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English

Etymology 1

Phrase

ono

  1. Abbreviation of or nearest offer.
    Bike for sale: €300 ono

Etymology 2

Phrase

ono

  1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of over and out.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻono (“delicious”).

Adjective

ono (comparative more ono, superlative most ono)

  1. (Hawaii, slang) good-tasting, delicious.

Etymology 4

From Hawaiian .

Noun

ono (plural ono)

  1. (Hawaii) Synonym of wahoo (“type of fish”)
    • 1990, Hawaiian Archipelago and Johnston Island Exclusive Economic Zone, Proposed Marine Mineral Lease Sale: Environmental Impact Statement, volume 1, page 237:
      Tunas and other pelagic fishes, especially mahimahi and ono (wahoo), are known to congregate under drifting objects, such as logs.

Anagrams

Ama

Pronunciation

Noun

ono

  1. drum

Classical Nahuatl

Verb

ono

  1. To be lying down

References

  • J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ono, from Proto-Slavic *ono, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énos.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ono n

  1. it (third person personal singular)

Declension

Declension of ono (sg-only neuter pronoun)
singular
stressed clitic
nominative ono
genitive jeho, jej, něho1, něj1 ho, jej
dative jemu, němu1 mu
accusative jej, je, něj1, ně1 jej, ho, je
vocative —
locative něm1
instrumental jím, ním1

1After a preposition.

Czech personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person já my
2nd person familiar ty vy
polite vy
3rd person m on oni1
f ona ony
n ono ona
reflexive sebe, se (clitic)

1 animate referents only, for inanimate ones ony is used.

Noun

ono n

  1. (psychoanalysis) id
    Synonym: id

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

See also

Pronoun

ono

  1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of onen

Further reading

  • “ono”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “ono”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “ono”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Fijian

Fijian cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : ono

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *ono, from Proto-Oceanic *onom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *onəm, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Numeral

ono

  1. six

Hadza

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ono m (fem. onoko)

  1. I

Hawaiian

Hawaiian numbers (edit)
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Base form: ono
    Cardinal: ʻeono
    Ordinal: ono
    Distributive: pāono
    Fractional: hapaono

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ono, from Proto-Oceanic *onom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *onəm, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Pronunciation

Numeral

ono

  1. six
  2. sixth

Noun

ono

  1. wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ono”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Ingrian

Pronunciation

Verb

ono

  1. third-person singular indicative present of olla
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
      Jos objekta on partitivas, ono kysymys nykyajast.
      If the object is partitive, it concerns the present tense.
      (literally, “If the object is partitive, it is an issue in the present tense.”)

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 122
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, pages 361-362
  • Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 16

Iriga Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ono

  1. (interrogative) what

Japanese

Romanization

ono

  1. Rōmaji transcription of おの

Javanese

Romanization

ono

  1. Nonstandard spelling of ana. Romanization of ꦲꦤ

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ˈʔono/
  • Rhymes: -ono
  • Syllabification: o‧no

Conjunction

ono

  1. or
    Synonym: wenno

Maori

Maori cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : ono

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ono, from Proto-Oceanic *onom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *onəm, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Numeral

ono

  1. six

References

  • “ono” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Nias

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak, from Proto-Austronesian *aNak.

Pronunciation

Noun

ono (mutated form nono)

  1. child

Derived terms

References

Niuean

Niuean cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : ono

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ono, from Proto-Oceanic *onom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *onəm, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Numeral

ono

  1. six

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ono, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énos.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ono n sg (third person)

  1. it (neuter singular)

Declension

Declension of the third-person pronouns (around AD 1300)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative on ona ono
genitive jeho, (j)ho, ň(e)ho jie, nie jeho, (j)ho, ň(e)ho
dative jemu, (j)mu, ňemu jí, jiej, ní, niej jemu, (j)mu, ňemu
accusative jej, jen, ji, jeho, (j)ho
-ň, ňej, ňen, ni, ň(e)ho 		ju, ňu je, ňe + later masculine
locative ňem ní, niej ňem
instrumental jím, ním jú, ňú jím, ním
possessive jeho (je)jie, jejílater jeho
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative ona oně
genitive jú, ňú
dative jima, nima
accusative jě, ně ji, ni
locative ňú
instrumental jima, nima
possessive (je)jú
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative oni ony ona
genitive jich, nich
dative jim, nim
accusative jě, ně
locative nich
instrumental jimi, nimi
possessive (je)jich

Descendants

  • Czech: ono

Pronoun

ono

  1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of onen

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ono. The oblique case forms come from Proto-Slavic *je.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.nɔ/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnɔ
  • Syllabification: o‧no

Pronoun

ono n anim or n pers (masculine on, feminine ona)

  1. it

Declension

Declension of ono
singular
nominative ono
genitive jego/go/niego
dative jemu/mu/niemu
accusative je/nie
instrumental nim
locative nim
vocative —

See also

Further reading

  • ono in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Pukapukan

Pukapukan cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : ono
    Ordinal : ono

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ono, from Proto-Oceanic *onom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *onəm, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Numeral

ono

  1. six
  2. sixth

Further reading

Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : ono

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ono. Cognates include Hawaiian ono and Maori ono.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈo.no/
  • Hyphenation: o‧no

Numeral

ono

  1. six

References

  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 171
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 147

Rarotongan

Rarotongan cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : ono

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ono, from Proto-Oceanic *onom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *onəm, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Numeral

ono

  1. six

Rotuman

Rotuman cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : ono

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *ono, from Proto-Oceanic *onom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *onəm, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Numeral

ono

  1. six

Samoan

Samoan cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : ono

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ono, from Proto-Oceanic *onom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *onəm, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Numeral

ono

  1. six

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ono, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǒno/
  • Hyphenation: o‧no

Pronoun

òno (Cyrillic spelling о̀но)

  1. it
  2. neuter nominative singular of onaj - that

Declension

    Inflection of 3rd-person pronouns
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative ȏn òna òno òni òne òna
genitive njȅga, ga njȇ, je njȅga, ga njȋh, ih njȋh, ih njȋh, ih
dative njȅmu, mu njȏj, joj njȅmu, mu njȉma, im njȉma, im njȉma, im
accusative njȅga, ga, nj njȗ, ju, je njȅga, ga, nj njȋh, ih njȋh, ih njȋh, ih
vocative — — — — — —
locative njȅm, njȅmu njȏj njȅm, njȅmu njȉma njȉma njȉma
instrumental njȋm, njíme njȏm, njóme njȋm, njíme njȉma njȉma njȉma

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ono, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónos.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ono n

  1. neuter nominative singular of on (“it”)

Declension

Declension of ono
singulare tantum
nominative ono
genitive ho / jeho / neho
dative mu / jemu / nemu
accusative ho / oň
locative ňom
instrumental ním
Slovak personal pronouns
substantive possessive
singular plural singular plural
1st person ja my môj náš
2nd person familiar ty vy tvoj váš
polite vy váš
3rd person m on oni* / ony jeho ich
f ona jej
n ono jeho
reflexive seba, sa (clitic) svoj

* masculine animate only, ony otherwise

Further reading

  • “ono”, 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, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ono.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

óno

  1. it
  2. (obsolete) onokanje form

Usage notes

As opposed to the English it, ono is used only for neuter nouns, regardless of the meaning of the word.

Inflection

Fourth neuter declension (adjectival endings), fixed accent, highly irregular
Stressed ("naglasne") forms
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		óno, onọ̑ ónidve, onẹ̑dve óna, onȃ
genitive
rodȋlnik 		njéga njȋju, njȉh, njȗ njȉh
dative
dajȃlnik 		njému njȋma njȉm
accusative
tožȋlnik 		njéga njȋju, njȉh, njȗ njȉh, njẹ̑
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		njém, njému njȋju, njȉh njȉh
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		njím njȋma njȋmi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		ȏno, onọ̑ ȏnidve, onẹ̑dve ȏna, onȃ
Unstressed ("naslonske") forms
singular dual plural
genitive
rodȋlnik 		ga ju, jih jih
dative
dajȃlnik 		mu jima jim
accusative
tožȋlnik 		ga ju jih
Binding ("navezne / predložne") accusative forms
singular dual plural
unstressed -nj, -ənj -nju -nje
stressed – – njẹ̑, njȉh

See also

Slovene personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person m jaz midva mi
f or n medve, midve me
2nd person
familiar (tikanje) 		m ti vidva vi
f or n vedve, vidve ve
3rd person m on onadva oni
f ona onedve, onidve one
n ono onedve, onidve ona
Polite forms singular (not differentiated in dual and plural)
polite (vikanje) vi, Vi + 2nd person plural masculine
very polite (onikanje) oni + 3rd person plural masculine (archaic)
hyper polite (onokanje) ono + 3rd person singular neuter (obsolete)
patriarchal (onkanje) on + 3rd person singular masculine (obsolete)

Further reading

  • “ono”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “ono”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

South Marquesan

South Marquesan cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : ono

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ono, from Proto-Oceanic *onom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *onəm, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Numeral

ono

  1. six

Swahili

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Etymology

From -ona.

Pronunciation

Noun

ono class V (plural maono class VI)

  1. thought
  2. sensation
  3. perception
  4. opinion
  5. impression
  6. feeling
  7. appearance

Tahitian

Tahitian cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : ono

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ono.

Numeral

ono

  1. six
    nā taʻata/tāʻata e ono ― six people

Derived terms

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Tokelauan cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : ono

From Proto-Polynesian *ono. Cognates include Hawaiian ono and Samoan ono.

Verb

ono

  1. (stative) to be six

Etymology 2

Ono (2).

From Proto-Polynesian *qono. Cognates include Hawaiian ono and Tuvaluan ono.

Noun

ono

  1. barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 38

Tongan

Tongan cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : ono

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ono, from Proto-Oceanic *onom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *onəm, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Pronunciation

Numeral

ono

  1. six

Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : ono

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ono, from Proto-Oceanic *onom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *onəm, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Numeral

ono

  1. six

Uma

Numeral

ono

  1. six

Votic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier õno, from Proto-Finnic *enoi. Cognates include Estonian onu.

Pronunciation

Noun

ono

  1. uncle

Inflection

Declension of ono (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ono onod
genitive ono onojõ, onoi
partitive onnoa onoitõ, onoi
illative onnosõ, onno onoisõ
inessive onoz onoiz
elative onossõ onoissõ
allative onolõ onoilõ
adessive onollõ onoillõ
ablative onoltõ onoiltõ
translative onossi onoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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