munni

Estonian

Noun

munni

1. genitive singular of munn
2. partitive singular of munn
3. illative singular of munn

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʏnːɪ/
• Rhymes: -ʏnːɪ

Etymology 1

Noun

munni m (genitive singular munna, nominative plural munnar)

1. aperture, opening, mouth, ostium

Declension

Declension of munni (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	munni	munninn	munnar	munnarnir
accusative	munna	munnann	munna	munnana
dative	munna	munnanum	munnum	munnunum
genitive	munna	munnans	munna	munnanna

Derived terms

• leggangamunni (“introitus vaginae, ostium vaginae”)
• legmunni (“ostium of the uterus, ostium uteri”)
• legmunni legpípu (“ostium uterinum tubae”)
• ljónsmunni (“garden snapdragon”)
• lungnastofnsmunni (“ostium trunci pulmonalis”)
• magamunni (“a cardiac orifice, ostium cardiacum”)

Etymology 2

Inflected form of munnur (“mouth”).

Noun

munni

1. indefinite dative singular of munnur

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From munnr.

Noun

munni m (genitive munna)

1. mouth, opening

Declension

Declension of munni (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	munni	munninn	munnar	munnarnir
accusative	munna	munnann	munna	munnana
dative	munna	munnanum	munnum	munnunum
genitive	munna	munnans	munna	munnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: munni

Etymology 2

Noun

munni

1. indefinite dative singular of muðr
2. indefinite dative singular of munnr

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “munni”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Sicilian

Noun

munni

1. plural of munnu