guarani

See also: guaranì, guaraní, and Guaraní

English

Noun

guarani (plural guaranis or guaranies)

1. Alternative form of guaraní
   • 1985, Latin America Report - Issue 75; Issue 85, page 63:

     In January of this year, deposits expanded to 11.294 billion guaranis, but then dropped to 10.219 billion in February.

   • 2009, Eric Falkenstein, Finding Alpha: The Search for Alpha When Risk and Return Break Down, →ISBN:

     The rules of the risk game were as follows: The player was given 8,000 guaranies (two-thirds of a day's wages) and could choose to bet nothing, 2,000, 4,000, 6,000, or all 8,000 guaranies.

   • 2013, USA Int'l Business Publications, Paraguay Land Ownership and Agriculture Laws Handbook, →ISBN, page 146:

     On November 15, the market rate stood at 3,330 guaranies to the dollar.

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Guaraní guarani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuɑrɑni/, [ˈɡuɑ̝ˌrɑ̝ni]
• Rhymes: -ɑni
• Hyphenation^(key): gua‧ra‧ni

Noun

guarani

1. Guaraní (language)
2. Guaraní (member of the Guaraní people)

Declension

Inflection of guarani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		guarani	guaranit
genitive		guaranin	guaranien
partitive		guarania	guaraneja
illative		guaraniin	guaraneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		guarani	guaranit
accusative	nom.	guarani	guaranit
	gen.	guaranin
genitive		guaranin	guaranien
partitive		guarania	guaraneja
inessive		guaranissa	guaraneissa
elative		guaranista	guaraneista
illative		guaraniin	guaraneihin
adessive		guaranilla	guaraneilla
ablative		guaranilta	guaraneilta
allative		guaranille	guaraneille
essive		guaranina	guaraneina
translative		guaraniksi	guaraneiksi
abessive		guaranitta	guaraneitta
instructive		—	guaranein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative guaranini guaranini accusative nom. guaranini guaranini gen. guaranini genitive guaranini guaranieni partitive guaraniani guaranejani inessive guaranissani guaraneissani elative guaranistani guaraneistani illative guaraniini guaraneihini adessive guaranillani guaraneillani ablative guaraniltani guaraneiltani allative guaranilleni guaraneilleni essive guaraninani guaraneinani translative guaranikseni guaraneikseni abessive guaranittani guaraneittani instructive — — comitative — guaraneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative guaranisi guaranisi accusative nom. guaranisi guaranisi gen. guaranisi genitive guaranisi guaraniesi partitive guaraniasi guaranejasi inessive guaranissasi guaraneissasi elative guaranistasi guaraneistasi illative guaraniisi guaraneihisi adessive guaranillasi guaraneillasi ablative guaraniltasi guaraneiltasi allative guaranillesi guaraneillesi essive guaraninasi guaraneinasi translative guaraniksesi guaraneiksesi abessive guaranittasi guaraneittasi instructive — — comitative — guaraneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative guaranimme guaranimme accusative nom. guaranimme guaranimme gen. guaranimme genitive guaranimme guaraniemme partitive guaraniamme guaranejamme inessive guaranissamme guaraneissamme elative guaranistamme guaraneistamme illative guaraniimme guaraneihimme adessive guaranillamme guaraneillamme ablative guaraniltamme guaraneiltamme allative guaranillemme guaraneillemme essive guaraninamme guaraneinamme translative guaraniksemme guaraneiksemme abessive guaranittamme guaraneittamme instructive — — comitative — guaraneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative guaraninne guaraninne accusative nom. guaraninne guaraninne gen. guaraninne genitive guaraninne guaranienne partitive guaranianne guaranejanne inessive guaranissanne guaraneissanne elative guaranistanne guaraneistanne illative guaraniinne guaraneihinne adessive guaranillanne guaraneillanne ablative guaraniltanne guaraneiltanne allative guaranillenne guaraneillenne essive guaraninanne guaraneinanne translative guaraniksenne guaraneiksenne abessive guaranittanne guaraneittanne instructive — — comitative — guaraneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative guaraninsa guaraninsa accusative nom. guaraninsa guaraninsa gen. guaraninsa genitive guaraninsa guaraniensa partitive guaraniaan guaraniansa guaranejaan guaranejansa inessive guaranissaan guaranissansa guaraneissaan guaraneissansa elative guaranistaan guaranistansa guaraneistaan guaraneistansa illative guaraniinsa guaraneihinsa adessive guaranillaan guaranillansa guaraneillaan guaraneillansa ablative guaraniltaan guaraniltansa guaraneiltaan guaraneiltansa allative guaranilleen guaranillensa guaraneilleen guaraneillensa essive guaraninaan guaraninansa guaraneinaan guaraneinansa translative guaranikseen guaraniksensa guaraneikseen guaraneiksensa abessive guaranittaan guaranittansa guaraneittaan guaraneittansa instructive — — comitative — guaraneineen guaraneinensa

Synonyms

• (language): guaranin kieli

French

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Guaraní guarani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwa.ʁa.ni/

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Adjective

guarani (feminine guaranie, masculine plural guaranis, feminine plural guaranies) (often invariable)

1. (relational) Guaraní

Noun

guarani m (plural guaranis)

1. Guaraní (language, singular only)
2. guaraní (currency)

Further reading

• “guarani”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Guaraní

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *waɾaniŋ, from Proto-Tupian *aɾaniŋ.

Cognate with Old Tupi gûarinĩ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡwaɾaˈni/

• (Paraguayan Guarani, Eastern Guarani, Southwestern Guarani) IPA^(key): [ɡwaɾaˈni].
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

guarani (plural guaranikuéra, locative guaranípe, semblative guaranícha)

1. (anthropology) one of the Guarani peoples; the collective of all Guarani peoples
   1. (linguistics) one of the Guarani languages or its ancestor, Old Guarani
2. (obsolete) war, fight

   Synonym: ñorairõ

3. (obsolete) warrior, fighter

   Synonym: ñorairõhára

Related terms

• guaraniñe'ẽnguéra (“the Guarani languages”)

 

Italian

Noun

guarani m

1. plural of guarano

Anagrams

• anguria, uragani

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• guaraní (1931)

Etymology

Borrowed from Guaraní guarani.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwa.ɾaˈni/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡwɐ.ɾɐˈni/

Noun

guarani m (plural guaranis)

1. (uncountable) Guaraní (a Tupian language of South America)
2. guaraní (currency of Paraguay)

Noun

guarani m or f by sense (plural guaranis)

1. one of the Guaraní, an indigenous South American people

Adjective

guarani m or f (plural guaranis)

1. (relational) of the Guaraní people
2. (relational) of the Guaraní language

Derived terms

• tupi-guarani

Further reading

• “guaraní”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French guarani, ultimately derived from Guaraní guarani.

Noun

guarani n (uncountable)

1. Guaraní

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	guarani	guaraniul
genitive-dative	guarani	guaraniului
vocative	guaraniule