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Portuguese
Prefix
oni-
- Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of omni-.
- onipresente ― omnipresent
- onívoro ― omnivore
Yoruba
Etymology
From o- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ní (“to have; to own”). The "o" prefix harmonizes with the initial vowel associated with the noun it precedes. Since /n/ and /l/ are allophonic in Yoruba, the prefix often changes to an /l/ when in compounds. However, it always remains an /n/ in Southeastern Yoruba dialects, while it always remains an /l/ in Central Yoruba dialects like Ekiti and in the Egba dialect.
Pronunciation
Prefix
oní-
- a prefix (added to nouns to detail ownership or association to the noun)
- Synonym: abi-
- oni- + ilé (“house”) → onílé (“landlord”)
- oni- + adé (“crown”) → aládé (“royal, prince”)
- oni- + ìṣègùn (“medicine”) → oníṣègùn (“doctor”)
- oni- + ààfin (“palace”) → Aláàfin (“title of a king”)
- oni- + oyè (“chieftaincy title”) → olóyè (“chief”)
- oni- + ẹmu (“palm wine”) → ẹlẹ́mu (“palm wine seller”)
- oni- + ọmọ (“child”) → ọlọ́mọ (“parent”)
- oni- + edé (“crayfish”) → elédé (“crayfish seller”)
- oni- + uṣu (“yam”) → onúṣu (“yam seller”)
- oni- + múrí méjì (“40 naira”) → onímúrí méjì (“that which is worth 40 naira”)
Usage notes
- When the following word begins with a vowel, oní harmonizes:
oní + vowel
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Harmonized form
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oní- + a...
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alá...
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oní- + e...
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elé...
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oní- + ẹ...
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ẹlẹ́...
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oní- + i...
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oní...
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oní- + o...
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oló...
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oní- + ọ...
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ọlọ́...
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Derived terms