moni
Chichewa edit
Etymology edit
Unknown; possibilities include English morning (short for good morning), or a worn-down form of kuona (“to see”) or moyoni (“life to you”).
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
móni
Chuukese edit
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moni
Cicipu edit
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moni
References edit
- Stuart McGill, Markus Yabani, Cicipu dictionary (with English and Hausa finderlists), version 0.1
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Finnic *moni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *mone; see them for cognates and more information.
Determiner edit
moni
- many
- Moni opiskelija joutuu elämään toimeentulon rajoilla.
- Many students are forced to live at the subsistence level.
- Join aika monta olutta.
- I had quite a few beers.
Pronoun edit
moni
- (indefinite) many (when used on its own, often but not always refers to people)
- Synonym: usea
- Moni voisi ajatella samoin.
- Many people could think the same.
- Monelta(ko) päivällinen on?
- What time is the dinner?
- (literally, “At how many-th (hour) is the dinner?”)
- (in compounds) poly-, multi-, many-
- (aika ~ or melko ~) few, quite a few
- Melko moni tahtoo olutta.
- Quite a few people want beer.
Usage notes edit
When used as the grammatical subject in a sentence, the use of moni differs according to the linguistic style.
- In formal Finnish, moni is the plural marker and the following noun (if any) and verb are in the singular.
- moni lapsi syö puuroa aamiaiseksi (formal style)
- many children eat porridge for breakfast
- (literally, “many a child eats porridge for breakfast”)
- In informal Finnish the plural form "monet" is used and the modified noun and the following verb are plural.
- monet lapset syövät puuroa aamiaiseksi (informal style)
- many children eat porridge for breakfast
When used as the grammatical object in a sentence, both moni and the noun it qualifies follow the case dictated by the verb.
- Pystyn vaikuttamaan moniin ihmisiin. (illative as governed by vaikuttaa)
- I'm able to influence many people.
Declension edit
Declension of moni (type 23/tiili)
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Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “moni”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Etymology 2 edit
Uncertain. An earlier variant of mani attested since the beginning of the 20th century.
- Likely borrowed from English money.
- Alternatively from Russian моне́та (monéta), perhaps as a clipping of moneta.
The expected form from both origins would be mani.
Noun edit
moni (obsolete)
- (Helsinki slang) money
- Synonyms: see raha
Declension edit
Inflection of moni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | moni | monit | ||
genitive | monin | monien | ||
partitive | monia | moneja | ||
illative | moniin | moneihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | moni | monit | ||
accusative | nom. | moni | monit | |
gen. | monin | |||
genitive | monin | monien | ||
partitive | monia | moneja | ||
inessive | monissa | moneissa | ||
elative | monista | moneista | ||
illative | moniin | moneihin | ||
adessive | monilla | moneilla | ||
ablative | monilta | moneilta | ||
allative | monille | moneille | ||
essive | monina | moneina | ||
translative | moniksi | moneiksi | ||
abessive | monitta | moneitta | ||
instructive | — | monein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
References edit
- Heikki Paunonen (2016) Sloboa Stadissa: stadin slangin etymologiaa, Jyväskylä: Docendo, →ISBN
Anagrams edit
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *moni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *mone. Cognates include Finnish moni and Estonian mõni.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmoni/, [ˈmo̞ni]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmoni/, [ˈmo̞ni]
- Rhymes: -oni
- Hyphenation: mo‧ni
Determiner edit
moni
Declension edit
Declension of moni (type 5/keeli, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | moni | monet |
genitive | monen | monniin, moniloin |
partitive | monta, mont | monnia, moniloja |
illative | monnee | monnii, moniloihe |
inessive | mones | monis, monilois |
elative | monest | monist, moniloist |
allative | monelle | monille, moniloille |
adessive | monel | monil, moniloil |
ablative | monelt | monilt, moniloilt |
translative | moneks | moniks, moniloiks |
essive | monenna, monneen | moninna, moniloinna, monniin, moniloin |
exessive1) | monent | monint, moniloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
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See also edit
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 314
Kikuyu edit
Pronunciation edit
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
- (Kiambu)
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.[1]
Noun edit
moni class 9/10 (plural moni)
Holonyms edit
References edit
- ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
- “moni” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 263. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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moni
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Northern Sami edit
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moni
- real
- related by blood; biological
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moni
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