koni

See also: koní, koni’, and KONI

Chickasaw

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *koniCo. Cognate with Choctaw koni, Alabama kono, Creek kono.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.ni/

Noun

koni (alienable)

1. skunk

Inflection

Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)

Nouns in ch-, k-, t-	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person ("my, our")	ankoni an-koni	ponkoni pon-koni	haponkoni hapon-koni
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chinkoni chin-koni	hachinkoni hachin-koni
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	inkoni in-koni

Derived terms

• koni chokcho'
• koni hollisso

Choctaw

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *koniCo. Cognate with Chickasaw koni, Alabama kono, Creek kono.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koní(h)/

Noun

koni (alienable)

1. skunk
2. polecat

Declension

	absolute	nominative	accusative	oblique
neutral	koni(h)	konihat	koniha̱	konihak
contrastive	konihakō	konihakōsh	konihako̱	konihakakō
		konihato	konihano
focus	konihō			konihakō
		konihōsh	koniho̱

-ma "that, there"	-pa "this, here"	-kia "also, too"	-ba "only"	-ōk "but"	-akhī pejorative
konima	konipa	koni(hak)kia	koniba	konihōk	konihakhī

Derived terms

• konoshi (“baby skunk”, modern spelling)
• konushi (“baby skunk”, traditional spelling)

Czech

Alternative forms

• (locative singular): koňovi
• (nominative and vocative plural animate): koně, koňové
• (instrumental plural): koňmi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoɲɪ]
• Rhymes: -oɲɪ
• Hyphenation: ko‧ni

Noun

koni

1. inflection of kůň:
   1. vocative/locative singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural animate
   3. instrumental plural

Anagrams

• Inko
• kino

Esperanto

Etymology

From French connaître and Italian conoscere, influenced by English know, German kennen, Yiddish קענען (kenen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoni/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oni
• Hyphenation: ko‧ni

Verb

koni (present konas, past konis, future konos, conditional konus, volitive konu)

1. (transitive) to be well acquainted with, be familiar with, know

   Mi ne scias, kial ŝi invitis min al ŝia nupto...mi apenaŭ konas ŝin!

   I don't know why she invited me to her wedding...I barely know her!

Conjugation

Conjugation of koni

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		konas		konis		konos
active participle		konanta	konantaj	koninta	konintaj	kononta	konontaj
	acc.	konantan	konantajn	konintan	konintajn	konontan	konontajn
passive participle		konata	konataj	konita	konitaj	konota	konotaj
	acc.	konatan	konatajn	konitan	konitajn	konotan	konotajn
nominal active participle		konanto	konantoj	koninto	konintoj	kononto	konontoj
	acc.	konanton	konantojn	koninton	konintojn	kononton	konontojn
nominal passive participle		konato	konatoj	konito	konitoj	konoto	konotoj
	acc.	konaton	konatojn	koniton	konitojn	konoton	konotojn
adverbial active participle		konante		koninte		kononte
adverbial passive participle		konate		konite		konote
		infinitive	koni	imperative	konu	conditional	konus

Derived terms

• antaŭkoni (“to know in advance; to foreknow”)
• konigi (“to make known”)

Related terms

• kompreni (“to comprehend”)
• scii (“to know (a fact)”)

Estonian

Etymology

From Russian кончик (končik, “tip, point”). Originally a military slang word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoni/, [ˈkonʲi]

Noun

koni (genitive koni, partitive koni)

1. cigarette end, stub
2. cigar butt
3. (colloquial) fag, cigarette, smoke

Declension

Declension of koni (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		koni	konid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	koni
genitive			konide
partitive		koni	konisid
illative		konni konisse	konidesse
inessive		konis	konides
elative		konist	konidest
allative		konile	konidele
adessive		konil	konidel
ablative		konilt	konidelt
translative		koniks	konideks
terminative		konini	konideni
essive		konina	konidena
abessive		konita	konideta
comitative		koniga	konidega

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian конь (konʹ, “horse”), from Old East Slavic конь (konĭ), from Proto-Slavic *koňь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoni/, [ˈko̞ni]
• Rhymes: -oni
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧ni
• Hyphenation^(key): ko‧ni

Noun

koni

1. (derogatory) horse
2. (slang) horse, smack (heroin)

Declension

Inflection of koni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		koni	konit
genitive		konin	konien
partitive		konia	koneja
illative		koniin	koneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		koni	konit
accusative	nom.	koni	konit
	gen.	konin
genitive		konin	konien
partitive		konia	koneja
inessive		konissa	koneissa
elative		konista	koneista
illative		koniin	koneihin
adessive		konilla	koneilla
ablative		konilta	koneilta
allative		konille	koneille
essive		konina	koneina
translative		koniksi	koneiksi
abessive		konitta	koneitta
instructive		—	konein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative konini konini accusative nom. konini konini gen. konini genitive konini konieni partitive koniani konejani inessive konissani koneissani elative konistani koneistani illative koniini koneihini adessive konillani koneillani ablative koniltani koneiltani allative konilleni koneilleni essive koninani koneinani translative konikseni koneikseni abessive konittani koneittani instructive — — comitative — koneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative konisi konisi accusative nom. konisi konisi gen. konisi genitive konisi koniesi partitive koniasi konejasi inessive konissasi koneissasi elative konistasi koneistasi illative koniisi koneihisi adessive konillasi koneillasi ablative koniltasi koneiltasi allative konillesi koneillesi essive koninasi koneinasi translative koniksesi koneiksesi abessive konittasi koneittasi instructive — — comitative — koneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative konimme konimme accusative nom. konimme konimme gen. konimme genitive konimme koniemme partitive koniamme konejamme inessive konissamme koneissamme elative konistamme koneistamme illative koniimme koneihimme adessive konillamme koneillamme ablative koniltamme koneiltamme allative konillemme koneillemme essive koninamme koneinamme translative koniksemme koneiksemme abessive konittamme koneittamme instructive — — comitative — koneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koninne koninne accusative nom. koninne koninne gen. koninne genitive koninne konienne partitive konianne konejanne inessive konissanne koneissanne elative konistanne koneistanne illative koniinne koneihinne adessive konillanne koneillanne ablative koniltanne koneiltanne allative konillenne koneillenne essive koninanne koneinanne translative koniksenne koneiksenne abessive konittanne koneittanne instructive — — comitative — koneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative koninsa koninsa accusative nom. koninsa koninsa gen. koninsa genitive koninsa koniensa partitive koniaan koniansa konejaan konejansa inessive konissaan konissansa koneissaan koneissansa elative konistaan konistansa koneistaan koneistansa illative koniinsa koneihinsa adessive konillaan konillansa koneillaan koneillansa ablative koniltaan koniltansa koneiltaan koneiltansa allative konilleen konillensa koneilleen koneillensa essive koninaan koninansa koneinaan koneinansa translative konikseen koniksensa koneikseen koneiksensa abessive konittaan konittansa koneittaan koneittansa instructive — — comitative — koneineen koneinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• konitohtori

Further reading

• “koni”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• Niko, kino, koin, noki, onki

Murui Huitoto

Etymology

Cognate with Minica Huitoto koni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔni]
• Hyphenation: ko‧ni

Root

koni

1. lad, fellow

Derived terms

• konirue

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ɲi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲi
• Syllabification: ko‧ni

Noun

koni m animal

1. genitive plural of koń

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English cone.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

koni class IX (plural koni class X)

1. cone

Turkish

koni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konɪ/
• Hyphenation: ko‧ni

Noun

koni

1. cone (surface of revolution)