oni

See also -oni

English

Initialism

ONI

1. (military, US) Office of Naval Intelligence

Etymology

From oni

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈoʊniː]
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

oni (plural oni)

1. A Japanese evil spirit or demon.
   • 1979, Marian Ury, Tales of Times Now Past: Sixty-Two Stories from a Medieval Japanese Collection, University of California Press, ISBN 0520038649, page 147:

     "That's no human being playing the instrument," he thought in amazement. "It can only be an oni or some such being."

   • 1992, Karl M. Schwarz, Netsuke Subjects: A Study on the Netsuke Themes with Reference to Their Interpretation and Symbolism, Böhlau Verlag Wien, ISBN 3205055152, page 46:

     The standing Shoki holds with his left hand an oni on his leg.

   • 2011, Mike Shel, "Ecology of the Oni", Jade Regent: The Brinewall Legacy, Paizo Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60125-361-3, page 69:

     The oni are a diverse group of evil spirits who take on the form of humanoid creatures so that they can enjoy the pleasures and vices of the flesh.

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *oni < Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

oni pl

1. they (third person, personal, plural)

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Esperanto

Etymology

French on or English one, plus the i of personal pronouns.

Pronoun

oni (accusative onin, possessive onia)

1. (indefinite personal pronoun) one

   Oni povas vidi ĝin — One can see it.

Usage notes

• Comparable to the use of generic "you" in English (e.g. In America, you can do what you want).
• A sentence whose subject is "oni" can often be translated as an English sentence in the passive voice, for example: "Oni ofte referencas al Kimrio kiel la "lando de la kanto" can be translated as "Wales is often referred to as the "land of song"."

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Japanese

Romanization

oni

1. See おに

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *oni < Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈõɲi]

Pronoun

oni

1. they (third-person m personal nominative)

Declension

    declension of oni

	plural only
nominative	oni
genitive	ich/nich
dative	im
accusative	ich/nich
instrumental	nimi
locative	nich
vocative	–

See also

• one
• Appendix:Polish pronouns

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *oni < Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ǒni/
• Hyphenation: o‧ni

Pronoun

òni (Cyrillic spelling о̀ни)

1. they (nominative plural of ȏn (“he”))

Declension

    Inflection of 3rd-person pronouns

	Singular			Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	ȏn	òna	òno	òni	òne	òna
genitive	njȅga, ga	njȇ, je	njȅga, ga	njȋh, ih	njȋh, ih	njȋh, ih
dative	njȅmu, mu	njȏj, joj	njȅmu, mu	njȉma, im	njȉma, im	njȉma, im
accusative	njȅga, ga, nj	njȗ, ju, je, nju	njȅga, ga, nj	njȋh, ih	njȋh, ih	njȋh, ih
vocative	-	-	-	-	-	-
locative	njȅm, njȅmu	njȏj	njȅm, njȅmu	njȉma	njȉma	njȉma
instrumental	njȋm, njíme	njȏm, njóme	njȋm, njíme	njȉma	njȉma	njȉma

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *oni < Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Pronoun

oni

1. they (third person, personal, m pl)

Related terms

• ja
• ty
• on ona ono
• my
• vy
• ony

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *oni.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɔ̀ːni/
• Tonal: óni

Pronoun

ôni

1. they (masculine plural, more than two)

Declension

Forms between parentheses indicate clitic forms; the main forms are used for emphasis.

Declension of oni (irregular, suppletive)

singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	òn	ôna	ôno
accusative	njêga (ga, -nj)	njó (jo, -njo)	njêga (ga, -nj)
genitive	njêga (ga)	njé (je)	njêga (ga)
dative	njêmu (mu)	njéj, njèj, njì (ji)	njêmu (mu)
locative	njêm	njéj, njèj, njì	njêm
instrumental	njím	njó	njím
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ônadva	ônidve, onédve	ônidve, onédve
accusative	njíju (ju, -nju) or plural	njíju (ju, -nju) or plural	njíju (ju, -nju) or plural
genitive	njíju (ju) or plural	njíju (ju) or plural	njíju (ju) or plural
dative	njíma (jima)	njíma (jima)	njíma (jima)
locative	njíju or plural	njíju or plural	njíju or plural
instrumental	njíma	njíma	njíma
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ôni	ône	ôna
accusative	njìh (jih, -nje)	njìh (jih, -nje)	njìh (jih, -nje)
genitive	njìh (jih)	njìh (jih)	njìh (jih)
dative	njìm (jim)	njìm (jim)	njìm (jim)
locative	njìh	njìh	njìh
instrumental	njími	njími	njími

See also

Slovene personal pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person		m	jaz	midva	mi
		f		medve, midve	me
2nd person	familiar	m	ti	vidva	vi
		f		vedve, vidve	ve
	polite	m	vi	vidva	vi
		f	ve	vedve, vidve	ve
3rd person		m	on	onadva	oni
		f	ona	onedve, onidve	one
		n	ono	onedve, onidve	ona

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Swahili

Noun

oni

1. opinion (subjective thought)

This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at opinion. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see oni in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009

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Volapük

Pronoun

oni

1. accusative singular of on

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Welsh

Conjunction

oni

1. unless

   Oni bai fe yma, bydden ni wedi gwybod = Unless he were here, we would have known