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Classical Nahuatl
Verb
cui
- (transitive) To take.
- (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)
- prepositional of che: whom; which
- (formal) dative of che: to whom; to which
Synonyms
Derived terms
Determiner
cui (invariable) (relative)
- (with definite article) whose
- la donna il cui nome ho scordato ― the woman whose name I’ve forgotten
- la donna le cui amiche sono incinte ― the woman whose friends are pregnant
References
- ^ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, →ISBN, page 139
Latin
Pronunciation
Pronoun
cui
- to whom? (interrogative); dative singular of quis
Pronoun
cui
- to whom, to which (relative); dative singular of quī
Adjective
cui
- to what?, to which? (interrogative); dative singular of quī
- cui bonō – who benefits
- cui malō – who suffers
Descendants
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
- cuu (Milanese classical orthography)
- cüü (Ticinese orthography)
- cüi (Eastern modern orthographies)
Pronunciation
- (Western Lombard) IPA(key): /kyːi/,
- (Eastern Lombard) IPA(key): /kyːi/,
Noun
cui
- plural of cul (“arse, bum”)
Mandarin
Romanization
cui
- Nonstandard spelling of cuī.
- Nonstandard spelling of cuí.
- Nonstandard spelling of cuǐ.
- 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
- Alternative form of qui
Old Occitan
Pronoun
cui
- who; whom
See also
Romanian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱū (“sting”).
Noun
cui n (plural cuie)
- nail (metal fastener), pin
- (slang) marijuana cigarette
Declension
Declension of cui
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singular
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plural
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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nominative/accusative
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(un) cui
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cuiul
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(niște) cuie
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cuiele
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genitive/dative
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(unui) cui
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cuiului
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(unor) cuie
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cuielor
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vocative
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cuiule
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cuielor
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin cui.
Pronoun
cui (genitive/dative form of cine)
- whose
- to whom
Sicilian
Etymology
From Latin quis. Compare Italian chi.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
cui
- 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)
- Alternative spelling of cuy
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