cunami
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
cunami f (indeclinable)
- Alternative form of tsunami
Further reading
- “cunami”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 津波 (“tsunami”), from 津 (tsu, “harbour”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cunami (plural cunamik)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | cunami | cunamik |
| accusative | cunamit | cunamikat |
| dative | cunaminak | cunamiknak |
| instrumental | cunamival | cunamikkal |
| causal-final | cunamiért | cunamikért |
| translative | cunamivá | cunamikká |
| terminative | cunamiig | cunamikig |
| essive-formal | cunamiként | cunamikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | cunamiban | cunamikban |
| superessive | cunamin | cunamikon |
| adessive | cunaminál | cunamiknál |
| illative | cunamiba | cunamikba |
| sublative | cunamira | cunamikra |
| allative | cunamihoz | cunamikhoz |
| elative | cunamiból | cunamikból |
| delative | cunamiról | cunamikról |
| ablative | cunamitól | cunamiktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
cunamié | cunamiké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
cunamiéi | cunamikéi |
| Possessive forms of cunami | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | cunamim | cunamijaim (or cunamiim) |
| 2nd person sing. | cunamid | cunamijaid (or cunamiid) |
| 3rd person sing. | cunamija | cunamijai (or cunamii) |
| 1st person plural | cunamink | cunamijaink (or cunamiink) |
| 2nd person plural | cunamitok | cunamijaitok (or cunamiitok) |
| 3rd person plural | cunamijuk | cunamijaik (or cunamiik) |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 津波 (tsunamí), from 津 (tsu, “harbour”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cunámi m (Cyrillic spelling цуна́ми)
Declension
Declension of cunami
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cunami | cunamiji |
| genitive | cunamija | cunamija |
| dative | cunamiju | cunamijima |
| accusative | cunami | cunamije |
| vocative | cunamiju | cunamiji |
| locative | cunamiju | cunamijima |
| instrumental | cunamijem | cunamijima |
Slovak
Alternative forms
- tsunami f or n
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 津波 (“tsunami”), from 津 (tsu, “harbour”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cunami f or n
Declension
Declension of cunami
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cunami | cunami |
| genitive | cunami | cunami |
| dative | cunami | cunami |
| accusative | cunami | cunami |
| locative | cunami | cunami |
| instrumental | cunami | cunami |
Further reading
- “cunami”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024