unik

See also: únik and ünik

Danish

Etymology

From French unique, from Latin ūnicus (“only, sole, unique”), derived from ūnus (“one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /unik/, [uˈniɡ̊], (proscribed) IPA^(key): /junik/, [juˈniɡ̊]

Adjective

unik (neuter unikt, plural and definite singular attributive unikke)

1. unique

Further reading

• “unik” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch uniek, from French unique.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈunik/

Adjective

unik

1. unique

   Synonym: khusus

References

• “unik” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From English unique, from French unique, from Latin ūnicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [(j)u.nik]
• Rhymes: -nik, -ik
• Hyphenation: u‧nik

Adjective

unik (Jawi spelling اونيک)

1. Different from the others; unique.

   Synonyms: tersendiri, luar biasa, istimewa

   suara unik ― unique voice

Affixations

• keunikan (“uniqueness”)

Further reading

• “unik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin unicus, via French unique.

Adjective

unik (neuter singular unikt, definite singular and plural unike)

1. unique

References

• “unik” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin unicus, via French unique.

Adjective

unik (neuter singular unikt, definite singular and plural unike)

1. unique

References

• “unik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from unikać.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɲik/
• Rhymes: -uɲik
• Syllabification: u‧nik

Noun

unik m inan (related adjective unikowy)

1. dodge

Declension

Declension of unik

	singular	plural
nominative	unik	uniki
genitive	uniku	uników
dative	unikowi	unikom
accusative	unik	uniki
instrumental	unikiem	unikami
locative	uniku	unikach
vocative	uniku	uniki

Further reading

• unik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• unik in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From French unique, from Latin unicus.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iːk

Adjective

unik (not (comparable))

1. unique

Declension

Inflection of unik

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	unik	—	—
neuter singular	unikt	—	—
plural	unika	—	—
masculine plural2	unike	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	unike	—	—
all	unika	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

• egen
• enastående

Related terms

• unicitet

Further reading

• unik in Svensk ordbok.