ono

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ono"

Languages (37)

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Onondaga, from Onondaga Onöñda’gaga’.

Symbol

ono

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Onondaga.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Onondaga terms

English

Etymology 1

Phrase

ono

1. Abbreviation of or near(est) 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 ono.

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

• -oon, noo

Acholi

Verb

ono

1. to cough

References

• Blackings, Mairi John (2009), Acholi English – English Acholi Dictionary‎, Munich: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 105

Ama

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔnɒ/

Noun

ono

1. drum

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qanú, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu.

Pronoun

ono

1. (interrogative) what

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈono]

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.

Related terms

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

• nadjá n

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

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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

• IPA^(key): /ʔono/

Pronoun

ono m (fem. onoko)

1. I

Related terms

• onebee

Hawaiian

Hawaiian numbers ^(edit)

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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

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.no/

Numeral

ono

1. six
2. sixth

Related terms

• ʻaono
• ʻeono

Noun

ono

1. wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

References

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

Ingrian

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈono/, [ˈo̞no̞ˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈono/, [ˈo̞no̞ˑ]
• Rhymes: -ono
• Hyphenation: o‧no

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

• IPA^(key): /oˈno/

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔono/ [ˈʔoː.no]
• Rhymes: -ono
• Syllabification: o‧no

Conjunction

ono

1. or

   Synonym: wenno

Maori

Maori cardinal numbers

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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

• IPA^(key): /ˈono/, [ˈɔnɔ]

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.

Miraya Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qanú, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu.

Pronoun

ono

1. (interrogative) what

Nias

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈono/

Noun

ono (mutated form nono)

1. child

Derived terms

• ono Niha

References

• Brown, Lea (2005) "Nias." In Adelaar, Alexander & Nikolaus P. Himmelmann (eds.) The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar, p. 567. Abingdon: Routledge. →ISBN

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈono/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈono/

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

Alternative forms

• wono (Eastern Lublin, Krynice and Kryniczki)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.nɔ/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• 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

• Appendix:Polish pronouns

Further reading

• ono in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Pukapukan

Pukapukan cardinal numbers

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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

• Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui cardinal numbers

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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

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

See also

Serbo-Croatian personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		ja	mi
2nd person	familiar	ti	vi
	polite	Vi
3rd person	m	on	oni
	f	ona	one
	n	ono	ona

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ono

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔnɔ]

• Audio:

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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

Related terms

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

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀ːnɔ/
• (archaic) IPA^(key): /ɔnóː/

Pronoun

óno

1. it
2. (obsolete) onokanje form^{[→SS, p. 389]}

Usage notes

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

Declension

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:

ono

Wikipedia ^sw

Etymology

From -ona +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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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

• ono ʻahuru

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈo.no]
• Hyphenation: o‧no

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

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

• IPA^(key): /o.no/

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

• õno

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈono/, [ˈono]
• Rhymes: -ono
• Hyphenation: o‧no

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), “ono”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn