uni

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English

Etymology 1

Clipping of university.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjuː.ni/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -uːni

Noun

uni (plural unis)

1. (colloquial, chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) University.

   I'm going to uni after I leave school.

   Turn left when you reach the uni.

Usage notes

Canadian usage is limited to prepositional phrases like to uni or at uni and cannot be used as a countable noun (as in *the uni or *unis).

Translations

university

• Bengali: ভার্সিটি (bharsiṭi) (colloquial)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: U (yue) (ju¹)

  Mandarin: 大學 / 大学 (zh) (dàxué)

• Finnish: lipasto (fi) (slang)
• French: fac (fr)
• Georgian: უნი (uni) (colloquial)
• German: Uni (de) f
• Italian: uni (it) f
• Polish: uniwerek (pl) m
• Portuguese: facul f
• Russian: униве́р (ru) m (univér) (colloquial), у́ни m (úni) (colloquial, indeclinable)
• Slovene: faks m
• Spanish: uni (es) f

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 雲丹.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.niː/
• Rhymes: -uːni

Noun

uni (uncountable)

1. Sea urchin eaten as sushi.
   • 2013 July 16, Ken Belson, “In Japan, Searching for Prized Sea Urchins”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     The ikura popped in my mouth, the hotate was buttery soft and the uni was creamy and sweet without a seafood aftertaste, the kind of freshness I was hoping we would encounter when we left Tokyo.

Anagrams

• NUI, Niu

Albanian

Alternative forms

• uri — Tosk
• uja — Gheg

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *un-, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”). Cognate to English wish, Latin venia (“indulgence, kindness”).

Noun

uni f (definite unia)

1. hunger

Synonyms

• oreks

Anauyá

Noun

uni

1. water

References

• Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) ?
• native-languages.org

Baniwa

Noun

uni

1. water
2. river

References

• Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Robert M. W. Dixon, Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance (2006, →ISBN

Dutch

Etymology

From French uni.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

uni (not comparable)

1. plain, monocoloured

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *une, cognate to Finnish uni, Votic uni, Ludian uńi, and Erzya он (on, “dream”).

Noun

uni (genitive une, partitive und)

1. sleep

   Mul ei tule und. ― I can't sleep. (literally, “Sleep is not coming on me.”)

2. dream

   Ma nägin unes suurt põtra. ― I saw a big elk in my dream.

Declension

Declension of uni (ÕS type 20/meri, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		uni	uned
accusative	nom.
	gen.	une
genitive			unede
partitive		und	unesid
illative		unne unesse	unedesse
inessive		unes	unedes
elative		unest	unedest
allative		unele	unedele
adessive		unel	unedel
ablative		unelt	unedelt
translative		uneks	unedeks
terminative		uneni	unedeni
essive		unena	unedena
abessive		uneta	unedeta
comitative		unega	unedega

Derived terms

• unenägu
• unine

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *une. Cognates include Erzya он (on), Western Mari ом (om).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuni/, [ˈuni]
• Rhymes: -uni
• Hyphenation^(key): uni

Noun

uni

1. sleep (state of reduced consciousness)

   Synonym: unitila

   saada unen päästä kiinni ― can get sleep (literally, “to be able to catch sleep”)

   saada unta ― to get sleep, can get sleep

   syvässä unessa ― sound asleep

   En saanut unen päästä kiinni.

   I could not get sleep.

   Etkö saa unta?

   Are you having trouble sleeping? / Are you having trouble falling asleep?

2. dream (imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping; neutral term, not implied positive)

   Synonym: unennäkö

   nähdä unta ― to have a dream

   unien selittäminen / unista ennustaminen ― oneiromancy

Declension

Inflection of uni (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)
nominative		uni	unet
genitive		unen	unien unten
partitive		unta	unia
illative		uneen	uniin
		singular	plural
nominative		uni	unet
accusative	nom.	uni	unet
	gen.	unen
genitive		unen	unien unten
partitive		unta	unia
inessive		unessa	unissa
elative		unesta	unista
illative		uneen	uniin
adessive		unella	unilla
ablative		unelta	unilta
allative		unelle	unille
essive		unena	unina
translative		uneksi	uniksi
abessive		unetta	unitta
instructive		—	unin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of uni (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uneni uneni accusative nom. uneni uneni gen. uneni genitive uneni unieni unteni partitive untani uniani inessive unessani unissani elative unestani unistani illative uneeni uniini adessive unellani unillani ablative uneltani uniltani allative unelleni unilleni essive unenani uninani translative unekseni unikseni abessive unettani unittani instructive — — comitative — unineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative unesi unesi accusative nom. unesi unesi gen. unesi genitive unesi uniesi untesi partitive untasi uniasi inessive unessasi unissasi elative unestasi unistasi illative uneesi uniisi adessive unellasi unillasi ablative uneltasi uniltasi allative unellesi unillesi essive unenasi uninasi translative uneksesi uniksesi abessive unettasi unittasi instructive — — comitative — uninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative unemme unemme accusative nom. unemme unemme gen. unemme genitive unemme uniemme untemme partitive untamme uniamme inessive unessamme unissamme elative unestamme unistamme illative uneemme uniimme adessive unellamme unillamme ablative uneltamme uniltamme allative unellemme unillemme essive unenamme uninamme translative uneksemme uniksemme abessive unettamme unittamme instructive — — comitative — uninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative unenne unenne accusative nom. unenne unenne gen. unenne genitive unenne unienne untenne partitive untanne unianne inessive unessanne unissanne elative unestanne unistanne illative uneenne uniinne adessive unellanne unillanne ablative uneltanne uniltanne allative unellenne unillenne essive unenanne uninanne translative uneksenne uniksenne abessive unettanne unittanne instructive — — comitative — uninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative unensa unensa accusative nom. unensa unensa gen. unensa genitive unensa uniensa untensa partitive untaan untansa uniaan uniansa inessive unessaan unessansa unissaan unissansa elative unestaan unestansa unistaan unistansa illative uneensa uniinsa adessive unellaan unellansa unillaan unillansa ablative uneltaan uneltansa uniltaan uniltansa allative unelleen unellensa unilleen unillensa essive unenaan unenansa uninaan uninansa translative unekseen uneksensa unikseen uniksensa abessive unettaan unettansa unittaan unittansa instructive — — comitative — unineen uninensa

Derived terms

• märkä uni
• uneksia
• unelias
• unelma
• unessa
• uneton
• unettaa
• unikko
• uninen
• unten mailla (“in the Land of Nod, in dreamland”)
• untua

(compounds):

• enneuni
• herkkäuninen
• hidasaaltouni
• horrosuni
• ikiuni
• iltauninen
• kauneusuni
• koiranuni
• lyhytuninen
• nokkaunet
• ortouni
• painajaisuni
• pitkäuninen
• puoliuneen
• päiväuni
• ruususenuni
• selkouni
• sikeäuninen
• talviuni
• toiveuni
• unenaikainen
• unenhorre
• unenhorros
• unenhorteinen
• unenlahja
• unennäkijä
• unennäkö
• unenomainen
• unenpuute
• unenpöpperö
• unenpöpperössä
• unensaanti
• unentarve
• unentulo
• uniaika
• uniapnea
• uniasento
• uniasu
• unielämä
• unienselitys
• unientulkinta
• unihaalari
• unihalvaus
• unihiekka
• unihiiri
• unihygienia
• unihäiriö
• unijakso
• unijukka
• unikauhuhäiriö
• unikeko
• unikirja
• unikoulu
• unikuva
• unilelu
• uniliike
• unilukkari
• unilääke
• unilääkemyrkytys
• unimaito
• unimaski
• uninäytelmä
• uniohjaus
• uniongelma
• unipatja
• unipussi
• unipäiväkirja
• unirytmi
• uniseksi
• unissakulkija
• unissakävelijä
• unissakävely
• unissakävijä
• unissapuhuminen
• unissasaarnaaja
• unissasaarnaaminen
• unitabletti
• unitajunta
• unitauti
• unitautiloisio
• unitila
• unitutkimus
• unityö
• univaje
• uni-valverytmi
• univelka
• valveuni
• vilkeuni
• yöuni

See also

• painajainen

Further reading

• “uni”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

Anagrams

• uin

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.ni/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -i

Etymology 1

Participle

uni (feminine unie, masculine plural unis, feminine plural unies)

1. past participle of unir

Adjective

uni (feminine unie, masculine plural unis, feminine plural unies)

1. united

Derived terms

• Organisation des Nations Unies
• unis comme les doigts de la main

Etymology 2

Clipping of uniforme

Adjective

uni (feminine unie, masculine plural unis, feminine plural unies)

1. having only one color, feature, etc.

Etymology 3

Clipping of université. Compare standard French univ.

Noun

uni f (plural unis)

1. (Switzerland, informal) university

   Synonyms: univ, fac

Further reading

• “uni”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• nui

German

Etymology

18th century, from French uni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʏni/, /ˈyːni/, (unusual) /yˈniː/

• Audio:

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Adjective

uni (indeclinable)

1. (of clothes, fabrics, chiefly predicative) unicolour, single-colour

   Synonym: einfarbig

Ilocano

Noun

uni

1. sound; noise; voice

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch unie, from French union, from Latin ūniō f.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʊni]
• Hyphenation: uni

Noun

uni

1. union,
   1. the act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
   2. that which is united; something formed by a combination of parts or members.

      Uni Eropa ― European Union

      Uni Soviet ― Soviet Union

      Synonyms: perserikatan, persatuan, ikatan

Further reading

• “uni” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni. Cognate with Finnish uni and Estonian uni.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈuni/, [ˈuni]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈuni/, [ˈuni]
• Rhymes: -uni
• Hyphenation: u‧ni

Noun

uni

1. sleep
2. dream

   paha uni ― bad dream

Declension

Declension of uni (type 5/keeli, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	uni	unet
genitive	unen	unniin, uniloin
partitive	unta, unt	unnia, uniloja
illative	unnee	unnii, uniloihe
inessive	unes	unis, unilois
elative	unest	unist, uniloist
allative	unelle	unille, uniloille
adessive	unel	unil, uniloil
ablative	unelt	unilt, uniloilt
translative	uneks	uniks, uniloiks
essive	unenna, unneen	uninna, uniloinna, unniin, uniloin
exessive1)	unent	unint, uniloint
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.

Derived terms

• koiranuni
• talviuni
• unekas
• uneksia
• unenarvaaja
• unenhätä
• unetoin
• uniin
• unilintu

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 623

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ni/
• Rhymes: -uni
• Hyphenation: ù‧ni

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Numeral

uni

1. masculine plural of uno

Pronoun

uni m pl

1. plural of uno

Etymology 2

Clipping of università.

Noun

uni f (invariable)

1. (informal) university

Further reading

• uni in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• uni in Dizionario di Italiano online - La Repubblica
• uni in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• uni in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• uni in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• uni in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• uni in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• uni in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Japanese

Romanization

uni

1. Rōmaji transcription of うに
2. Rōmaji transcription of ウニ

Javanese

Romanization

uni

1. Romanization of ꦲꦸꦤꦶ

Karelian

Regional variants of uni

North Karelian (Viena)	uni
South Karelian (Tver)	uni

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni. Cognates include Finnish uni and Estonian uni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunʲi/
• Hyphenation: u‧ni

Noun

uni (genitive unen, partitive unta or unda)

1. sleep
2. dream

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of uni (type 8/uni, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	uni	unet
genitive	unen	unien
partitive	unta	unija
illative	unih	uniloih
inessive	unešša	uniloissa
elative	unešta	uniloista
adessive	unella	uniloilla
ablative	unelta	uniloilta
translative	unekši	uniloiksi
essive	unina	uniloina
comitative	—	uniloineh
abessive	unetta	uniloitta

Tver Karelian declension of uni (type 8/uni, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	uni	unet
genitive	unen	uniloin
partitive	unda	uniloida
illative	unih	uniloih
inessive	unešša	uniloissa
elative	unešta	uniloista
adessive	unella	uniloilla
ablative	unelda	uniloilda
translative	unekši	uniloiksi
essive	unina	uniloina
comitative	unenke	uniloinke
abessive	unetta	uniloitta

Possessive forms of uni
1st person	uneni
2nd person	uneš
3rd person	uneh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

• P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “сон”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN
• A. V. Punzhina (1994) “un'i”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN

Ladin

Adjective

uni (invariable)

1. every

Latin

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.niː/, [ˈuːniː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ni/, [ˈuːni]

Numeral

ūnī

1. inflection of ūnus:
   1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
   2. dative masculine/feminine/neuter singular

Usage notes

In older versions of Latin, this was used as the genitive singular for the masculine and neuter genders, with ūnō (currently exclusive to the Ablative) being used for the dative case and the dative singular in the feminine gender being ūnae (currently exclusive to the nominative and vocative plurals).

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni. Cognates include Finnish uni and Estonian uni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunʲi/
• Hyphenation: u‧ni
• Rhymes: -unʲi

Noun

uni (genitive unen, partitive undu)

1. sleep
2. dream

Declension

Declension of uni (Type 24/kieli, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	uni	unet
genitive	unen	uniin
partitive	undu	unii
illative	uneh	uniih
inessive	unes	uniis
elative	unespäi	uniispäi
allative	unele	uniile
adessive	unel	uniil
ablative	unelpäi	uniilpäi
translative	unekse	uniikse
essive	unennu	uniinnu
abessive	unettah	uniittah
comitative	unenke	uniinke
instructive		uniiči
prolative	uneči

References

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) “uni”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN

Lokono

Etymology

From Proto-Arawak *hunia.

Noun

uni

1. rain

References

• de Goeje, C. H. (1928) The Arawak Language of Guiana‎^[3], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 255

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni. Cognates include Finnish uni and Veps uni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunʲi/
• Rhymes: -unʲi
• Hyphenation: u‧ni

Noun

uni

1. dream

Declension

Declension of uni (Type 3/uni, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	uni	uned
genitive	unen	uniden
partitive	unt	unid
illative	uneh	unihe
inessive	unes	uniš
elative	unespiä	unišpiä
allative	unele	unile
adessive	unel	unil
ablative	unelpiä	unilpiä
translative	uneks	unikš
essive	unen	unin
abessive	uneta	unita
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

References

• Juho Kujola (1944) Lyydiläismurteiden sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 465
• M. Pahomov (2022) “uni”, in Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ‎^[4], Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr, →ISBN, page 181

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uni/

Etymology 1

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buñi. Cognate Malay bunyi.

Noun

uni

1. sound, voice

   Synonyms: ābhā, dhwani, śabda, swabawa, swara, wacana, wuni

2. content

Alternative forms

• wuni

Derived terms

• maṅunyakĕn
• moni
• monyunyan
• muni
• unen-unen
• unyan-unyan
• winuni

• moni manuk
• muni manuk

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦸꦤꦶ (uni)

Etymology 2

Preposition

uni

1. Alternative spelling of ṅūni, ṅūnin (“before”)

Etymology 3

Noun

uni

1. Alternative spelling of wuni (“secret”)

Further reading

• "uni" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Omagua

Noun

uni

1. water

References

• Robert Gordon Latham, Elements of Comparative Philology

Piapoco

Noun

uni

1. water
2. river

References

• Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Robert M. W. Dixon, Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance (2006, →ISBN
• Lińguas arawak da Amazônia setentrional (2001), page 570 (úuni)

Portuguese

Verb

uni

1. inflection of unir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Romanian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin ūnīre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈni/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: u‧ni

Verb

a uni (third-person singular present unește, past participle unit) 4th conjugation

1. (transitive) to unite, join (make united)

   Antonyms: despărți, dezbina, dezuni, separa

2. (reflexive) to unite (become united)

Conjugation

    conjugation of uni (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a uni
gerund			unind
past participle			unit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	unesc	unești	unește	unim	uniți	unesc
	imperfect	uneam	uneai	unea	uneam	uneați	uneau
	simple perfect	unii	uniși	uni	unirăm	unirăți	uniră
	pluperfect	unisem	uniseși	unise	uniserăm	uniserăți	uniseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să unesc	să unești	să unească	să unim	să uniți	să unească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		unește			uniți
	negative		nu uni			nu uniți

Derived terms

• unire

Related terms

• unic
• un, unu

Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from French uni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /yˈni/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: u‧ni

Adjective

uni m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. (fashion) monochrome

Further reading

• uni in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuni/ [ˈu.ni]
• Rhymes: -uni
• Syllabification: u‧ni

Noun

uni f (plural unis)

1. Clipping of universidad (“university”); uni

Tariana

Alternative forms

• úuni, húuni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːni/

Noun

uni

1. water
2. waterway, river; body of water, lake; anything watery

Usage notes

• The precise meaning of the word is clarified by using classifiers.

References

• Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN
• Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Robert M. W. Dixon, Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance (2006, →ISBN

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ni/

Verb

uni

1. (transitive) alternative form of wuni (“to watch”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of uni

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		touni	founi	miuni
2nd person		nouni	niuni
3rd person	masculine	ouni	iuni youni (archaic)
	feminine	mouni
	neuter	iuni

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni.

Noun

uni

1. sleep
2. dream

Inflection

Inflection of uni (inflection type 4/meri)
nominative sing.	uni
genitive sing.	unen
partitive sing.	unt
partitive plur.	unid
	singular	plural
nominative	uni	uned
accusative	unen	uned
genitive	unen	uniden
partitive	unt	unid
essive-instructive	unen	unin
translative	uneks	unikš
inessive	unes	uniš
elative	unespäi	unišpäi
illative	unehe	unihe
adessive	unel	unil
ablative	unelpäi	unilpäi
allative	unele	unile
abessive	uneta	unita
comitative	unenke	unidenke
prolative	untme	unidme
approximative I	unenno	unidenno
approximative II	unennoks	unidennoks
egressive	unennopäi	unidennopäi
terminative I	unehesai	unihesai
terminative II	unelesai	unilesai
terminative III	unessai	—
additive I	unehepäi	unihepäi
additive II	unelepäi	unilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “сон”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[5], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈuni/, [ˈunʲi]
• Rhymes: -uni
• Hyphenation: u‧ni

Noun

uni

1. sleep
2. dream

Inflection

Declension of uni (type X/tuli, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	uni	unõd
genitive	unõ	unijõ, unii
partitive	untõ	uniitõ, unii
illative	unnõ, unnõsõ	uniisõ
inessive	unõz	uniiz
elative	unõssõ	uniissõ
allative	unõlõ	uniilõ
adessive	unõllõ	uniillõ
ablative	unõltõ	uniiltõ
translative	unõssi	uniissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “uni”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞ni/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈiːni/, /ˈɪni/

Verb

uni

1. second-person singular present/future of uno

West Makian

Etymology

Cognate with Ternate au (“blood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.n̪i/

Noun

uni

1. blood

Alternative forms

• wuni

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[6], Pacific linguistics
• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[7], Pacific linguistics