References
Barry Alpher, Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma , in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004; edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Kochl published in Amsterdam and Philadelphia by the John Benjamins Publishing Company)
Noun
kuna f (related adjective kunový )
marten
kuna ( former currency of Croatia )
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
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Declension of kuna (hard feminine )
Further reading
“kuna ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“kuna ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“kuna ”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
References
Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma , in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method , edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
Etymology
From kun + -a .
Adjective
kuna (accusative singular kunan , plural kunaj , accusative plural kunajn )
joint ; combined
Conjunction
kuna
because
Ma ei lähe homme kooli, kuna ma pean linna minema. I won't go to school tomorrow, because I have to go to the city.
as , when , at the same time as
Ema tõusis hommikul varakult, kuna pere jäi veel magama. Mother rose early, as the family was still sleeping.
Adverb
kuna (not comparable )
( interrogative, colloquial ) when
Kuna me rahad siis saame? When will we get our money then?
Etymology 1
From Serbo-Croatian kuna .
Noun
kuna
kuna ( former currency of Croatia )
Declension
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Inflection of kuna (Kotus type 10/koira , no gradation)
nominative
kuna
kunat
genitive
kunan
kunien
partitive
kunaa
kunia
illative
kunaan
kuniin
singular
plural
nominative
kuna
kunat
accusative
nom.
kuna
kunat
gen.
kunan
genitive
kunan
kunien kunain rare
partitive
kunaa
kunia
inessive
kunassa
kunissa
elative
kunasta
kunista
illative
kunaan
kuniin
adessive
kunalla
kunilla
ablative
kunalta
kunilta
allative
kunalle
kunille
essive
kunana
kunina
translative
kunaksi
kuniksi
abessive
kunatta
kunitta
instructive
—
kunin
comitative
See the possessive forms below.
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first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kunani
kunani
accusative
nom.
kunani
kunani
gen.
kunani
genitive
kunani
kunieni kunaini rare
partitive
kunaani
kuniani
inessive
kunassani
kunissani
elative
kunastani
kunistani
illative
kunaani
kuniini
adessive
kunallani
kunillani
ablative
kunaltani
kuniltani
allative
kunalleni
kunilleni
essive
kunanani
kuninani
translative
kunakseni
kunikseni
abessive
kunattani
kunittani
instructive
—
—
comitative
— kunineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kunasi
kunasi
accusative
nom.
kunasi
kunasi
gen.
kunasi
genitive
kunasi
kuniesi kunaisi rare
partitive
kunaasi
kuniasi
inessive
kunassasi
kunissasi
elative
kunastasi
kunistasi
illative
kunaasi
kuniisi
adessive
kunallasi
kunillasi
ablative
kunaltasi
kuniltasi
allative
kunallesi
kunillesi
essive
kunanasi
kuninasi
translative
kunaksesi
kuniksesi
abessive
kunattasi
kunittasi
instructive
—
—
comitative
— kuninesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kunamme
kunamme
accusative
nom.
kunamme
kunamme
gen.
kunamme
genitive
kunamme
kuniemme kunaimme rare
partitive
kunaamme
kuniamme
inessive
kunassamme
kunissamme
elative
kunastamme
kunistamme
illative
kunaamme
kuniimme
adessive
kunallamme
kunillamme
ablative
kunaltamme
kuniltamme
allative
kunallemme
kunillemme
essive
kunanamme
kuninamme
translative
kunaksemme
kuniksemme
abessive
kunattamme
kunittamme
instructive
—
—
comitative
— kuninemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kunanne
kunanne
accusative
nom.
kunanne
kunanne
gen.
kunanne
genitive
kunanne
kunienne kunainne rare
partitive
kunaanne
kunianne
inessive
kunassanne
kunissanne
elative
kunastanne
kunistanne
illative
kunaanne
kuniinne
adessive
kunallanne
kunillanne
ablative
kunaltanne
kuniltanne
allative
kunallenne
kunillenne
essive
kunananne
kuninanne
translative
kunaksenne
kuniksenne
abessive
kunattanne
kunittanne
instructive
—
—
comitative
— kuninenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kunansa
kunansa
accusative
nom.
kunansa
kunansa
gen.
kunansa
genitive
kunansa
kuniensa kunainsa rare
partitive
kunaansa
kuniaan kuniansa
inessive
kunassaan kunassansa
kunissaan kunissansa
elative
kunastaan kunastansa
kunistaan kunistansa
illative
kunaansa
kuniinsa
adessive
kunallaan kunallansa
kunillaan kunillansa
ablative
kunaltaan kunaltansa
kuniltaan kuniltansa
allative
kunalleen kunallensa
kunilleen kunillensa
essive
kunanaan kunanansa
kuninaan kuninansa
translative
kunakseen kunaksensa
kunikseen kuniksensa
abessive
kunattaan kunattansa
kunittaan kunittansa
instructive
—
—
comitative
— kunineen kuninensa
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Noun
kuna m or f (plural kunas )
kuna ( former currency of Croatia )
Usage notes
Used as a masculine and a feminine noun interchangably
Noun
kuna
a variety of freshwater eel
References
Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986 ) “kuna”, in Hawaiian Dictionary , Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈkuna/
Hyphenation: ku‧na
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kúna /ку́на .
Noun
kuna (first-person possessive kunaku , second-person possessive kunamu , third-person possessive kunanya )
kuna : the former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa.
References
Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma , in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method , edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.
References
Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma , in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method , edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
Noun
kuna m (definite singular kunaen , indefinite plural kunaar or kunaer , definite plural kunaane or kunaene )
( numismatics ) kuna
References
“kuna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
References
Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma , in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method , edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
kuna
Further reading
kuna I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
kuna II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
kuna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
kuna in PWN's encyclopedia
Józef Bliziński (1860 ) “kuna ”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 624
Oskar Kolberg (1867 ) “kuna ”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 272
Władysław Matlakowski (1891 ) “kuna ”, in “Zbiór wyrazów ludowych dawnej ziemi czerskiej”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności , volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 364
Noun
kuna m or f (plural kunas )
kuna ( former currency of Croatia )
kn ( abbreviation, currency )
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /kǔːna/
Hyphenation: ku‧na
Noun
kúna f (Cyrillic spelling ку́на )
marten
kuna ( former currency of Croatia, until 2023 )
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
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Further reading
“kuna ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [ Croatian language portal ] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Further reading
“kuna ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [ Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science ] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk , 2003–2024
Verb
-kuna (infinitive kukuna )
to scrape , scratch
to grate , shred
Conjugation
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Conjugation of -kuna
Positive present
-na kuna
Subjunctive
-kune
Negative
-kuni
Imperative singular
kuna
Infinitives
Positive
kukuna
Negative
kutokuna
Imperatives
Singular
kuna
Plural
kuneni
Tensed forms
Habitual
hukuna
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li kuna
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku kuna
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na kuna)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni nakuna/na kuna
tu nakuna
2nd person
u nakuna
m nakuna
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a nakuna
wa nakuna
other classes
positive subject concord + -na kuna
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kuni )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si kuni
hatu kuni
2nd person
hu kuni
ham kuni
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha kuni
hawa kuni
other classes
negative subject concord + -kuni
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta kuna
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta kuna
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kune )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni kune
tu kune
2nd person
u kune
m kune
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a kune
wa kune
other classes
positive subject concord + -kune
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si kune
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge kuna
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe kuna
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali kuna
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali kuna
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me kuna
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha kuna
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja kuna
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki kuna
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo kuna
Consecutive
kakuna / positive subject concord + -ka kuna
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka kune
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈkuna/
Rhymes: -una
Hyphenation: ku‧na
Syllabification: ku‧na
Noun
kuna f
( zoology ) marten
Declension
More information singular, dual ...
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Declension of kuna (feminine hard stem )
References
Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma , in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method , edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
Etymology
From kù + ọ̀nà ( “ path ” ) .