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Unio

U′ni-o

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. L.
unio
unity, union, a single large pearl. See
Union
.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of fresh-water mussels belonging to
Unio
and many allied genera.

Definition 2024


unio

unio

See also: unió

English

Noun

unio (plural unios)

  1. Any of the genus Unio of freshwater mussels.
    • 1894, Sleep of mollusks (in Popular Science, volume 45, number 1, May 1894, page 99)
      In June, 1850, a living pond mussel was sent to Dr. Gray from Australia which had been kept out of water more than a year, and instances of the survival of unios without moisture for long periods are not rare.

Esperanto

Noun

unio (accusative singular union, plural unioj, accusative plural uniojn)

  1. (politics) A union (of states)

Related terms

See also

  • sindikato (syndicate, labor union)

Latin

Etymology

From ūnus (one). The 'onion' sense may however continue a Proto-Indo-European *wósHr̥- (garlic, onion) seen also in Hittite 𒉿𒀸𒄩𒅈 (wašḫar, garlic), Sanskrit उष्ण (uṣṇa, onion), Pashto ووږه (ūža, garlic), Khowar [script needed] (wǝẓnū, garlic)[1].

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈuː.ni.oː/

Noun

ūniō f (genitive ūniōnis); third declension

  1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) the number one, oneness, unity
    Decas decimā unione completur.
  2. (late Lat.) a unity, union
    Maria Dei unione fecunda.
  3. a kind of single onion
    Caepam, quam vocant unionem rustici.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative ūniō ūniōnēs
genitive ūniōnis ūniōnum
dative ūniōnī ūniōnibus
accusative ūniōnem ūniōnēs
ablative ūniōne ūniōnibus
vocative ūniō ūniōnēs

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Noun

ūniō m (genitive ūniōnis); third declension

  1. a single large pearl (compare margarita)
    Unio Cleopatranae.
    Cleopatra's pearl.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative ūniō ūniōnēs
genitive ūniōnis ūniōnum
dative ūniōnī ūniōnibus
accusative ūniōnem ūniōnēs
ablative ūniōne ūniōnibus
vocative ūniō ūniōnēs

Verb

ūniō (present infinitive ūnīre, perfect active ūnīvī, supine ūnītum); fourth conjugation

  1. I unite, I combine into one.

Inflection

   Conjugation of unio (fourth conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ūniō ūnīs ūnit ūnīmus ūnītis ūniunt
imperfect ūniēbam ūniēbās ūniēbat ūniēbāmus ūniēbātis ūniēbant
future ūniam ūniēs ūniet ūniēmus ūniētis ūnient
perfect ūnīvī ūnīvistī ūnīvit ūnīvimus ūnīvistis ūnīvērunt, ūnīvēre
pluperfect ūnīveram ūnīverās ūnīverat ūnīverāmus ūnīverātis ūnīverant
future perfect ūnīverō ūnīveris ūnīverit ūnīverimus ūnīveritis ūnīverint
passive present ūnior ūnīris, ūnīre ūnītur ūnīmur ūnīminī ūniuntur
imperfect ūniēbar ūniēbāris, ūniēbāre ūniēbātur ūniēbāmur ūniēbāminī ūniēbantur
future ūniar ūniēris, ūniēre ūniētur ūniēmur ūniēminī ūnientur
perfect ūnītus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect ūnītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect ūnītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ūniam ūniās ūniat ūniāmus ūniātis ūniant
imperfect ūnīrem ūnīrēs ūnīret ūnīrēmus ūnīrētis ūnīrent
perfect ūnīverim ūnīverīs ūnīverit ūnīverīmus ūnīverītis ūnīverint
pluperfect ūnīvissem ūnīvissēs ūnīvisset ūnīvissēmus ūnīvissētis ūnīvissent
passive present ūniar ūniāris, ūniāre ūniātur ūniāmur ūniāminī ūniantur
imperfect ūnīrer ūnīrēris, ūnīrēre ūnīrētur ūnīrēmur ūnīrēminī ūnīrentur
perfect ūnītus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect ūnītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ūnī ūnīte
future ūnītō ūnītō ūnītōte ūniuntō
passive present ūnīre ūnīminī
future ūnītor ūnītor ūniuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives ūnīre ūnīvisse ūnītūrus esse ūnīrī ūnītus esse ūnītum īrī
participles ūniēns ūnītūrus ūnītus ūniendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
ūnīre ūniendī ūniendō ūniendum ūnītum ūnītū

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References

  1. Witczak, The Hittite Name For 'Garlic'

Polish

Noun

unio

  1. vocative singular of unia