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Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
gini
Declension
Further reading
- “gini”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
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Garo
| < 1 | 2 | 3 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : gini | ||
Alternative forms
- (nonstandard) gni
Etymology
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *nɯi⁴ (“two”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-ni-s (“two”). Cognate with Tibetan གཉིས (gnyis), Burmese နှစ် (hnac).
Numeral
gini
Synonyms
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪːnɪ
Verb
gini
Indonesian
Adverb
gini
Romanian
Etymology
Verb
a gini (third-person singular present ginește, past participle ginit) 4th conjugation
Conjugation
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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Noun
gini m (genitive singular gini, plural ginidhean)
- guinea (coin)
Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪnɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪni/
- Homophone: Gini (“Guinea”)
Noun
gini f (plural ginïau or ginis)
- guinea (coin)
Usage notes
- Like many other unnaturalised, g-initial words, gini does not undergo soft mutation. Conversely, gini always undergoes nasal mutation to ngini. For similar examples, see golff, gêm and glwten.
See also
- ffyrling (“farthing”)
- dimai (“halfpenny”)
- ceiniog (“penny”)
- dwygeiniog (“twopence, tuppence”)
- chwecheiniog (“sixpence”)
- swllt (“shilling”)
- hanner coron (“half-crown”)
- coron (“crown”)
- sofren (“sovereign”)
Mutation
△Irregular.
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gini”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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