Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English tone), ultimately from Latin tonus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoːni/, [ˈt̪o̞ːni]
- Rhymes: -oːni
- Syllabification(key): too‧ni
- Hyphenation(key): too‧ni
Noun
tooni
- (linguistics) tone
- Synonym: sävelkorko
Declension
| Inflection of tooni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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tooni
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toonit
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| genitive
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toonin
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toonien
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| partitive
|
toonia
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tooneja
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| illative
|
tooniin
|
tooneihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
tooni
|
toonit
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
tooni
|
toonit
|
| gen.
|
toonin
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| genitive
|
toonin
|
toonien
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| partitive
|
toonia
|
tooneja
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| inessive
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toonissa
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tooneissa
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| elative
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toonista
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tooneista
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| illative
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tooniin
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tooneihin
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| adessive
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toonilla
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tooneilla
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| ablative
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toonilta
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tooneilta
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| allative
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toonille
|
tooneille
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| essive
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toonina
|
tooneina
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| translative
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tooniksi
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tooneiksi
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| abessive
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toonitta
|
tooneitta
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| instructive
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—
|
toonein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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toonini
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toonini
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| accusative
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nom.
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toonini
|
toonini
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| gen.
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toonini
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| genitive
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toonini
|
toonieni
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| partitive
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tooniani
|
toonejani
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| inessive
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toonissani
|
tooneissani
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| elative
|
toonistani
|
tooneistani
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| illative
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tooniini
|
tooneihini
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| adessive
|
toonillani
|
tooneillani
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| ablative
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tooniltani
|
tooneiltani
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| allative
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toonilleni
|
tooneilleni
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| essive
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tooninani
|
tooneinani
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| translative
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toonikseni
|
tooneikseni
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| abessive
|
toonittani
|
tooneittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tooneineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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toonisi
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toonisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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toonisi
|
toonisi
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| gen.
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toonisi
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| genitive
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toonisi
|
tooniesi
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| partitive
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tooniasi
|
toonejasi
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| inessive
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toonissasi
|
tooneissasi
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| elative
|
toonistasi
|
tooneistasi
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| illative
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tooniisi
|
tooneihisi
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| adessive
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toonillasi
|
tooneillasi
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| ablative
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tooniltasi
|
tooneiltasi
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| allative
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toonillesi
|
tooneillesi
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| essive
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tooninasi
|
tooneinasi
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| translative
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tooniksesi
|
tooneiksesi
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| abessive
|
toonittasi
|
tooneittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tooneinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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toonimme
|
toonimme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
toonimme
|
toonimme
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| gen.
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toonimme
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| genitive
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toonimme
|
tooniemme
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| partitive
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tooniamme
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toonejamme
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| inessive
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toonissamme
|
tooneissamme
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| elative
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toonistamme
|
tooneistamme
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| illative
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tooniimme
|
tooneihimme
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| adessive
|
toonillamme
|
tooneillamme
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| ablative
|
tooniltamme
|
tooneiltamme
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| allative
|
toonillemme
|
tooneillemme
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| essive
|
tooninamme
|
tooneinamme
|
| translative
|
tooniksemme
|
tooneiksemme
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| abessive
|
toonittamme
|
tooneittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tooneinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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tooninne
|
tooninne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
tooninne
|
tooninne
|
| gen.
|
tooninne
|
| genitive
|
tooninne
|
toonienne
|
| partitive
|
toonianne
|
toonejanne
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| inessive
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toonissanne
|
tooneissanne
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| elative
|
toonistanne
|
tooneistanne
|
| illative
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tooniinne
|
tooneihinne
|
| adessive
|
toonillanne
|
tooneillanne
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| ablative
|
tooniltanne
|
tooneiltanne
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| allative
|
toonillenne
|
tooneillenne
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| essive
|
tooninanne
|
tooneinanne
|
| translative
|
tooniksenne
|
tooneiksenne
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| abessive
|
toonittanne
|
tooneittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tooneinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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tooninsa
|
tooninsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
tooninsa
|
tooninsa
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| gen.
|
tooninsa
|
| genitive
|
tooninsa
|
tooniensa
|
| partitive
|
tooniaan
tooniansa
|
toonejaan
toonejansa
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| inessive
|
toonissaan
toonissansa
|
tooneissaan
tooneissansa
|
| elative
|
toonistaan
toonistansa
|
tooneistaan
tooneistansa
|
| illative
|
tooniinsa
|
tooneihinsa
|
| adessive
|
toonillaan
toonillansa
|
tooneillaan
tooneillansa
|
| ablative
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tooniltaan
tooniltansa
|
tooneiltaan
tooneiltansa
|
| allative
|
toonilleen
toonillensa
|
tooneilleen
tooneillensa
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| essive
|
tooninaan
tooninansa
|
tooneinaan
tooneinansa
|
| translative
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toonikseen
tooniksensa
|
tooneikseen
tooneiksensa
|
| abessive
|
toonittaan
toonittansa
|
tooneittaan
tooneittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tooneineen
tooneinensa
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Derived terms
Anagrams
Ye'kwana
Variant orthographies
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|
tooni
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| Brazilian standard
|
tooni
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| New Tribes
|
tooni
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Etymology
Probably contracted from earlier tawini (a form still in use in Brazil), from Proto-Cariban *tôwinô (“one”).
Pronunciation
Numeral
tooni
- one
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “tooni”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
- Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 217, 399: “[ṭo:ni] 'one' […] to:ni - one (thing)”
- Hall, Katherine (2007) “tōni”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series[2], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021
- Ye’kwana nonoodö: yawaadeejudinnha wenhä = Território Ye’kwana: a vida em Auaris[3] (overall work in Ye'kwana and Portuguese), São Paulo: ISA – Instituto Socioambiental, 2017, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 67, 68, 98: “tawiini”