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Uns
uns
uns
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ūnōs, accusative masculine plural of ūnus.
Article
uns m pl
- masculine plural of un
Noun
uns
- plural of un
French
Etymology
From Latin ūnōs, accusative masculine plural of ūnus.
Noun
uns ?
- plural of un
- Ils se sont soutenus les uns les autres.
- They supported each other.
- Ils se sont soutenus les uns les autres.
Anagrams
Galician
Etymology
From Latin ūnōs, accusative masculine plural of ūnus.
Article
uns m pl (masculine singular un, feminine singular unha, feminine plural unhas)
- (indefinite) some
German
Alternative forms
- Uns (pluralis majestatis)
Pronunciation
Alternative forms
Pronoun
uns
See also
Middle Low German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊns/
Etymology
From Old Saxon ūs, from Proto-Germanic *uns.
Pronoun
uns
- (personal pronoun, first person, plural, accusative) us
- (personal pronoun, first person, plural, dative) us
- (possessive, first person, plural) our
Declension
Personal pronoun:
Middle Low German personal pronouns
nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st person singular | ik (ek) | mî (mê, mik, mek) | mîn (mîner) | ||
2nd person singular | dû | dî (dê, dik, dek) | dîn (dîner) | ||
3rd person singular | |||||
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) | |||
1st person plural | wî (wê, wie) | uns (ûs, ös, ü̂sik) | unser (ûser) | ||
2nd person plural | gî (jê, î) | jû (jûwe, û, jük, gik) | jûwer (ûwer) | ||
3rd person plural | sê (sî, sie) | em, öm, jüm (en) | ēre, ēr (ērer, ȫrer) | ||
For an explanation of the forms in brackets see here. |
Possesive pronoun:
Declension of uns
nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Strong declension | ||||
Masculine | uns | unsen | unsem(e) (unsennote) | unses |
Neuter | uns | |||
Feminine | unse | unser(e) | ||
Plural | unse | unsen | unser(e) | |
Weak declension | ||||
Masculine | unse | unsen | unsen | |
Neuter | unse | |||
Feminine | unsen | |||
Plural | unsen | |||
The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period. |
Old French
Article
uns
- some (masculine oblique plural indefinite article)
- a, an (masculine nominative singular indefinite article)
Declension
Old French indefinite articles
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin ūnōs, accusative masculine plural of ūnus.
Pronunciation
Article
uns m pl
- Masculine plural of article um.
- 2000, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Rocco, 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.
- 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.
- 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 130:
- Hagrid só se atrasou uns minutinhos — comentou Hermione.
- Hagrid is only a few minutes late — Hermione commented.
- Hagrid só se atrasou uns minutinhos — comentou Hermione.
- 2000, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Rocco, page 151:
See also
Portuguese articles (edit) | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | |
Definite articles (the) |
o | a | os | as |
Indefinite articles (a, an; some) |
um | uma | uns | umas |
Noun
uns
- Plural of noun um.
Swedish
Noun
uns n
- an ounce (31 grams)
- 1 lödig mark = 8 uns = 16 lod = 64 kvintin
- very little, a tiny bit
- Den som har ett uns förstånd hade kunnat räknat ut det.
- Anyone with the slightest intelligence could have foreseen this.
- Den som har ett uns förstånd hade kunnat räknat ut det.
Declension
Inflection of uns | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | uns | unset | uns | unsen |
Genitive | uns | unsets | uns | unsens |
References
- Uns in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1920)