они

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oni"

Macedonian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *onъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɔni]
  • Hyphenation: о‧ни

Pronoun

о́ни • (óni)

  1. (dialectal) they
    Synonym: (standard) ти́е (tíe)

References
  • “они” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Nanai

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *uńe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oɲi/
  • Hyphenation: о‧ни

Noun

они (oni)

  1. mountain river

Derived terms

References
  • S. N. Onenko (1980) “они”, in V. A. Avrorina, editor, Нанайско-русский словарь [Nanai-Russian dictionary], Русский язык

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic они (oni), from Proto-Slavic *onъ.

The prefixation of /n/ after prepositions comes from Proto-Slavic forms such as *sъ(n) (sŭ(n), "with", cf. Greek σύν, Latin cum), that originally ended in -n and governed oblique cases. Since the prepositions and the pronouns occurred together so often, it was easy to lose track of which word the final -n belonged to, and the n was reinterpreted as part of the pronouns (Old English an, in the same way, lost its -n except before vowels, and sometimes gave it to the following word, as in English adder from Old English nædre), so that Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) *jьmi became modern Russian с ни́ми (s ními), and this new rule was extended to all prepositions governing any third-person pronoun.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɐˈnʲi]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -i

Pronoun

они́ • (oní)

  1. (the third-person plural) they
  2. (the third-person singular, usually humorous or colloquial or dated) they

Usage notes
  • An н is prefixed to any third-person pronoun in an oblique case whenever a preposition that directly governs it is immediately in front of it: от неё (ot nejó) (from her), на нём (na njom) (on him), у них (u nix) (they have), к нему́ (k nemú) (to him), с не́ю (s néju) (with her).
  • When the preposition does not directly govern его́, её, их (jevó, jejó, ix) (i.e., when they are possessive pronouns), then no н- is inserted: у его́ бра́та (u jevó bráta) (at his brother’s), о её ма́тери (o jejó máteri) (about her mother), в их ко́мнате (v ix kómnate) (in their room).

Declension
Declension of Russian personal pronouns
singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f
nominative я
(ja)		 ты
(ty)		 он
(on)		 оно́
(onó)		 она́
(oná)		 мы
(my)		 вы
(vy)		 они́ 1
(oní)
genitive меня́
(menjá)		 тебя́
(tebjá)		 его́ 2, него́ 2 3
(jevó, nevó)		 её 4, неё 3 4
(jejó, nejó)		 нас
(nas)		 вас
(vas)		 их, них 3
(ix, nix)		 себя́
(sebjá)
dative мне
(mne)		 тебе́
(tebé)		 ему́, нему́ 3
(jemú, nemú)		 ей, ней 3
(jej, nej)		 нам
(nam)		 вам
(vam)		 им, ним 3
(im, nim)		 себе́
(sebé)
accusative меня́
(menjá)		 тебя́
(tebjá)		 его́ 2, него́ 2 3
(jevó, nevó)		 её, неё 3
(jejó, nejó)		 нас
(nas)		 вас
(vas)		 их, них 3
(ix, nix)		 себя́
(sebjá)
instrumental мной, мно́ю 5
(mnoj, mnóju)		 тобо́й, тобо́ю 5
(tobój, tobóju)		 им, ним 3
(im, nim)		 ей, ней 3, е́ю 5, не́ю 3 5
(jej, nej, jéju, néju)		 на́ми
(námi)		 ва́ми
(vámi)		 и́ми, ни́ми 3
(ími, ními)		 собо́й, собо́ю 5
(sobój, sobóju)
prepositional 6 мне
(mne)		 тебе́
(tebé)		 нём 3
(njom)		 ней 3
(nej)		 нас
(nas)		 вас
(vas)		 них 3
(nix)		 себе́
(sebé)
  1. Archaic feminine form: оне́ (oné).
  2. The letter г (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/.
  3. The alternative forms starting with н- (n-) are used after a preposition.
  4. Archaic forms: ея́ (jejá), нея́ (nejá).
  5. Instrumental forms ending in -ю (-ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal.
  6. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition.
Pre-1918 declension of Russian personal pronouns
singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f m or n f
nominative я
(ja)		 ты
(ty)		 онъ
(on)		 оно́
(onó)		 она́
(oná)		 мы
(my)		 вы
(vy)		 они́
(oní)		 онѣ́
(oně́)
genitive меня́
(menjá)		 тебя́
(tebjá)		 его́ 1, него́ 1 2
(jevó, nevó)		 ея́ 3, нея́ 2 3
(jejá, nejá)		 насъ
(nas)		 васъ
(vas)		 ихъ, нихъ 2
(ix, nix)		 себя́
(sebjá)
dative мнѣ
(mně)		 тебѣ́
(tebě́)		 ему́, нему́ 2
(jemú, nemú)		 ей, ней 2
(jej, nej)		 намъ
(nam)		 вамъ
(vam)		 имъ, нимъ 2
(im, nim)		 себѣ́
(sebě́)
accusative меня́
(menjá)		 тебя́
(tebjá)		 его́ 1, него́ 1 2
(jevó, nevó)		 её, неё 2
(jejó, nejó)		 насъ
(nas)		 васъ
(vas)		 ихъ, нихъ 2
(ix, nix)		 себя́
(sebjá)
instrumental мной, мно́ю 4
(mnoj, mnóju)		 тобо́й, тобо́ю 4
(tobój, tobóju)		 имъ, нимъ 2
(im, nim)		 ей, ней 2, е́ю 4, не́ю 2 4
(jej, nej, jéju, néju)		 на́ми
(námi)		 ва́ми
(vámi)		 и́ми, ни́ми 2
(ími, ními)		 собо́й, собо́ю 4
(sobój, sobóju)
prepositional5 мнѣ
(mně)		 тебѣ́
(tebě́)		 нёмъ 2
(njom)		 ней 2
(nej)		 насъ
(nas)		 васъ
(vas)		 нихъ 2
(nix)		 себѣ́
(sebě́)
  1. Letter г (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/.
  2. The alternative forms starting with н- (n-) are used after a preposition.
  3. Archaic forms: ея́ (jejá), нея́ (nejá).
  4. Instrumental forms ending in -ю (-ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal.
  5. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ǒni/
  • Hyphenation: о‧ни

Pronoun

о̀ни (Latin spelling òni)

  1. they (nominative plural of о̑н (“he”))

Declension
    Inflection of 3rd-person pronouns
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative о̑н о̀на о̀но о̀ни о̀не о̀на
genitive ње̏га, га ње̑, је ње̏га, га њи̑х, их њи̑х, их њи̑х, их
dative ње̏му, му њо̑ј, јој ње̏му, му њи̏ма, им њи̏ма, им њи̏ма, им
accusative ње̏га, га, њ њу̑, ју, је, њу ње̏га, га, њ њи̑х, их њи̑х, их њи̑х, их
vocative — — — — — —
locative ње̏м, ње̏му њо̑ј ње̏м, ње̏му њи̏ма њи̏ма њи̏ма
instrumental њи̑м, њи́ме њо̑м, њо́ме њи̑м, њи́ме њи̏ма њи̏ма њи̏ма
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