kuoni

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

• chuoni, kuani

Adjective

kuoni

1. daring, audacious
2. brave, bold, undoubting
3. persistent, unrelenting
4. ferocious, wild

Derived terms

• kuonheit
• kuonīg
• kuono

Descendants

• Middle High German: küen, küene, küne
  • Alemannic German: chüe, chüen
  • German: kühn
  • Luxembourgish: kéng

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

• chuonī

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

• Middle High German: küene
  • German: Kühne