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See also: Uns, UNS, and 'uns

English

Noun

uns

  1. plural of un

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ūnōs, accusative masculine plural of ūnus.

Pronunciation

Article

uns m pl

  1. masculine plural of un

Noun

uns

  1. plural of un

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ūnōs, accusative masculine plural of ūnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /œ̃/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -œ

Noun

uns m

  1. plural of un
    Ils se sont soutenus les uns les autres.
    They supported each other.

Anagrams

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ūnōs, accusative masculine plural of ūnus.

Pronunciation

Article

uns m pl (masculine singular un, feminine singular unha, feminine plural unhas)

  1. (indefinite) some

See also

Galician articles
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Definite articles
(the) 		o a os as
Indefinite articles
(a, an, some) 		un unha uns unhas

Further reading

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Pronoun

uns

  1. accusative/dative of wir: us
  2. reflexive pronoun of wir

Declension

German personal pronouns
singular plural sing. and pl.
1st person 2nd person
familiar1 		3rd person 1st person 2nd person
familiar1 		3rd person 2nd person
polite/formal
m f n
nominative ich du
-e2 		er sie
-se2 		es wir ihr sie
-se2 		Sie
Ihr3
genitive meiner
mein3 		deiner
dein3 		seiner
sein3 		ihrer seiner
sein3 		unser euer ihrer Ihrer
Euer3
dative mir dir ihm ihr ihm uns euch ihnen Ihnen
Euch3
accusative mich dich ihn sie
-se2 		es uns euch sie
-se2 		Sie
Euch3

1These forms are sometimes capitalized, especially in letters.    2enclitic, colloquial    3archaic


  • The genitive case unser is used more and more rarely in modern German.
  • While the genitive of a personal pronoun does express ownership, it must not be confused with a possessive pronoun. While possessive pronouns such as unser are put in front of the noun they relate to and follow the inflection rules of adjectives, the genitive form of a personal pronoun has only one form, which is not further inflected. Additionally, personal pronouns in the genitive can be put after the word they relate to.

See also

Further reading

  • “uns” in Duden online
  • “uns” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Gothic

Romanization

uns

  1. romanization of 𐌿𐌽𐍃

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Pronoun

uns

  1. accusative/dative of meer

Inflection

Hunsrik personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative
proclitic enclitic stressed unstressed stressed unstressed
singular 1st person ich
eich 		-ich mich
meich 		meer mer
m'r
2nd person
(informal) 		du
dau/Dau 		-du, -de
-Dau, -De 		dich
deich/Deich 		deer der
d'r/D'r
3rd
person 		m er; där -er ihn en ihm em
f sie; die -se sie / ihns se eer
ehr 		re
n es; das
et, 't 		's es
et
-et, -'t 		ihm em
plural 1st person meer mer uns
uhs
2nd person deer
Ehr, Dehr 		der eich
Auch
3rd person sie; die -se sie se denne

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse unz.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

uns

  1. until

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon ūs, from Proto-Germanic *uns.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

uns

  1. (personal pronoun, first person, in the plural, accusative) us
  2. (personal pronoun, first person, in the plural, dative) us
  3. (possessive, first person, in the plural) our

Declension

Personal pronoun:

Middle Low German personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative genitive
singular 1st person ik (ek) mî (mê, mik, mek) mîn (mîner)
2nd person dû dî (dê, dik, dek) dîn (dîner)
3rd person m hê (hî, hie) ēne, en (ȫne, ȫn) ēme, em (ȫme, en) sîn (sîner)
n it (et)
f sê (sî, sie, sü̂) ēre, ēr (ērer, ȫrer)
plural 1st person wî (wê, wie) uns (ûs, ös, ü̂sik) unser (ûser)
2nd person gî (jê, î) jû (jûwe, û, jük, gik) jûwer (ûwer)
3rd person sê (sî, sie) em, öm, jüm (en, ēnen, ȫnen) ēre, ēr (ērer, ȫrer)

For an explanation of the forms in brackets see here.

Possessive pronoun:

Declension of uns
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
Strong declension
nominative uns unse
accusative unsen uns unse
dative unsem(e) (unsennote) unser(e) unsen
genitive unses unser(e)
Weak declension
nominative unse unsen
accusative unsen unse unsen
dative unsen
genitive

The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period.

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Low German: uns

Old French

Article

uns

  1. some (masculine oblique plural indefinite article)
  2. a, an (masculine nominative singular indefinite article)

Declension

Old French indefinite articles
Case masculine feminine
singular subject uns une
oblique un une
plural subject un unes
oblique uns unes

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German uns.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

uns

  1. accusative/dative of mir: us, to us

Declension

Pennsylvania German personal pronouns
Number singular plural
Person/
Gender 		1st 2nd person 3rd person 1st 2nd 3rd
familiar polite/formal m f n
nominative ich du
de1 		dihr
der1
Sie 		er sie
se1 		es mir
mer1 		dihr
der1 		sie
dative mir
mer1 		dir
der1 		eich
Ihne
Ne1 		ihm
em1 		ihre
re1 		ihm
em1 		uns eich ihne
ne1
accusative mich dich eich
Sie 		ihn
en1 		sie
se1 		es sie

1 unstressed

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ūnōs, accusative masculine plural of ūnus.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: uns

Article

uns

  1. masculine plural of um
    • 2000, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban (Harry Potter; 3), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 151:
      Devagarinho, ela foi se abaixando para pegar uma saca a seus pés, despejou-a, e caíram na cama uns pedacinhos de madeira e gravetos, tudo que restava da fiel vassoura de Harry, enfim derrotada.
      Very slowly, she was kneeling down to get a sack on his feet, she emptied it, and some little fragments and chips of wood fell on the bed, everything what remained from the loyal Harry's broom, finally defeated.
    • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 130:
      Hagrid só se atrasou uns minutinhos — comentou Hermione.
      Hagrid is only a few minutes late — Hermione commented.

See also

Portuguese articles
singular plural
masculine feminine masculine feminine
definite article
(the) 		o a os as
indefinite article
(a, an; some) 		um uma uns umas

Noun

uns

  1. plural of um

Pronoun

uns

  1. plural of um

Adverb

uns

  1. about, some (indicating an approximate amount)
    Esse prédio tem uns vinte metros de altura ― That building is about twenty meters tall

Romanian

Etymology

Past participle of unge.

Adjective

uns m or n (feminine singular unsă, masculine plural unși, feminine and neuter plural unse)

  1. covered with a fatty substance
  2. anointed

Declension

Declension of uns
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite uns unsă unși unse
definite unsul unsa unșii unsele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite uns unse unși unse
definite unsului unsei unșilor unselor

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin uncia (“twelfth”), via either Danish unse, Middle Low German unse, German Unze, or French once.

Noun

uns n

  1. an ounce (31 grams)
    1 lödig mark = 8 uns = 16 lod = 64 kvintin
  2. a tiny bit, an ounce, a shred
    Det fanns inte ett uns av sanning i anklagelserna
    There wasn't an ounce of truth to the accusations

Declension

Declension of uns
nominative genitive
singular indefinite uns uns
definite unset unsets
plural indefinite uns uns
definite unsen unsens

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia