ona

ona

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Selk'nam.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Selk'nam terms

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ona

1. dative of o

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ona

1. absolutive singular of on

Inherited from Latin unda, from Proto-Indo-European *unt-. Doublet of onda, a semi-learned form.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈo.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈo.na]

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• Rhymes: -ona

ona f (plural ones)

1. wave

• “ona”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “ona”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “ona” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ona” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-bóna.

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.na/

-ona (infinitive kuóna)

1. to see

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -onera
  • Causative: -onetsa
  • Negative: -saona
  • Passive: -onedwa
  • Reduplicative: -onaona
  • Repetitive: -onanso
  • Stative: -oneka

ona

1. tomorrow

ona

1. to go

Inherited from Old Czech ona, from Proto-Slavic *ona.

• IPA^(key): [ˈona]

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ona f

1. she (third person feminine singular personal pronoun)

ona n pl

1. they (third person neuter plural personal pronoun)

ona

1. inflection of onen:
   1. nominative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative neuter plural

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

ona

1. to be low (not high)
2. to be low, humble
3. to be short (not tall)
4. to descend

• chua

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.na/, [ˈo.nə]

ona

1. his, her, its (o-type possessive)

• Used after negatives, numbers, locative nouns, certain prepositions, and after nouns preceded by an article or a k-determiner.

• kona

ona

1. (transitive) infatuated, attracted

ona

1. Rōmaji transcription of おな

Hinde (1904) records kuona “find” and kuonna “see” as equivalents of English find and see in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili kuona (“to find, to see”) as their equivalent.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ɔna/

ona (infinitive kuona or kũona)

1. to see^[2][3][4]
2. to find^[2][3][4]
3. to get into, to find oneself (unusual situation)^[4]

• (to see): kũrora

(Verbs)

• kuonana
• kuonia

(Nouns)

• kĩoneki class 7

(Proverbs)

• kũona kĩmera ti kuo gũkĩrĩa
• kuona kuonagia mũndũ njĩra

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-bóna.

-ona (infinitive woona)

1. to see

• Kalinde, Patrick, Ellomwe - English Vocabulary: Emihavani and Ekokholani dialects, 2018

From Proto-Bantu *-jóna.

-óma

1. to spoil
2. to sin

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ona.

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

ona f sg or m du or n pl (third person)

1. she (feminine singular)
2. they two (masculine dual)
3. they (neuter plural)

• Czech: ona

ona

1. inflection of onen:
   1. nominative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative masculine dual
   3. nominative/accusative neuter plural

Inherited from Old Polish ona. The oblique case forms come from Proto-Slavic *ja.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.na/

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• Rhymes: -ɔna
• Syllabification: o‧na

ona f (masculine on, neuter ono)

1. she (for animate nouns), it (for inanimate feminine nouns)

• Appendix:Polish pronouns

• ona in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ona.

• IPA^(key): /ǒna/
• Hyphenation: o‧na

òna (Cyrillic spelling о̀на)

1. she
2. they (nominative plural of òno (“it”))

From Proto-Bantu *-bóna. Cognate to Zulu -bona.

-óná (infinitive kuóná)

1. to see

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ona.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔna]

ona f

1. feminine nominative singular of on (“she”)

• “ona”, 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

From Proto-Slavic *ona.

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀ːna/

óna

1. she
2. nominative plural of ono

Fourth feminine declension (adjectival endings), fixed accent, highly irregular Stressed ("naglasne") forms
nominative imenovȃlnik	óna	ónidve, onẹ̑dve	óne, onẹ̑
genitive rodȋlnik	njẹ́	njȋju, njȉh, njȗ	njȉh
dative dajȃlnik	njēj, njȅj, njȉ	njȋma	njȉm
accusative tožȋlnik	njọ̄	njȋju, njȉh, njȗ	njȉh, njẹ̑
locative mẹ̑stnik	njēj, njȅj, njȉ	njȋju, njȉh	njȉh
instrumental orọ̑dnik	njọ́	njȋma	njȋmi
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	ȏna	ȏnidve, onẹ̑dve	óne, onẹ̑

Unstressed ("naslonske") forms
	singular	dual	plural
genitive rodȋlnik	je	ju, jih	jih
dative dajȃlnik	ji	jima	jim
accusative tožȋlnik	jo	ju	jih

Binding ("navezne / predložne") accusative forms
	singular	dual	plural
unstressed	-njo	-nju	-nje
stressed	–	–	njẹ̑, njȉh

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

From Proto-Bantu *-jóna.

-ôna

1. to destroy, to damage, to spoil

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

From Proto-Bantu *-bóna. Cognate to Zulu -bona.

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-ona (infinitive kuona)

1. to see, to find
2. to feel, to perceive

Conjugation of -ona
Positive present -naona Subjunctive -one Negative -oni Imperative singular ona
Infinitives
Positive kuona Negative kutoona
Imperatives
Singular ona Plural oneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huona Positive past positive subject concord + -liona Negative past negative subject concord + -kuona
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naona) Singular Plural 1st person ninaona/naona tunaona 2nd person unaona mnaona 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaona wanaona other classes positive subject concord + -naona
Negative present (negative subject concord + -oni) Singular Plural 1st person sioni hatuoni 2nd person huoni hamwoni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haoni hawaoni other classes negative subject concord + -oni
Positive future positive subject concord + -taona Negative future negative subject concord + -taona
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -one) Singular Plural 1st person nione tuone 2nd person uone mwone 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aone waone other classes positive subject concord + -one
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sione Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeona Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeona Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliona Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliona
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aona) Singular Plural 1st person naona twaona 2nd person waona mwaona 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aona waona m-mi(III/IV) waona yaona ji-ma(V/VI) laona yaona ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaona vyaona n(IX/X) yaona zaona u(XI) waona see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaona pa(XVI) paona mu(XVIII) mwaona
Perfect positive subject concord + -meona "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaona "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaona "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiona "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoona Consecutive kaona / positive subject concord + -kaona Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaone
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niona -tuona 2nd person -kuona -waona/-kuoneni/-waoneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwona -waona m-mi(III/IV) -uona -iona ji-ma(V/VI) -liona -yaona ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiona -viona n(IX/X) -iona -ziona u(XI) -uona see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuona pa(XVI) -paona mu(XVIII) -muona Reflexive -jiona
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ona- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -onaye -onao m-mi(III/IV) -onao -onayo ji-ma(V/VI) -onalo -onayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -onacho -onavyo n(IX/X) -onayo -onazo u(XI) -onao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -onako pa(XVI) -onapo mu(XVIII) -onamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ona) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeona -oona m-mi(III/IV) -oona -yoona ji-ma(V/VI) -loona -yoona ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choona -vyoona n(IX/X) -yoona -zoona u(XI) -oona see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koona pa(XVI) -poona mu(XVIII) -moona
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -onea (“look at; feel toward; be hostile to”)
  • Causative: -onyesha (“show”), -onesha
  • Passive: -onwa (“be seen”)
  • Reciprocal: -onana, -onekana (“be visible; seem”)
  • Other formations: -onya (“warn, admonish”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • maoni (“opinion, comment”)
  • maono (“image”)

ona

1. definite plural of o

• Noa

From English honor.

ona

1. honor; glory; praise

• IPA^(key): [ˈo.na]
• Hyphenation: o‧na

Borrowed from Samoan ʻona.

ona

1. because

Borrowed from Samoan ona.

ona

1. Introduces subordinate clauses after mafai, tatau, faigatā and faigofie.

From Proto-Polynesian *o-na. Cognates include Hawaiian ona and Samoan ona.

o ona

1. (inalienable) his, hers

ona

1. (inalienable) his, her
   • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[1], page 1:

     Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.

     This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and [if] they live together in peace and happiness.

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 37

Inherited from Common Bantu *jónà, variant of Proto-Bantu *-ncè (*-ncè > *-jéncè > *-jóncè > *-jóncà > *-jónà).

• IPA^(key): /óːna/

-ona

1. all, whole, entire

   omuti gwona ― (the) whole tree

   abantu boona ― all (the) people

2. (in the singular) any, every

   Synonym: buli

   omuti gwona ― every tree

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[3], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 433-434
• Entry 3548 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

dative of o

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ona

1. to him

Inherited from Chagatai [Term?], from Proto-Turkic *ana (“mother”). Cognate with Uyghur ئانا / ana / ана (ana).

• IPA^(key): /ɒ.na/, [ɒ̽.nɐ]
• Hyphenation: o‧na

ona (plural onalar)

1. mother

From Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, ānu, āno (“without”), from Proto-Germanic *ēnu, *ēnō (“without”), from Proto-Indo-European *anew, *enew (“without”). Cognate with German ohne.

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ona

1. without, lacking

ona

1. (possessive) (genitive singular of on) its

• onik

From Proto-Bantu *-jóna.

-ôna

1. (transitive) to do wrong
2. (intransitive) to sin

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

From Proto-Bantu *-jóna.

-ôna

1. (transitive) to ruin, to spoil
2. (intransitive) to sin

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ona”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ona (6.3)”