Faliscan

Pronoun

cuī

1. (relative) who, what, that, which

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuj/

Etymology

From Latin cui.^[1]

Pronoun

cui ‎(relative)

1. whom
2. which
3. whose

Derived terms

• per cui

References

1. ↑ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, ISBN 88-15-08638-2, page 139

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kuj/, [kʊj]

Pronoun

cui

1. to whom? (interrogative); dative singular of quis
2. to whom, to which (relative); dative singular of quī

Adjective

cui

1. to what?, to which? (interrogative); dative singular of quī

Related terms

• cui bono - who benefits
• cui malo - who suffers

Descendants

• Italian: cui
• Romanian: cui

See also

• cui bono on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • who gets the advantage from this? who is the interested party: cui bono?
    
  • the creditor: creditor, or is cui debeo
    
  • this shows, proves..: documento, indicio est (without demonstr. pron. but cui rei documento, indicio est)
    

Mandarin

Romanization

cui

1. Nonstandard spelling of cuī.
2. Nonstandard spelling of cuí.
3. Nonstandard spelling of cuǐ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of cuì.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Nahuatl

Verb

cui

1. (transitive) To take.
2. (transitive, of a man) To have sex with.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 137v.

     Hazerlo hõbre ala muger. nite,teca.nite,y ecoa.tetechn,aci.niccui. uiccuicui. [sic]

Synonyms

• (sex) teca, yecoa, tetech ahci, cuicui

Derived terms

• cuicui
• cuiloni

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 220
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 71
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 216

Old French

Pronoun

cui

1. Alternative form of qui

Old Provençal

Pronoun

cui

1. who; whom
   • circa 1145, Bernard de Ventadour, Lo rossinhols s'esbaudeya:

     Mas no sai de que ni de cui,

     But I don't know of what or of whom,

See also

• que

Romanian

Etymology 1

From Latin cuneus.

Noun

cui n ‎(plural cuie)

1. nail (metal fastener), pin

Declension

Derived terms

• cuier
• cuia
• cuișor

Related terms

• încuia
• descuia

Etymology 2

From Latin cui.

Pronoun

cui ‎(genitive/dative form of cine)

1. whose
2. to whom