sunni

See also: Sunni and Suni

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُنِّيّ (sunniyy).

Noun

sunni c (singular definite sunnien, plural indefinite sunnier)

1. Sunni (individual)

Declension

Declension of sunni

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sunni	sunnien	sunnier	sunnierne
genitive	sunnis	sunniens	sunniers	sunniernes

Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic سُنِّيّ (sunniyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsunːi/, [ˈs̠unːi]
• Rhymes: -unːi
• Syllabification^(key): sun‧ni
• Hyphenation^(key): sun‧ni

Noun

sunni

1. A Sunni (person)

Declension

Inflection of sunni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		sunni	sunnit
genitive		sunnin	sunnien
partitive		sunnia	sunneja
illative		sunniin	sunneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sunni	sunnit
accusative	nom.	sunni	sunnit
	gen.	sunnin
genitive		sunnin	sunnien
partitive		sunnia	sunneja
inessive		sunnissa	sunneissa
elative		sunnista	sunneista
illative		sunniin	sunneihin
adessive		sunnilla	sunneilla
ablative		sunnilta	sunneilta
allative		sunnille	sunneille
essive		sunnina	sunneina
translative		sunniksi	sunneiksi
abessive		sunnitta	sunneitta
instructive		—	sunnein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sunni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sunnini sunnini accusative nom. sunnini sunnini gen. sunnini genitive sunnini sunnieni partitive sunniani sunnejani inessive sunnissani sunneissani elative sunnistani sunneistani illative sunniini sunneihini adessive sunnillani sunneillani ablative sunniltani sunneiltani allative sunnilleni sunneilleni essive sunninani sunneinani translative sunnikseni sunneikseni abessive sunnittani sunneittani instructive — — comitative — sunneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sunnisi sunnisi accusative nom. sunnisi sunnisi gen. sunnisi genitive sunnisi sunniesi partitive sunniasi sunnejasi inessive sunnissasi sunneissasi elative sunnistasi sunneistasi illative sunniisi sunneihisi adessive sunnillasi sunneillasi ablative sunniltasi sunneiltasi allative sunnillesi sunneillesi essive sunninasi sunneinasi translative sunniksesi sunneiksesi abessive sunnittasi sunneittasi instructive — — comitative — sunneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sunnimme sunnimme accusative nom. sunnimme sunnimme gen. sunnimme genitive sunnimme sunniemme partitive sunniamme sunnejamme inessive sunnissamme sunneissamme elative sunnistamme sunneistamme illative sunniimme sunneihimme adessive sunnillamme sunneillamme ablative sunniltamme sunneiltamme allative sunnillemme sunneillemme essive sunninamme sunneinamme translative sunniksemme sunneiksemme abessive sunnittamme sunneittamme instructive — — comitative — sunneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sunninne sunninne accusative nom. sunninne sunninne gen. sunninne genitive sunninne sunnienne partitive sunnianne sunnejanne inessive sunnissanne sunneissanne elative sunnistanne sunneistanne illative sunniinne sunneihinne adessive sunnillanne sunneillanne ablative sunniltanne sunneiltanne allative sunnillenne sunneillenne essive sunninanne sunneinanne translative sunniksenne sunneiksenne abessive sunnittanne sunneittanne instructive — — comitative — sunneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sunninsa sunninsa accusative nom. sunninsa sunninsa gen. sunninsa genitive sunninsa sunniensa partitive sunniaan sunniansa sunnejaan sunnejansa inessive sunnissaan sunnissansa sunneissaan sunneissansa elative sunnistaan sunnistansa sunneistaan sunneistansa illative sunniinsa sunneihinsa adessive sunnillaan sunnillansa sunneillaan sunneillansa ablative sunniltaan sunniltansa sunneiltaan sunneiltansa allative sunnilleen sunnillensa sunneilleen sunneillensa essive sunninaan sunninansa sunneinaan sunneinansa translative sunnikseen sunniksensa sunneikseen sunneiksensa abessive sunnittaan sunnittansa sunneittaan sunneittansa instructive — — comitative — sunneineen sunneinensa

Synonyms

• sunnilainen

Derived terms

• sunnilainen

compounds

• sunnimuslimi

Related terms

• sunnilaisuus

Further reading

• “sunni”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• nisun, sinun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• suni

Etymology

From sonne +‎ -y.

Adjective

sunni

1. Full of or illuminated by sunlight; sunny.

Related terms

• sonne
• sonnelyche
• sonnyssh

Descendants

• English: sunny

References

• “sonni, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 June 2018.