uns
English
Noun
uns
- plural of un
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin ūnōs, accusative masculine plural of ūnus.
Pronunciation
Article
uns m pl
- masculine plural of un
Noun
uns
- plural of un
French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin ūnōs, accusative masculine plural of ūnus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /œ̃/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -œ
Noun
uns m
- plural of un
- Ils se sont soutenus les uns les autres.
- They supported each other.
Anagrams
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin ūnōs, accusative masculine plural of ūnus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuns/
- Rhymes: -uns
- Hyphenation: uns
Article
uns m pl (masculine singular un, feminine singular unha, feminine plural unhas)
- (indefinite) some
See also
Further reading
- “un”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊns/
Audio: (file) Audio: (file)
Pronoun
uns
- accusative/dative of wir: us
- reflexive pronoun of wir
Declension
singular | plural | sing. and pl. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st person | 2nd person familiar1 |
3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person familiar1 |
3rd person | 2nd person polite/formal | |||
m | f | n | |||||||
nominative | ich | du -e2 |
er | sie -se2 |
es | wir | ihr | sie -se2 |
Sie Ihr3 |
genitive | meiner mein3 |
deiner dein3 |
seiner sein3 |
ihrer | seiner sein3 |
unser | euer | ihrer | Ihrer Euer3 |
dative | mir | dir | ihm | ihr | ihm | uns | euch | ihnen | Ihnen Euch3 |
accusative | mich | dich | ihn | sie -se2 |
es | uns | euch | sie -se2 |
Sie Euch3 |
1These forms are sometimes capitalized, especially in letters. 2enclitic, colloquial 3archaic
- The genitive case unser is used more and more rarely in modern German.
- While the genitive of a personal pronoun does express ownership, it must not be confused with a possessive pronoun. While possessive pronouns such as unser are put in front of the noun they relate to and follow the inflection rules of adjectives, the genitive form of a personal pronoun has only one form, which is not further inflected. Additionally, personal pronouns in the genitive can be put after the word they relate to.
See also
Further reading
Gothic
Romanization
uns
- romanization of 𐌿𐌽𐍃
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uns/
Pronoun
uns
- accusative/dative of meer
Inflection
nominative | accusative | dative | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
proclitic | enclitic | stressed | unstressed | stressed | unstressed | |||
singular | 1st person | ich eich |
-ich | mich meich |
meer | mer m'r | ||
2nd person (informal) |
du dau/Dau |
-du, -de -Dau, -De |
dich deich/Deich |
deer | der d'r/D'r | |||
3rd person |
m | er; där | -er | ihn | en | ihm | em | |
f | sie; die | -se | sie / ihns | se | eer ehr |
re | ||
n | es; das et, 't |
's | es et |
-et, -'t |
ihm | em | ||
plural | 1st person | meer | mer | uns uhs | ||||
2nd person | deer Ehr, Dehr |
der | eich Auch | |||||
3rd person | sie; die | -se | sie | se | denne |
Further reading
Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʏns
Conjunction
uns
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon ūs, from Proto-Germanic *uns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊns/
Pronoun
uns
- (personal pronoun, first person, in the plural, accusative) us
- (personal pronoun, first person, in the plural, dative) us
- (possessive, first person, in the plural) our
Declension
Personal pronoun:
nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | 1st person | ik (ek) | mî (mê, mik, mek) | mîn (mîner) | ||
2nd person | dû | dî (dê, dik, dek) | dîn (dîner) | |||
3rd person | m | hê (hî, hie) | ēne, en (ȫne, ȫn) | ēme, em (ȫme, en) | sîn (sîner) | |
n | it (et) | |||||
f | sê (sî, sie, sü̂) | ēre, ēr (ērer, ȫrer) | ||||
plural | 1st person | wî (wê, wie) | uns (ûs, ös, ü̂sik) | unser (ûser) | ||
2nd person | gî (jê, î) | jû (jûwe, û, jük, gik) | jûwer (ûwer) | |||
3rd person | sê (sî, sie) | em, öm, jüm (en, ēnen, ȫnen) | ēre, ēr (ērer, ȫrer) |
For an explanation of the forms in brackets see here.
Possessive pronoun:
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
Strong declension | ||||
nominative | uns | unse | ||
accusative | unsen | uns | unse | |
dative | unsem(e) (unsennote) | unser(e) | unsen | |
genitive | unses | unser(e) | ||
Weak declension | ||||
nominative | unse | unsen | ||
accusative | unsen | unse | unsen | |
dative | unsen | |||
genitive |
The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period.
Alternative forms
Descendants
Old French
Article
uns
- some (masculine oblique plural indefinite article)
- a, an (masculine nominative singular indefinite article)
Declension
Case | masculine | feminine | |
---|---|---|---|
singular | subject | uns | une |
oblique | un | une | |
plural | subject | un | unes |
oblique | uns | unes |
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊns/
Pronoun
uns
Declension
Number | singular | plural | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Person/ Gender |
1st | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||
familiar | polite/formal | m | f | n | |||||
nominative | ich | du de1 |
dihr der1 Sie |
er | sie se1 |
es | mir mer1 |
dihr der1 |
sie |
dative | mir mer1 |
dir der1 |
eich Ihne Ne1 |
ihm em1 |
ihre re1 |
ihm em1 |
uns | eich | ihne ne1 |
accusative | mich | dich | eich Sie |
ihn en1 |
sie se1 |
es | sie |
1 unstressed
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin ūnōs, accusative masculine plural of ūnus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ũs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ũʃ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ũʃ/
- Hyphenation: uns
Article
uns
- masculine plural of um
- 2000, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban [Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban] (Harry Potter; 3), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 151:
- Devagarinho, ela foi se abaixando para pegar uma saca a seus pés, despejou-a, e caíram na cama uns pedacinhos de madeira e gravetos, tudo que restava da fiel vassoura de Harry, enfim derrotada.
- Very slowly, she was kneeling down to get a sack on his feet, she emptied it, and some little fragments and chips of wood fell on the bed, everything what remained from the loyal Harry's broom, finally defeated.
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 130:
- Hagrid só se atrasou uns minutinhos — comentou Hermione.
- Hagrid is only a few minutes late — Hermione commented.
See also
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |
definite article (the) |
o | a | os | as |
indefinite article (a, an; some) |
um | uma | uns | umas |
Noun
uns
- plural of um
Pronoun
uns
- plural of um
Adverb
uns
- about, some (indicating an approximate amount)
- Esse prédio tem uns vinte metros de altura ― That building is about twenty meters tall
Romanian
Etymology
Past participle of unge.
Adjective
uns m or n (feminine singular unsă, masculine plural unși, feminine and neuter plural unse)
Declension
singular | plural | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | uns | unsă | unși | unse | |||
definite | unsul | unsa | unșii | unsele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | uns | unse | unși | unse | |||
definite | unsului | unsei | unșilor | unselor |
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin uncia (“twelfth”), via either Danish unse, Middle Low German unse, German Unze, or French once.
Noun
uns n
- an ounce (31 grams)
- 1 lödig mark = 8 uns = 16 lod = 64 kvintin
- a tiny bit, an ounce, a shred
- Det fanns inte ett uns av sanning i anklagelserna
- There wasn't an ounce of truth to the accusations
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | uns | uns |
definite | unset | unsets | |
plural | indefinite | uns | uns |
definite | unsen | unsens |
Further reading
- uns in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- uns in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- uns in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Uns in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1920)
- uns in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)