Kani

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Finnish

Etymology

Possibly a variant of Kanniainen.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kani

  1. (very rare) a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Kani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Kani Kanit
genitive Kanin Kanien
partitive Kania Kaneja
illative Kaniin Kaneihin
singular plural
nominative Kani Kanit
accusative nom. Kani Kanit
gen. Kanin
genitive Kanin Kanien
partitive Kania Kaneja
inessive Kanissa Kaneissa
elative Kanista Kaneista
illative Kaniin Kaneihin
adessive Kanilla Kaneilla
ablative Kanilta Kaneilta
allative Kanille Kaneille
essive Kanina Kaneina
translative Kaniksi Kaneiksi
abessive Kanitta Kaneitta
instructive — Kanein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kanini Kanini
accusative nom. Kanini Kanini
gen. Kanini
genitive Kanini Kanieni
partitive Kaniani Kanejani
inessive Kanissani Kaneissani
elative Kanistani Kaneistani
illative Kaniini Kaneihini
adessive Kanillani Kaneillani
ablative Kaniltani Kaneiltani
allative Kanilleni Kaneilleni
essive Kaninani Kaneinani
translative Kanikseni Kaneikseni
abessive Kanittani Kaneittani
instructive — —
comitative — Kaneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kanisi Kanisi
accusative nom. Kanisi Kanisi
gen. Kanisi
genitive Kanisi Kaniesi
partitive Kaniasi Kanejasi
inessive Kanissasi Kaneissasi
elative Kanistasi Kaneistasi
illative Kaniisi Kaneihisi
adessive Kanillasi Kaneillasi
ablative Kaniltasi Kaneiltasi
allative Kanillesi Kaneillesi
essive Kaninasi Kaneinasi
translative Kaniksesi Kaneiksesi
abessive Kanittasi Kaneittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Kaneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kanimme Kanimme
accusative nom. Kanimme Kanimme
gen. Kanimme
genitive Kanimme Kaniemme
partitive Kaniamme Kanejamme
inessive Kanissamme Kaneissamme
elative Kanistamme Kaneistamme
illative Kaniimme Kaneihimme
adessive Kanillamme Kaneillamme
ablative Kaniltamme Kaneiltamme
allative Kanillemme Kaneillemme
essive Kaninamme Kaneinamme
translative Kaniksemme Kaneiksemme
abessive Kanittamme Kaneittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Kaneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kaninne Kaninne
accusative nom. Kaninne Kaninne
gen. Kaninne
genitive Kaninne Kanienne
partitive Kanianne Kanejanne
inessive Kanissanne Kaneissanne
elative Kanistanne Kaneistanne
illative Kaniinne Kaneihinne
adessive Kanillanne Kaneillanne
ablative Kaniltanne Kaneiltanne
allative Kanillenne Kaneillenne
essive Kaninanne Kaneinanne
translative Kaniksenne Kaneiksenne
abessive Kanittanne Kaneittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Kaneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Kaninsa Kaninsa
accusative nom. Kaninsa Kaninsa
gen. Kaninsa
genitive Kaninsa Kaniensa
partitive Kaniaan
Kaniansa 		Kanejaan
Kanejansa
inessive Kanissaan
Kanissansa 		Kaneissaan
Kaneissansa
elative Kanistaan
Kanistansa 		Kaneistaan
Kaneistansa
illative Kaniinsa Kaneihinsa
adessive Kanillaan
Kanillansa 		Kaneillaan
Kaneillansa
ablative Kaniltaan
Kaniltansa 		Kaneiltaan
Kaneiltansa
allative Kanilleen
Kanillensa 		Kaneilleen
Kaneillensa
essive Kaninaan
Kaninansa 		Kaneinaan
Kaneinansa
translative Kanikseen
Kaniksensa 		Kaneikseen
Kaneiksensa
abessive Kanittaan
Kanittansa 		Kaneittaan
Kaneittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Kaneineen
Kaneinensa

Icelandic

Etymology

Clipping of Ameríkani.

Noun

Kani m (genitive singular Kana, nominative plural Kanar)

  1. (informal) American, Yankee

Declension

Declension of Kani (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Kani Kaninn Kanar Kanarnir
accusative Kana Kanann Kana Kanana
dative Kana Kananum Könum Könunum
genitive Kana Kanans Kana Kananna

Derived terms

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

Kani

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かに
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