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вони

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Pannonian Rusyn

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Slovak voni, vony, from Proto-Slavic *oni.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvɔni]
  • Rhymes: -ɔni
  • Hyphenation: во‧ни

Pronoun

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вони (vonipl

  1. they (third-person plural pronoun)

Usage notes

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  • Unlike Slovak oni and ony, there is no gender or animacy distinction in the third-person plural pronoun.

Declension

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Further reading

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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во́ни (vónif inan or f inan pl

  1. inflection of вонь (vonʹ):
    1. genitive/dative/prepositional singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [wɔˈnɪ]
  • Audio:(file)

Pronoun

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вони́ (voný)

  1. (the third-person plural) they
  2. (the third-person singular, usually colloquial and respectful) they
  3. (the third-person singular, gender-neutral, proscribed) they

Usage notes

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While Ukrainian does not have an official pronoun for non-binary individuals, some have claimed the usage of вони (vony) as an equivalent to the singular they in English.

Declension

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References

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