oni
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
oni (plural onis or oni)
- A Japanese evil spirit or demon.
- 1908, Henri L. Joly, Legend in Japanese Art: A Description of Historical Episodes, Legendary Characters, Folk-lore, Myths, Religious Symbolism, Illustrated in the Arts of Old Japan, page 263-264
- ONI 鬼. Generic name for devils, the representation of which in art is quite a common feature. Onis have claws, a square head with two horns, sharp teeth, and malignant eyes surmounted by big eyebrows; occasionally they wear trousers of tiger skin.
- 1918, William Elliot Griffis, Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
- Across the ocean, in Japan, there once lived curious creatures called Onis. Every Japanese boy and girl has heard of them, though one has not often been caught.
- 1979, Marian Ury, Tales of Times Now Past: Sixty-Two Stories from a Medieval Japanese Collection, University of California Press, →ISBN, 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, page 46:
- The standing Shoki holds with his left hand an oni on his leg.
- 2005, Christopher Hart, Manga Mania Shoujo: How to Draw the Charming and Romantic Characters of Japanese Comics, →ISBN, page 69
- This is actually a boy bishie in the form of an ogre. It's called an oni in Japanese. Onis have supernatural powers that can command the forces of nature such as wind (to create hurricanes) and lightning (to create thunderbolts).
- 2011, Mike Shel, "Ecology of the Oni", Jade Regent: The Brinewall Legacy, Paizo Publishing, →ISBN, 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.
- 1908, Henri L. Joly, Legend in Japanese Art: A Description of Historical Episodes, Legendary Characters, Folk-lore, Myths, Religious Symbolism, Illustrated in the Arts of Old Japan, page 263-264
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *oni, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-
Pronunciation
Pronoun
- they (third person personal masculine plural)
Dupaningan Agta
Interjection
oni
Esperanto
Etymology
From French on or English one, plus the i of personal pronouns.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
oni (accusative onin, possessive onia)
- (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"."
Guinau
Noun
oni
References
- Alfred Russel Wallace, A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro
- Proceedings [of the] Philological Society, London, Volume 3
Japanese
Romanization
oni
Lindu
Noun
oni
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *oni, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-
Pronunciation
Pronoun
oni
- they (third-person masculine personal nominative)
Declension
Declension of oni
See also
Further reading
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *oni, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-
Pronunciation
Pronoun
òni (Cyrillic spelling о̀ни)
- 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 | 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 |
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *oni, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-
Pronunciation
Pronoun
oni
- they (third person, personal, m pl)
Related terms
Further reading
- “oni”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *oni.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
óni
- they (masculine plural, more than two)
Inflection
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 |
possessive | njegôv, njegòv | njén | njegôv, njegòv |
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 |
possessive | njún | njún | njún |
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 |
possessive | njíhov | njíhov | njíhov |
See also
Slovene personal pronouns
singular | dual | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st person | m | jaz | midva | mi | |
f or n | medve, midve | me | |||
2nd person | familiar tikanje |
m | ti | vidva | vi |
f or n | vedve, vidve | ve | |||
3rd person | m | on | onadva | oni | |
f | ona | onedve, onidve | one | ||
n | ono | onedve, onidve | ona | ||
Polite forms (not differentiated in dual and plural) | singular | ||||
polite vikanje – instead of 2nd person, binds with forms for 2rd person plural masculine |
vi, Vi | ||||
very polite onikanje – instead of 2nd or 3rd person, binds with forms for 3rd person plural masculine (archaic) |
oni | ||||
hyper polite onokanje – instead of 2nd person, binds with forms for 3rd person singular neuter (obsolete) |
ono | ||||
patriarchal onkanje – instead of 2nd person, binds with forms for 3rd person singular masculine (obsolete) |
on |
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
oni
Volapük
Pronoun
oni
- accusative singular of on
Welsh
Alternative forms
- onid (used before a vowel)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Conjunction
oni (triggers mixed mutation except of forms of bod)
- unless
- oni lwydda ― unless he succeeds
- Oni bai fe yma, bydden ni wedi gwybod.
- Unless he were here, we would have known.
- until
- oni ddaw fe ― until he comes
Synonyms
Particle
oni (triggers mixed mutation)
- used to introduce a negative question
- Oni fuom yn proffwydo yn dy enw di?
- Did we not prophesy in your name?
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