Etymology 1 edit

Compare Aklanon ani.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: a‧ni

Noun edit

ani

  1. a harvest; the yield of harvesting
    1. a harvest of rice
  2. a gain; what is gained

Verb edit

ani

  1. to harvest
    1. to harvest rice
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From niani. Compare Tagalog ganito, Tagalog nito, Uneapa ani.

Adverb edit

ani

  1. 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)

  1. (stative, intransitive, nominal subject) to produce or bear fruit
  2. (active voice, transitive, nominal object) to stuff
  3. (active voice, ditransitive, tri-plural or mass object) to put in, to pour in

Inflection edit

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

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

  • IPA(key): /aní(ʔ)/
  • Transcription: ani'

Noun edit

ani (inalienable)

  1. berry
  2. nut
  3. fruit

Declension edit

possessive (inalienable) singular paucal plural
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

  1. neither, nor, or (in negative)
    Do Prahy nepojedu ani v sobotu ani v pátek. ― I will go to Prague neither on Saturday nor on Friday.
  2. even (with negative clause)
    Ani nevím, jestli to udělá. ― I don't even know if he will do it.
    Ani náhodou! ― No way!
    Ani nedutal. ― He stood still; He didn't even blink.

Further reading edit

  • ani in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • ani in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ani

  1. plural of anus

Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

From ano +‎ -i.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ani (present anas, past anis, future anos, conditional anus, volitive anu)

  1. (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

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of ani
  present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense anas anis anos
active participle ananta anantaj aninta anintaj anonta anontaj
acc. anantan anantajn anintan anintajn anontan anontajn
nominal active participle ananto anantoj aninto anintoj anonto anontoj
acc. ananton anantojn aninton anintojn anonton anontojn
adverbial active participle anante aninte anonte
infinitive ani imperative anu conditional anus

Finnish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑni/, [ˈɑ̝ni]
  • Rhymes: -ɑni
  • Syllabification(key): a‧ni

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Finnic *ani (compare Karelian ani, Veps ańi).

Adverb edit

ani

  1. very, extremely
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.

Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Portuguese ani or Spanish aní, both from Old Tupi any.

Noun edit

ani

  1. ani (bird of genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family)
Declension edit
Inflection of ani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of ani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative anini anini
accusative nom. anini anini
gen. anini
genitive anini anieni
partitive aniani anejani
inessive anissani aneissani
elative anistani aneistani
illative aniini aneihini
adessive anillani aneillani
ablative aniltani aneiltani
allative anilleni aneilleni
essive aninani aneinani
translative anikseni aneikseni
abessive anittani aneittani
instructive — —
comitative — aneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative anisi anisi
accusative nom. anisi anisi
gen. anisi
genitive anisi aniesi
partitive aniasi anejasi
inessive anissasi aneissasi
elative anistasi aneistasi
illative aniisi aneihisi
adessive anillasi aneillasi
ablative aniltasi aneiltasi
allative anillesi aneillesi
essive aninasi aneinasi
translative aniksesi aneiksesi
abessive anittasi aneittasi
instructive — —
comitative — aneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative animme animme
accusative nom. animme animme
gen. animme
genitive animme aniemme
partitive aniamme anejamme
inessive anissamme aneissamme
elative anistamme aneistamme
illative aniimme aneihimme
adessive anillamme aneillamme
ablative aniltamme aneiltamme
allative anillemme aneillemme
essive aninamme aneinamme
translative aniksemme aneiksemme
abessive anittamme aneittamme
instructive — —
comitative — aneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative aninne aninne
accusative nom. aninne aninne
gen. aninne
genitive aninne anienne
partitive anianne anejanne
inessive anissanne aneissanne
elative anistanne aneistanne
illative aniinne aneihinne
adessive anillanne aneillanne
ablative aniltanne aneiltanne
allative anillenne aneillenne
essive aninanne aneinanne
translative aniksenne aneiksenne
abessive anittanne aneittanne
instructive — —
comitative — aneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative aninsa aninsa
accusative nom. aninsa aninsa
gen. aninsa
genitive aninsa aniensa
partitive aniaan
aniansa 		anejaan
anejansa
inessive anissaan
anissansa 		aneissaan
aneissansa
elative anistaan
anistansa 		aneistaan
aneistansa
illative aniinsa aneihinsa
adessive anillaan
anillansa 		aneillaan
aneillansa
ablative aniltaan
aniltansa 		aneiltaan
aneiltansa
allative anilleen
anillensa 		aneilleen
aneillensa
essive aninaan
aninansa 		aneinaan
aneinansa
translative anikseen
aniksensa 		aneikseen
aneiksensa
abessive anittaan
anittansa 		aneittaan
aneittansa
instructive — —
comitative — aneineen
aneinensa
Hypernyms edit
Derived terms edit
compounds

Anagrams edit

French edit

Noun edit

ani m (plural anis)

  1. 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

IPA(key): /ɛ.ni/

Noun edit

ani (plural anit)

  1. a girl's elder brother

Declension edit

Declension of ani
singular plural
absolutive ani anit
ergative anip anit
allative animut aninut
ablative animit aninit
prosecutive anikkut anitigut
locative animi anini
instrumental animik aninik
equative anitut anitut

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

  1. to blow softly (as a breeze)
  2. to beckon; wave

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ani”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ni/
  • Rhymes: -ani
  • Hyphenation: à‧ni

Noun edit

ani m

  1. plural of ano

Anagrams edit

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

ani

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あに

Karao edit

Noun edit

ani

  1. rice harvest

Kashubian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ ni

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɲi/
  • Syllabification: a‧ni

Conjunction edit

ani

  1. neither, nor, or

Particle edit

ani

  1. not even

Further reading edit

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “ani”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[8], volume 1, page 26
  • “ani”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Kriol edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from English honey.

Noun edit

ani

  1. honey

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from English only.

Adverb edit

ani

  1. only

Ladin edit

Noun edit

ani

  1. plural of an

Latin edit

Noun edit

ānī

  1. inflection of ānus:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural

References edit

Masurian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Polish ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ ni.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈaɲi]
  • Syllabification: a‧ni

Conjunction edit

ani

  1. (sometimes repeated) neither, nor, or

Particle edit

ani

  1. (with other negation) even; not even; not at all

Further reading edit

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “ani”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎[9], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 124-125

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old English ǣniġ, āniġ (“any”), from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaniː/, /ˈɛniː/, /ˈɔniː/
  • (early) IPA(key): /ˈɑːniː/, /ˈɛːniː/

Determiner edit

ani

  1. any

Descendants edit

  • English: any
  • Geordie English: ony
  • Scots: ony, onie
  • Yola: aany, any

References edit

Nupe edit

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

aní

  1. 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

  1. and not
  2. nor
  3. (repeated) neither … nor
  4. (comparative) than
  5. but neither

Particle edit

ani

  1. even (in reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)

Descendants edit

References edit

Old Irish edit

Pronoun edit

ani

  1. 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

  1. connects negated elements; not, and not
  2. (reduplicated) neither … nor

Derived terms edit

conjunctions

Particle edit

ani

  1. not even

Descendants edit

References edit

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Polish ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ ni.

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

ani

  1. neither, nor, or
    Synonym: ni
    Antonyms: abo, albo, bądź, czy, i, lub, oraz
    Nie chce mi się ani jeść, ani pić. ― I feel neither like eating nor drinking.
  2. nary, not a, not even one
    Synonym: ni
    Nie było ani jednego ciasteczka. ― There wasn't even a single cookie.

Particle edit

ani

  1. (Middle Polish) not even
  2. (Middle Polish) not also; Further details are uncertain.
  3. (Middle Polish) The meaning of this term is uncertain.
    • 1501–1558, Zapiski i roty polskie‎[12]:
      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

adverb
conjunctions
interjection
particles

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

  1. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “ani”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language]‎[3] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 8

Further reading edit

  • ani in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ani in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ani”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • “ANI”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2011 April 2
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “ani”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎[13]
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “ani”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎[14]
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ani”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎[15] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 37

Romanian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ani

  1. plural of an

Romansch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin ānellus (“finger ring”).

Noun edit

ani m (plural anials or aneals)

  1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) ring

Shona edit

Pronoun edit

aní (plural vanáaní)

  1. (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

  • IPA(key): /ˈani/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ni

Pronoun edit

ani

  1. I

See also edit

Sidamo personal pronouns
1st person 2nd person 3rd person m 3rd person f
Nominative sg. ani ati isi ise
pl. ninke kiʼne insa
Genitive sg. ane*) ate*) isi*) ise*)
pl. ninke*) kiʼne*) insa*)
Accusative sg. ane*) ate*) iso*) ise*)
pl. ninke*) kiʼne*) insa*)
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɲi/
  • Rhymes: -aɲi
  • Syllabification: a‧ni

Conjunction edit

ani

  1. neither, nor, or

Particle edit

ani

  1. not even

Further reading edit

  • ani in silling.org

Slovak edit

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

ani

  1. neither
  2. nor
    Nechce sa mi ani jesť ani piť. ― I feel neither like eating nor drinking.
  3. 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, 2024

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)

  1. harvest; crop
  2. act of harvesting
  3. (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)

  1. 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)

  1. loathing; disgust
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • “ani”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qaniS”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Tausug edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih.

Noun edit

ani

  1. harvest

Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic آنِيّ (ʔāniyy, “timely, present”).

Adjective edit

ani

  1. 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

  1. this

Further reading edit

  • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 367

Venetian edit

Noun edit

ani

  1. plural of ano

Veps edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *ani.

Adverb edit

ani

  1. quite, rather
  2. very, highly, extremely
  3. nearly, practically, just about
  4. absolutely, totally
  5. sufficiently, enough
  6. just, exactly
  7. generally, in general

References edit

Zaghawa edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ani

  1. ant-eater
  2. arrow

References edit

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