kuoni

Latgalian

Etymology

Cognate with Lithuanian kone.

Pronunciation

  • 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

    Adjective

    kuoni

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

      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
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