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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ani. Compare Polish ani.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ані́ • (aní)
- neither, nor
- Я не почу́ваюся ані́ щасли́вим, ані́ сумни́м. ― Ja ne počúvajusja aní ščaslývym, aní sumným. ― I feel neither happy nor sad.
Particle
ані́ • (aní)
- (emphatic) not a single, not even (a), nary (a)
1844, Taras Shevchenko, Kobzar [The Bard], volume 1, published 1876, Наймичка:Сияло сонце в небесах;
Ані хмариночки, та тихо,
Та любо, як у раї.- Syjalo sonce v nebesax;
Ani xmarynočky, ta tyxo,
Ta ljubo, jak u raji. - The sun was shining in the sky;
Not even a cloud, but quietly
And pleasantly, like in paradise.
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ані”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “ані”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “ані”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “ані”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “ані”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)