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kani
kani
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑni/
- Rhymes: -ɑni
- Hyphenation: ka‧ni
Etymology 1
Short form of kaniini, from Swedish kanin, from Middle Low German, from Old French, from Latin cuniculus.
Noun
kani
- A rabbit.
Declension
| Inflection of kani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kani | kanit | |
| genitive | kanin | kanien | |
| partitive | kania | kaneja | |
| illative | kaniin | kaneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kani | kanit | |
| accusative | nom. | kani | kanit |
| gen. | kanin | ||
| genitive | kanin | kanien | |
| partitive | kania | kaneja | |
| inessive | kanissa | kaneissa | |
| elative | kanista | kaneista | |
| illative | kaniin | kaneihin | |
| adessive | kanilla | kaneilla | |
| ablative | kanilta | kaneilta | |
| allative | kanille | kaneille | |
| essive | kanina | kaneina | |
| translative | kaniksi | kaneiksi | |
| instructive | — | kanein | |
| abessive | kanitta | kaneitta | |
| comitative | — | kaneineen | |
Synonyms
- (rabbit): kaniini
Compounds
- kaninkolo
Etymology 2
Probably from Russian.
Noun
kani
- A pawnshop.
Declension
| Inflection of kani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kani | kanit | |
| genitive | kanin | kanien | |
| partitive | kania | kaneja | |
| illative | kaniin | kaneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kani | kanit | |
| accusative | nom. | kani | kanit |
| gen. | kanin | ||
| genitive | kanin | kanien | |
| partitive | kania | kaneja | |
| inessive | kanissa | kaneissa | |
| elative | kanista | kaneista | |
| illative | kaniin | kaneihin | |
| adessive | kanilla | kaneilla | |
| ablative | kanilta | kaneilta | |
| allative | kanille | kaneille | |
| essive | kanina | kaneina | |
| translative | kaniksi | kaneiksi | |
| instructive | — | kanein | |
| abessive | kanitta | kaneitta | |
| comitative | — | kaneineen | |
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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis (compare Kapingamarangi, Maori and Rarotongan tangi, Fijian tagi, Chamorro tanges, Indonesian tangis).
Noun
kani
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkanʲi/
Noun
kani
- dative singular of kanja
- locative singular of kanja
- nominative dual of kanja
- accusative dual of kanja
Swahili
Noun
kani (needs class)
- energy (impetus behind activity)
This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at energy. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see kani in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009