different between ins vs uns

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nz/
• Homophone: inns

Noun

ins

1. plural of in

See also

• ins and outs

Etymology 2

Verb

ins

1. (computing) insert

Anagrams

• NIS, NSI, Niš, SIN, Sin, nis, sin

German

Alternative forms

• in's

Etymology

A contraction of in + das.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ns/, [??ns]

Contraction

ins

1. (in)to the (accusative singular neuter)

Gothic

Romanization

ins

1. Romanization of ????????????

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?s?/

Preposition

ins (plus dative, triggers no mutation)

1. (archaic or dialectal) Alternative form of i (“in”)

Usage notes

This form is found before the definite article an sg/na pl, but in the standard written language ins an and ins na are always contracted to sa/san and sna.

Mutation

Romanian

Etymology

A variant use of îns (before the mid 19th century it was pronounced the same), from Vulgar Latin *ipsus, from Latin ipse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ins/
• Rhymes: -ins

Noun

ins m (plural in?i)

1. person, individual

Synonyms

• om, individ, persoan?

Related terms

• îns
• însu?i
• adins

English

Alternative forms

• 'uns

Noun

uns

1. plural of un

Anagrams

• NUS, Sun, Sun., USN, sun

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ?n?s, accusative masculine plural of ?nus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?uns/

Article

uns m pl

1. masculine plural of un

Noun

uns

1. plural of un

French

Etymology

From Latin ?n?s, accusative masculine plural of ?nus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -œ?

Noun

uns ?

1. plural of un

Anagrams

• nus

Galician

Etymology

From Latin ?n?s, accusative masculine plural of ?nus.

Pronunciation

Article

uns m pl (masculine singular un, feminine singular unha, feminine plural unhas)

1. (indefinite) some

German

Alternative forms

• Uns (pluralis majestatis)
• unns, vnns, vns (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ns/

Pronoun

uns

1. accusative/dative of wir: us

See also

• wir
• unser
• unserige, unsrige

Further reading

• “uns” in Duden online

Gothic

Romanization

uns

1. Romanization of ????????????

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uns/

Pronoun

uns

1. accusative/dative of meer

Inflection

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse unz.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ns

Conjunction

uns

1. until

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon ?s, from Proto-Germanic *uns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ns/

Pronoun

uns

1. (personal pronoun, first person, in the plural, accusative) us
2. (personal pronoun, first person, in the plural, dative) us
3. (possessive, first person, in the plural) our

Declension

Personal pronoun:

Possesive pronoun:

Alternative forms

• ûs

Descendants

• German Low German: uns

Old French

Article

uns

1. some (masculine oblique plural indefinite article)
2. a, an (masculine nominative singular indefinite article)

Declension

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German uns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ns/

Pronoun

uns

1. us
2. to us

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ?n?s, accusative masculine plural of ?nus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /??/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?s/
• Hyphenation: uns

Article

uns

1. masculine plural of um

See also

Noun

uns

1. plural of um

Pronoun

uns

1. plural of um

Adverb

uns (comparative mais uns superlative o mais uns)

1. about, some (indicating an approximate amount)

   Esse prédio tem uns vinte metros de altura - That building is about twenty meters tall

Romanian

Etymology

Past participle of unge.

Adjective

uns m or n (feminine singular uns?, masculine plural un?i, feminine and neuter plural unse)

1. covered with a fatty substance
2. anointed

Declension

Swedish

Noun

uns n

1. an ounce (31 grams)

   1 lödig mark = 8 uns = 16 lod = 64 kvintin

2. very little, a tiny bit

Declension

References

• Uns in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1920)