Kani

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kani"

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly a variant of Kanniainen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑni/, [ˈkɑ̝ni]
• Rhymes: -ɑni
• Hyphenation^(key): Ka‧ni

Proper noun

Kani

1. (very rare) a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Kani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Kani	Kanit
genitive		Kanin	Kanien
partitive		Kania	Kaneja
illative		Kaniin	Kaneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kani	Kanit
accusative	nom.	Kani	Kanit
	gen.	Kanin
genitive		Kanin	Kanien
partitive		Kania	Kaneja
inessive		Kanissa	Kaneissa
elative		Kanista	Kaneista
illative		Kaniin	Kaneihin
adessive		Kanilla	Kaneilla
ablative		Kanilta	Kaneilta
allative		Kanille	Kaneille
essive		Kanina	Kaneina
translative		Kaniksi	Kaneiksi
abessive		Kanitta	Kaneitta
instructive		—	Kanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kanini Kanini accusative nom. Kanini Kanini gen. Kanini genitive Kanini Kanieni partitive Kaniani Kanejani inessive Kanissani Kaneissani elative Kanistani Kaneistani illative Kaniini Kaneihini adessive Kanillani Kaneillani ablative Kaniltani Kaneiltani allative Kanilleni Kaneilleni essive Kaninani Kaneinani translative Kanikseni Kaneikseni abessive Kanittani Kaneittani instructive — — comitative — Kaneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kanisi Kanisi accusative nom. Kanisi Kanisi gen. Kanisi genitive Kanisi Kaniesi partitive Kaniasi Kanejasi inessive Kanissasi Kaneissasi elative Kanistasi Kaneistasi illative Kaniisi Kaneihisi adessive Kanillasi Kaneillasi ablative Kaniltasi Kaneiltasi allative Kanillesi Kaneillesi essive Kaninasi Kaneinasi translative Kaniksesi Kaneiksesi abessive Kanittasi Kaneittasi instructive — — comitative — Kaneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kanimme Kanimme accusative nom. Kanimme Kanimme gen. Kanimme genitive Kanimme Kaniemme partitive Kaniamme Kanejamme inessive Kanissamme Kaneissamme elative Kanistamme Kaneistamme illative Kaniimme Kaneihimme adessive Kanillamme Kaneillamme ablative Kaniltamme Kaneiltamme allative Kanillemme Kaneillemme essive Kaninamme Kaneinamme translative Kaniksemme Kaneiksemme abessive Kanittamme Kaneittamme instructive — — comitative — Kaneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kaninne Kaninne accusative nom. Kaninne Kaninne gen. Kaninne genitive Kaninne Kanienne partitive Kanianne Kanejanne inessive Kanissanne Kaneissanne elative Kanistanne Kaneistanne illative Kaniinne Kaneihinne adessive Kanillanne Kaneillanne ablative Kaniltanne Kaneiltanne allative Kanillenne Kaneillenne essive Kaninanne Kaneinanne translative Kaniksenne Kaneiksenne abessive Kanittanne Kaneittanne instructive — — comitative — Kaneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kaninsa Kaninsa accusative nom. Kaninsa Kaninsa gen. Kaninsa genitive Kaninsa Kaniensa partitive Kaniaan Kaniansa Kanejaan Kanejansa inessive Kanissaan Kanissansa Kaneissaan Kaneissansa elative Kanistaan Kanistansa Kaneistaan Kaneistansa illative Kaniinsa Kaneihinsa adessive Kanillaan Kanillansa Kaneillaan Kaneillansa ablative Kaniltaan Kaniltansa Kaneiltaan Kaneiltansa allative Kanilleen Kanillensa Kaneilleen Kaneillensa essive Kaninaan Kaninansa Kaneinaan Kaneinansa translative Kanikseen Kaniksensa Kaneikseen Kaneiksensa abessive Kanittaan Kanittansa Kaneittaan Kaneittansa instructive — — comitative — Kaneineen Kaneinensa

Icelandic

Etymology

Clipping of Ameríkani.

Noun

Kani m (genitive singular Kana, nominative plural Kanar)

1. (informal) American, Yankee

Declension

Declension of Kani (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Kani	Kaninn	Kanar	Kanarnir
accusative	Kana	Kanann	Kana	Kanana
dative	Kana	Kananum	Könum	Könunum
genitive	Kana	Kanans	Kana	Kananna

Derived terms

• kanasjónvarpið

Further reading

• “Kani” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Japanese

Romanization

Kani

1. Rōmaji transcription of かに