moni
Chichewa
Etymology
Unknown; possibilities include English morning (short for good morning), or a worn-down form of kuona (“to see”) or moyoni (“life to you”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmó.ni/
Cicipu
References
- Stuart McGill, Markus Yabani, Cicipu dictionary (with English and Hausa finderlists), version 0.1
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoni/, [ˈmo̞ni]
- Rhymes: -oni
- Syllabification(key): mo‧ni
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *moni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *mone; see them for cognates and more information.
Determiner
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
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
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
Declension of moni (type 23/tiili)
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Derived terms
?s
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
proper nouns
verbs
compounds
- monenarvoinen
- monenikäinen
- monenkaltainen
- monenkertainen
- monenkeskinen
- monenkielinen
- monenkirjava
- monenkokoinen
- monenlaatuinen
- monenmoinen
- monenmuotoinen
- monennäköinen
- monenvälinen
- monenvärinen
- moniajaa
- moniajo
- monialainen
- monialayritys
- moniammatillinen
- moniarvoinen
- moniasteöljy
- moniavioinen
- moniaviollinen
- monielinhäiriö
- monielinvaurio
- monietninen
- monihermosairaus
- monihuippuinen
- moni-ilmeinen
- monijoukko
- monijumalainen
- monijyväinen
- monijärvinen
- monijäseninen
- monikanavainen
- monikansainen
- monikansalaisuus
- monikansallinen
- monikasvoinen
- monikerroksinen
- monikerroslevy
- monikerta
- monikiteinen
- monikulmainen
- monikulmaluu
- monikulmio
- monikulttuurinen
- monikulttuuritutkimus
- monikymmeninen
- monikymmenkertainen
- monikymmenlukuinen
- monikymmenvuotinen
- monikärkiohjus
- monikäsitteinen
- monikäyttö
- monikäyttöhalli
- monilahjakas
- monilukuinen
- monilääkehoito
- monimerkityksinen
- monimielinen
- monimiljonääri
- monimiljoonikko
- monimuotoinen
- monimuoto-opetus
- monimuoto-opiskelu
- monimutkainen
- monimuuttujamenetelmä
- monimuuttujaregressioanalyysi
- moninapainen
- moninkertainen
- moninpeli
- moniottelija
- moniottelu
- monipaikkainen
- monipalveluverkko
- moniperintä
- moniportainen
- monipuoluejärjestelmä
- monipuoluemaa
- monirakkulatauti
- monirikollinen
- monisairas
- monisanainen
- monisatakertainen
- monisatalukuinen
- monisatapäinen
- monisatavuotinen
- moniselitteinen
- monisikiöinen
- monisikiöraskaus
- monisivuinen
- monisoluinen
- monisuorittaminen
- monisynnyttäjä
- monisärmäinen
- monitahoinen
- monitahokas
- monitaiteinen
- monitaitoinen
- monitaituri
- monitasomarkkinointi
- monitavoiteoptimointi
- monitavuinen
- moniteholasit
- monitieteinen
- monitilatoimisto
- monitoimihalli
- monitoimihävittäjä
- monitoimikone
- monitoimilaite
- monitoimimurtaja
- monitoiminen
- monitoimitalo
- monitoimitila
- monitoimiveitsi
- monituhatkertainen
- monituhatlukuinen
- monituhatpäinen
- monituhatvuotinen
- monityydyttymätön
- monityydyttämätön
- moniulotteinen
- moniurahihna
- moniuskontoinen
- monivaiheraketti
- monivalintakoe
- monivalintatehtävä
- moniverkko
- monivuotinen
- monivärihapero
- monivärinen
- moniväripainanta
- moniväripainatus
Further reading
- “moni”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Etymology 2
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.
Declension
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. |
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References
- Heikki Paunonen (2016) Sloboa Stadissa: stadin slangin etymologiaa (in Finnish), Jyväskylä: Docendo, →ISBN
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *moni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *mone. Cognates include Finnish moni and Estonian mõni.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmoni/, [ˈmo̞ni]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmoni/, [ˈmo̞ni]
- Rhymes: -oni
- Hyphenation: mo‧ni
Declension
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. |
Antonyms
Derived terms
See also
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 314
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ̀níꜜ/
- 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]
Holonyms
References
- 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.
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmoniː/
Samoan
Tahitian
Volapük
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