cui

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Classical Nahuatl

Verb

cui

  1. (transitive) To take.
  2. (transitive, of a man) To have sex with.

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 220
  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 71
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 216

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cui.[1] Compare Sicilian cui.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuj/
  • Rhymes: -uj
  • Hyphenation: cùi

Pronoun

cui (relative)

  1. prepositional of che: whom; which
  2. (formal) dative of che: to whom; to which

Synonyms

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Determiner

cui (invariable) (relative)

  1. (with definite article) whose
    la donna il cui nome ho scordatothe woman whose name I’ve forgotten
    la donna le cui amiche sono incintethe woman whose friends are pregnant

References

  1. ^ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, →ISBN, page 139

Latin

Pronunciation

Pronoun

cui

  1. to whom? (interrogative); dative singular of quis

Pronoun

cui

  1. to whom, to which (relative); dative singular of quī

Adjective

cui

  1. to what?, to which? (interrogative); dative singular of quī
  • cui bonō – who benefits
  • cui malō – who suffers

Descendants

  • Italian: cui
  • Old French: cui
  • Romanian: cui

See also

References

  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • who gets the advantage from this? who is the interested party: cui bono?
    • the creditor: creditor, or is cui debeo
    • this shows, proves..: documento, indicio est (without demonstr. pron. but cui rei documento, indicio est)

Lombard

Alternative forms

  • cuu (Milanese classical orthography)
  • cüü (Ticinese orthography)
  • cüi (Eastern modern orthographies)

Pronunciation

  • (Western Lombard) IPA(key): /kyːi/,
  • (Eastern Lombard) IPA(key): /kyːi/,

Noun

cui

  1. plural of cul (arse, bum)

Mandarin

Romanization

cui

  1. Nonstandard spelling of cuī.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of cuí.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of cuǐ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of cuì.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Old French

Pronoun

cui

  1. Alternative form of qui

Old Occitan

Pronoun

cui

  1. who; whom

See also

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • cuni (Banat Dialect)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuj/
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱū (sting).

Noun

cui n (plural cuie)

  1. nail (metal fastener), pin
  2. (slang) marijuana cigarette
Declension
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin cui.

Pronoun

cui (genitive/dative form of cine)

  1. whose
  2. to whom

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • cu (Misspelled)

Etymology

From Latin quis. Compare Italian chi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.i/
  • IPA(key): /ku/ (Apocopic form)
  • Rhymes: -cui
  • Hyphenation: cù‧i

Pronoun

cui

  1. who, whom

Usage notes

The apocopic form cu' is prevalent in usage because it is used to create a more fluent sound of the sentence, becoming a reduced vowel and taking a secondary stress, in the same manner as for dui and du'.

Derived terms

Spanish

Noun

cui m (plural cuis)

  1. Alternative spelling of cuy

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