poni
Estonian
Etymology
From German Pony, from English pony.
Noun
poni (genitive poni, partitive poni)
- pony
- Synonym: ponihobune
Declension
| Declension of poni (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | poni | ponid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | poni | ||
| genitive | ponide | ||
| partitive | poni | ponisid | |
| illative | ponni ponisse |
ponidesse | |
| inessive | ponis | ponides | |
| elative | ponist | ponidest | |
| allative | ponile | ponidele | |
| adessive | ponil | ponidel | |
| ablative | ponilt | ponidelt | |
| translative | poniks | ponideks | |
| terminative | ponini | ponideni | |
| essive | ponina | ponidena | |
| abessive | ponita | ponideta | |
| comitative | poniga | ponidega | |
Further reading
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈponi/, [ˈpo̞ni]
- Rhymes: -oni
- Syllabification(key): po‧ni
- Hyphenation(key): po‧ni
Noun
poni
Declension
| Inflection of poni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | poni | ponit | |
| genitive | ponin | ponien | |
| partitive | ponia | poneja | |
| illative | poniin | poneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | poni | ponit | |
| accusative | nom. | poni | ponit |
| gen. | ponin | ||
| genitive | ponin | ponien | |
| partitive | ponia | poneja | |
| inessive | ponissa | poneissa | |
| elative | ponista | poneista | |
| illative | poniin | poneihin | |
| adessive | ponilla | poneilla | |
| ablative | ponilta | poneilta | |
| allative | ponille | poneille | |
| essive | ponina | poneina | |
| translative | poniksi | poneiksi | |
| abessive | ponitta | poneitta | |
| instructive | — | ponein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “poni”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Anagrams
Friulian
Alternative forms
- pogni
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.ni/
Verb
poni
Synonyms
Related terms
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpo.ni/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Oceanic *boŋi (doublet of pō), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀŋi (compare with Javanese wengi), from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀŋi.
Noun
poni
- purple (color/colour)
See also
| keʻokeʻo, kea | āhinahina | ʻeleʻele, pano |
| ʻulaʻula, ʻula, helo | alani; mākuʻe | melemele, lenalena |
| ʻōmaʻomaʻo | ||
| kīʻaha | ʻalalā | polū |
| poni | ākala |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Oceanic *pani (“to apply oil on body” – compare with Māori pani “to smear, to paint”, Tongan pani “to smear, to daub in oil; to stain; to cover with oil”, Samoan poni “dye”, Fijian vani “to oil one's hair [by passing through fingers]”).[1][2][3]
Verb
poni
- to daub or smear oil
- to consecrate, to ordain (of bishops, Christian priests)
- to anoint, to crown (in biblical to modern Christian contexts)
- to appoint, to inaugurate
Derived terms
- hoʻoponi
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “poni”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 340
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pani.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9
- ^ M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (1998), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic[1], volume 1: Material Culture, Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 100–1
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch pony, from English pony, from Scots powny, apparently from Middle French poulenet (“little foal”), ultimately from Late Latin pullanus (“young of an animal”), from pullus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈponi]
- Hyphenation: po‧ni
Noun
poni (plural poni-poni)
Derived terms
- berponi
Further reading
- “poni”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Italian
Verb
poni
- inflection of porre:
- second-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpoː.niː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpɔː.ni]
Verb
pōnī
- present passive infinitive of pōnō
Maltese
Etymology
From English pony, perhaps through Italian pony. The pronunciation seems to be spelling-based as it does not quite fit either origin (if from Italian, we should expect /ɔː/, otherwise /ɔw/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.nɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɔnɪ
Noun
poni m (plural ponijiet or ponis)
- pony (horse)
See also
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
pȍnī m anim or m inan (Cyrillic spelling по̏нӣ, genitive singular pȍnīja, nominative plural pȍnīji, genitive plural pȍnījā)
- (animate) pony
- (inanimate) small folding bicycle (mostly of the Pony brand in the former Yugoslavia)
Spanish
Alternative forms
- póney, pouni
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈponi/ [ˈpo.ni]
- Rhymes: -oni
- Syllabification: po‧ni
Noun
poni m (plural ponis)
Further reading
- “poni”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English pawn.[1]
Noun
poni class IX (plural poni class X)