kuoni

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Latgalian

Etymology

Cognate with Lithuanian kone.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: kuo‧ni

Particle

kuoni

  1. almost, nearly

Old High German

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kōnī (“bold”), from Proto-Germanic *kōniz, whence also Old English cēne, Old Norse kœnn.

Alternative forms

Adjective

kuoni

  1. daring, audacious
  2. brave, bold, undoubting
  3. persistent, unrelenting
  4. ferocious, wild
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle High German: küen, küene, küne

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kōnī (“courage”), from Proto-Germanic *kōnį̄; equivalent to kuoni +‎ -ī. Cognate to Old Norse *kœni (in lǫgkœni).

Alternative forms

Noun

kuonī f

  1. daring, audacity
  2. untamedness, uncontrollability
Declension
Declension of kuonī (īn-stem)
case singular plural
nominative kuonī kuonī
accusative kuonī kuonī
genitive kuonī kuonino
dative kuonī kuoninum
Descendants
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