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unus.

one, single

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈuː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈuː.nus]

  1. one, single

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
    ad unum

  2. alone

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one, single”). Cognates include Ancient Greek οἶος (oîos), Sanskrit एक॑ (éka), Old Church Slavonic единъ (edinŭ), Old Irish óen, and Old English ān (English one and an).

num[ˈuː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈuː.nus]

  1. one; 1

    declension-1 · declension-2 · numeral
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one, single”). Cognates include Ancient Greek οἶος (oîos), Sanskrit एक॑ (éka), Old Church Slavonic единъ (edinŭ), Old Irish óen, and Old English ān (English one and an).

article[ˈuː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈuː.nus]

  1. a; an

    Medieval-Latin
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one, single”). Cognates include Ancient Greek οἶος (oîos), Sanskrit एक॑ (éka), Old Church Slavonic единъ (edinŭ), Old Irish óen, and Old English ān (English one and an).

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