ani

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ani"

English

A smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Portuguese ani or Spanish aní, both from Old Tupi any.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ni/

  • Audio (UK)

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• Rhymes: -ɑːni

Noun

ani (plural anis)

1. Any bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.

Derived terms

• greater ani (Crotophaga major)
• smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani)
• groove-billed ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)

Translations

bird of genus Crotophaga

• Finnish: ani (fi), anikäki
• Polish: kleszczojad m
• Portuguese: anu (pt)
• Spanish: garrapatero m

Further reading

• Ani (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Crotophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Crotophaga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪnaɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪnaɪ

Noun

ani

1. plural of anus

Anagrams

• -ian, Ain, INA, Ian, Ina, NIA, Nia, ain', nai, nia

Akan

Pronunciation

• Tone: LH

Noun

ani

1. eye, eyes

   M'ani agye

   My eyes are brightened (I am happy)

   ani den

   (having) hard eyes (= tough, not putting up with anything)

Synonyms

• aniwa

References

• Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881), “ani”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)‎^[3], Basel, pages 322–325
• Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881), “àníwa”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)‎^[4], Basel, page 332
• Dolphyne, Florence Abena (1996). A Comprehensive Course in Twi (Asante) for the Non-Twi Learner.
• Gyekye, Kwame (1995). An Essay on African Philosophical Thought: The Akan.
• Hollington, Andrea (2015). Traveling Conceptualization.

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih.

Noun

ani

1. harvest

Albanian

Etymology

Cognate to tani (“now, at present, then”), from Proto-Albanian *nū, from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”) (cognate to Sanskrit नू (nū, “now”)). Occurs in coordination with other particles, cf. nani, nime.

Further related to Arvanitika Albanian αί (e, “yes”) and (Standard) Albanian a (“probably, whether; or, there”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ani/

Adverb

ani

1. (conversational) then, later; later (on)

   Synonyms: pastaj, më vonë, tani, andej, atëherë, tash, tashti

2. well, so, fine, now

   Synonyms: bet (Gheg), paçka

   Ani, në rregull.

   Well, all right.

   Gheg examples:

   Ani de?

   So what?

   Ani de...

   Well then...

Particle

ani

1. even, as if; alas, oh look, ah (expressing laughter, irony, sarcasm, pity, concern, grief, annoyance, distrust)

   Synonym: kish (kishe Gheg), si, sikur, nesë

   Ani kush po qesh!

   As if someone (specific) should laugh! / Oh look who's laughing!

2. (folklore, poetic) come on, hey; yes, well, alright; oh/ah (a vocative particle or/and complementary poetic tool)

   Synonyms: mori, more, ore, moj, (mar, mana Gheg); po, hej

   Ani mori nuse...

   Well, (oh) you bride...

   (traditional wedding song)

Further reading

• [5] adverb and particle ani / aní • Fjalori Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

Baure

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈani/

Noun

ani

1. sky

Biloxi

Alternative forms

• ni

Etymology

From Proto-Siouan *wa-rį́• (“water”).

Noun

ani

1. water

References

• Paula Ferris Einaudi, A grammar of Biloxi (1976)
• James Owen Dorsey, John Reed Swanton, A Dictionary of the Biloxi and Ofo Languages (1912)

Brunei Malay

Pronoun

ani

1. this, these

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Compare Aklanon ani.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ni

Noun

ani

1. a harvest; the yield of harvesting
   1. a harvest of rice
2. a gain; what is gained

Verb

ani

1. to harvest
   1. to harvest rice

Synonyms

• (to harvest bananas): tuba
• (to harvest corn): kayas, lagpi, sanggi
• (to harvest coconuts): dugnas
• (to harvest mangoes): guno
• (to harvest yam): panglin

Etymology 2

From niani. Compare Tagalog ganito, Tagalog nito, Uneapa ani.

Adverb

ani

1. like this

Chickasaw

Etymology

Compare Choctaw ani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ani/

Verb

ani (short verb)

1. (stative, intransitive) to produce or bear fruit
2. (active, transitive) to stuff
3. (active, ditransitive) to put in, to pour in

Inflection

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Derived terms

• ani'
• aniichi

 

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• ʋni (traditional)
• ạni (Byington/Swanton)

Etymology

Cognate with Chickasaw ani, Alabama aɬi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aní(ʔ)/
• Transcription: ani'

Noun

ani (inalienable)

1. berry
2. nut
3. fruit

Declension

possessive (inalienable)	singular	paucal	plural
first-person ("my, our")	siani	piani	hapiani
second-person ("thy, your")	chiani	hachiani
third-person ("his, her, its, their")	ani

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɲɪ]

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Conjunction

ani

1. neither, nor, or (in negative)

   Do Prahy nepojedu ani v sobotu ani v pátek. ― I will go to Prague neither on Saturday nor on Friday.

2. even (with negative clause)

   Ani nevím, jestli to udělá. ― I don't even know if he will do it.

   Ani náhodou! ― No way!

   Ani nedutal. ― He stood still; He didn't even blink.

Further reading

• ani in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• ani in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

ani

1. Plural form of anus

Esperanto

Etymology

From ano +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈani]
• Rhymes: -ani
• Hyphenation: an‧i

Verb

ani (present anas, past anis, future anos, conditional anus, volitive anu)

1. (intransitive) to be a member, belong (to an organization, group, etc.)
   • January 2011, Christian Declerck, Kontraŭmilita literaturo en Esperanto in La Gazeto 151

     La ĉefroluloj anas en du generacioj de unu familio

     The main characters belong to two generations of one family

Conjugation

Conjugation of ani present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense anas anis anos active participle ananta anantaj aninta anintaj anonta anontaj acc. anantan anantajn anintan anintajn anontan anontajn nominal active participle ananto anantoj aninto anintoj anonto anontoj acc. ananton anantojn aninton anintojn anonton anontojn adverbial active participle anante aninte anonte infinitive ani imperative anu conditional anus

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑni/, [ˈɑ̝ni]
• Rhymes: -ɑni
• Syllabification^(key): a‧ni

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *ani (compare Karelian ani, Veps ańi).

Adverb

ani

1. very, extremely

Usage notes

Except for some archaic expressions, used only to strengthen the words harvoin, harva (“few”), harvinainen, varhain and varhainen. Sometimes the words are written together, but this is deemed incorrect by language authorities, who decree that ani be spelled as a separate word.

Etymology 2

From Portuguese ani or Spanish aní, both from Old Tupi any.

Noun

ani

1. ani (bird of genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family)

Declension

Inflection of ani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		ani	anit
genitive		anin	anien
partitive		ania	aneja
illative		aniin	aneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ani	anit
accusative	nom.	ani	anit
	gen.	anin
genitive		anin	anien
partitive		ania	aneja
inessive		anissa	aneissa
elative		anista	aneista
illative		aniin	aneihin
adessive		anilla	aneilla
ablative		anilta	aneilta
allative		anille	aneille
essive		anina	aneina
translative		aniksi	aneiksi
instructive		—	anein
abessive		anitta	aneitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ani (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative anini anini accusative nom. anini anini gen. anini genitive anini anieni partitive aniani anejani inessive anissani aneissani elative anistani aneistani illative aniini aneihini adessive anillani aneillani ablative aniltani aneiltani allative anilleni aneilleni essive aninani aneinani translative anikseni aneikseni instructive — — abessive anittani aneittani comitative — aneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative anisi anisi accusative nom. anisi anisi gen. anisi genitive anisi aniesi partitive aniasi anejasi inessive anissasi aneissasi elative anistasi aneistasi illative aniisi aneihisi adessive anillasi aneillasi ablative aniltasi aneiltasi allative anillesi aneillesi essive aninasi aneinasi translative aniksesi aneiksesi instructive — — abessive anittasi aneittasi comitative — aneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative animme animme accusative nom. animme animme gen. animme genitive animme aniemme partitive aniamme anejamme inessive anissamme aneissamme elative anistamme aneistamme illative aniimme aneihimme adessive anillamme aneillamme ablative aniltamme aneiltamme allative anillemme aneillemme essive aninamme aneinamme translative aniksemme aneiksemme instructive — — abessive anittamme aneittamme comitative — aneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aninne aninne accusative nom. aninne aninne gen. aninne genitive aninne anienne partitive anianne anejanne inessive anissanne aneissanne elative anistanne aneistanne illative aniinne aneihinne adessive anillanne aneillanne ablative aniltanne aneiltanne allative anillenne aneillenne essive aninanne aneinanne translative aniksenne aneiksenne instructive — — abessive anittanne aneittanne comitative — aneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative aninsa aninsa accusative nom. aninsa aninsa gen. aninsa genitive aninsa aniensa partitive aniaan aniansa anejaan anejansa inessive anissaan anissansa aneissaan aneissansa elative anistaan anistansa aneistaan aneistansa illative aniinsa aneihinsa adessive anillaan anillansa aneillaan aneillansa ablative aniltaan aniltansa aneiltaan aneiltansa allative anilleen anillensa aneilleen aneillensa essive aninaan aninansa aneinaan aneinansa translative anikseen aniksensa aneikseen aneiksensa instructive — — abessive anittaan anittansa aneittaan aneittansa comitative — aneineen aneinensa

Hypernyms

• käki

Derived terms

• isoani
• uurrenokka-ani

Anagrams

• ain, nai

French

Noun

ani m (plural anis)

1. ani (bird)

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *änI(ɣ), from Proto-Eskimo *aNǝ-Lɣun. Cognate with Inuktitut ᐊᓂ (ani), and Nunatsiavummiutut anik.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ.ni/

Noun

ani (plural anit)

1. a girl's elder brother

Declension

Declension of ani

	singular	plural
absolutive	ani	anit
ergative	anip	anit
allative	animut	aninut
ablative	animit	aninit
prosecutive	anikkut	anitigut
locative	animi	anini
instrumental	animik	aninik
equative	anitut	anitut

References

• ani in Katersat

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *aŋi, from Proto-Central Pacific *aŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haŋin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ni/, [ˈɐni]

Verb

ani

1. to blow softly (as a breeze)
2. to beckon; wave

Derived terms

• hoʻāni (“to let wind”)
• aniani (“cool, refreshing”)

References

• “ani” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ni/
• Rhymes: -ani
• Hyphenation: à‧ni

Noun

ani m

1. plural of ano

Anagrams

• -ina, ain

Japanese

Romanization

ani

1. Rōmaji transcription of あに

Karao

Noun

ani

1. rice harvest

Kashubian

Conjunction

ani

1. neither

Further reading

• “ani”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “ani”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi

Kriol

Etymology 1

Inherited from English honey.

Noun

ani

1. honey

Etymology 2

Inherited from English only.

Adverb

ani

1. only

Ladin

Noun

ani

1. plural of an

Latin

Noun

ānī

1. inflection of ānus:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural

References

• ani in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• aniȝ, any, ayny, æniȝ, eani, eni, eniȝ, ony, oony

Etymology

From Old English ǣniġ, āniġ (“any”), from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaniː/, /ˈɛniː/, /ˈɔniː/
• (early) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːniː/, /ˈɛːniː/

Determiner

ani

1. any

Descendants

• English: any
• Scots: ony, onie
• Yola: aany, any

References

• “anī, limiting adj..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old Irish

Pronoun

ani

1. Alternative spelling of aní

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• hani

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ani. First attested in 1386.

Conjunction

ani

1. connects negated elements; not, and not
2. (reduplicated) neither … nor

Derived terms

conjunctions

• anić
• aniż

 

Particle

ani

1. not even

Descendants

• Polish: ani

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “ani”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ani, from Proto-Slavic *ani. By surface analysis, a univerbation of a +‎ ni. First attested in 1386.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɲi/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aɲi
• Syllabification: a‧ni
• Homophone: Ani

Conjunction

ani

1. neither, nor, or

   Synonym: ni

   Antonyms: abo, albo, bądź, czy, i, lub, oraz

   Nie chce mi się ani jeść, ani pić. ― I feel neither like eating nor drinking.

2. nary, not a, not even one

   Synonym: ni

   Nie było ani jednego ciasteczka. ― There wasn't even a single cookie.

Particle

ani

1. (Middle Polish) not even
2. (Middle Polish) The meaning of this term is uncertain.
   • 1588, Ambrogio Calepino, Dictionarium decem linguarum‎^[6], page 692a:

     Nec, et Neque - Ani tez.

   • 1588, Ambrogio Calepino, Dictionarium decem linguarum‎^[7], page 691b:

     Ne - Nie, ani.

3. (Middle Polish) The meaning of this term is uncertain.
   • 1501–1558, Zapiski i roty polskie‎^[8]:

     Jakom ya slachathnegonego pawla segzowa nyeothbyla gwalthem oth kmyecza yego sbyeglego zvrzadem zyemskyem a nym gwalthv szwolala (a ny) y dalyey wedluk posw.

Derived terms

adverb

• ani rusz

 

conjunctions

• aniżeli
• aniżeliby

 

interjection

• ani be, ani me

 

particles

• ani, ani

 

Further reading

• ani in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ani in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]‎^[9], 2010-2022
• “ANI”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 02.04.2011
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807-1814), “ani”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “ani”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ani”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 37

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [anʲ]

Noun

ani

1. plural of an

Romansch

Alternative forms

• anè (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
• anel (Surmiran)

Etymology

From Latin ānellus (“finger ring”).

Noun

ani m (plural anials or aneals)

1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) ring

Shona

Pronoun

aní (plural vanáaní)

1. (interrogative) who

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ˀanāku. Cognates include Afar anú, Hadiyya ane, Oromo ani and Somali aniga, furthermore Amharic እኔ (ʾəne).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈani/
• Hyphenation: a‧ni

Pronoun

ani

1. I

See also

Sidamo personal pronouns

		1st person	2nd person	3rd person m	3rd person f
Nominative	sg.	ani	ati	isi	ise
	pl.	ninke	kiʼne	insa
Genitive	sg.	ane*)	ate*)	isi*)	ise*)
	pl.	ninke*)	kiʼne*)	insa*)
Accusative	sg.	ane*)	ate*)	iso*)	ise*)
	pl.	ninke*)	kiʼne*)	insa*)
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 70

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɲi/

Conjunction

ani

1. neither
2. nor

   Nechce sa mi ani jesť ani piť. ― I feel neither like eating nor drinking.

Further reading

• ani in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih (“harvest”), from Proto-Austronesian *qaniS (“harvest”). Compare Aklanon ani, Cebuano ani, and Tausug ani.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ni
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔani/, [ˈʔa.nɪ]

Noun

ani (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)

1. harvest; crop
2. act of harvesting
3. (figurative) outcome of one's work; consequence of one's effort

Derived terms

• anihan
• anihin
• mag-ani
• pag-aani
• pag-anihan
• tag-ani

 

Etymology 2

Univerbation of clipping of wika ni.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ni
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈni/, [ʔɐˈni]

Adverb

aní (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)

1. said by; according to (used before names of persons)

Derived terms

• aniko
• anila
• animo
• anito
• aniya

 

Related terms

• anang

See also

• 'ika
• 'ka

 

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ni
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈni/, [ʔɐˈni]

Noun

aní (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)

1. loathing; disgust

Derived terms

• ani-ani
• kaani-ani
• kaanihan
• maani
• pagkaani

 

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih.

Noun

ani

1. harvest

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic آنِيّ‎ (ʔāniyy, “timely, present”).

Adjective

ani

1. sudden (happening quickly and with little or no warning)

Derived terms

• aniden

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *(ia-)ni, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ia-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(ia-)ni. Compare Cebuano ani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ani/

Pronoun

ani

1. this

Further reading

• Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 367

Venetian

Noun

ani

1. plural of ano

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ani.

Adverb

ani

1. quite, rather
2. very, highly, extremely
3. nearly, practically, just about
4. absolutely, totally
5. sufficiently, enough
6. just, exactly
7. generally, in general

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “абсолютно, весьма, вообще, довольно, как раз, крайне, очень, практически, совершенно, чрезвычайно”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Zaghawa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔanɪ/

Noun

ani

1. ant-eater
2. arrow

References

• Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad