# monni
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmonːi/, [ˈmo̞nːi]
* Rhymes: -onːi
* Hyphenation: mon‧ni

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German monne.

#### Noun

monni
* catfish, sheatfish (freshwater catfish of the genus Silurus)
* wels catfish, sheatfish, Silurus glanis
    Synonym: säkiä
* (taxonomy) catfish (fish of the order Siluriformes consisting of 37 families, hundreds of genera and some 3,000 species)
    Synonym: monnikala
* (dialectal, rare) child
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lapsi

##### Declension

Possessive forms of monni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
monnini
monnini
accusative
nom.
monnini
monnini
gen.
monnini
genitive
monnini
monnieni
partitive
monniani
monnejani
inessive
monnissani
monneissani
elative
monnistani
monneistani
illative
monniini
monneihini
adessive
monnillani
monneillani
ablative
monniltani
monneiltani
allative
monnilleni
monneilleni
essive
monninani
monneinani
translative
monnikseni
monneikseni
abessive
monnittani
monneittani
instructive
comitative
—monneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
monnisi
monnisi
accusative
nom.
monnisi
monnisi
gen.
monnisi
genitive
monnisi
monniesi
partitive
monniasi
monnejasi
inessive
monnissasi
monneissasi
elative
monnistasi
monneistasi
illative
monniisi
monneihisi
adessive
monnillasi
monneillasi
ablative
monniltasi
monneiltasi
allative
monnillesi
monneillesi
essive
monninasi
monneinasi
translative
monniksesi
monneiksesi
abessive
monnittasi
monneittasi
instructive
comitative
—monneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
monnimme
monnimme
accusative
nom.
monnimme
monnimme
gen.
monnimme
genitive
monnimme
monniemme
partitive
monniamme
monnejamme
inessive
monnissamme
monneissamme
elative
monnistamme
monneistamme
illative
monniimme
monneihimme
adessive
monnillamme
monneillamme
ablative
monniltamme
monneiltamme
allative
monnillemme
monneillemme
essive
monninamme
monneinamme
translative
monniksemme
monneiksemme
abessive
monnittamme
monneittamme
instructive
comitative
—monneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
monninne
monninne
accusative
nom.
monninne
monninne
gen.
monninne
genitive
monninne
monnienne
partitive
monnianne
monnejanne
inessive
monnissanne
monneissanne
elative
monnistanne
monneistanne
illative
monniinne
monneihinne
adessive
monnillanne
monneillanne
ablative
monniltanne
monneiltanne
allative
monnillenne
monneillenne
essive
monninanne
monneinanne
translative
monniksenne
monneiksenne
abessive
monnittanne
monneittanne
instructive
comitative
—monneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
monninsa
monninsa
accusative
nom.
monninsa
monninsa
gen.
monninsa
genitive
monninsa
monniensa
partitive
monniaan monniansa
monnejaan monnejansa
inessive
monnissaan monnissansa
monneissaan monneissansa
elative
monnistaan monnistansa
monneistaan monneistansa
illative
monniinsa
monneihinsa
adessive
monnillaan monnillansa
monneillaan monneillansa
ablative
monniltaan monniltansa
monneiltaan monneiltansa
allative
monnilleen monnillensa
monneilleen monneillensa
essive
monninaan monninansa
monneinaan monneinansa
translative
monnikseen monniksensa
monneikseen monneiksensa
abessive
monnittaan monnittansa
monneittaan monneittansa
instructive
comitative
—monneineen monneinensa :

##### Derived terms

* monninen
* ankeriasmonni
* antennimonni
* banjomonni
* haarniskamonni
* haimonni
* helmipartamonni
* katinkultamonni
* konnamonni
* lapamonni
* lasimonni
* lippuritarimonni
* loismonni
* merimonni
* mokkaripsimonni
* monnikala
* noitamonni
* nokkamonni
* nuolimonni
* okamonni
* panssarimonni
* partamonni
* piikkimonni
* ripsimonni
* ritarimonni
* sampimonni
* sähkömonni
* velhomonni

#### References

* “monni”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
* “monni”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.

### Etymology 2

Probably through figurative use of monni (etymology 1, as in the sense "child"; compare kuha, simppu). The military sense is attested since the early 20th century and has many variants, but this is likely the original based on attestation dates.

#### Noun

monni
* (military slang) rookie, recruit, newbie
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:monni
** 1928, Arvo Kolima, translated by Private Juurikas, me and the newbies – stories from the old barracks, Sotamies Juurikas, minä ja monnit – juttuja vanhasta kasarmista, WSOY:
** 1945 [1944], Carl Mothander, translated by Katri Ingman, Paroneista bolševikkeihin: viron viimeaikaisia oloja ja tapahtumia, K.J. Gummerus, translation of Baroner, bönder och bolsjeviker i Estland, page 67:Muistin vielä sen simputuksen, jonka alaisiksi me »monnit» olimme joutuneet »vanhojen miesten» ja »kantajääkäreiden» taholta pienessä norrlantilaisessa varuskuntakaupungissa silloin, kun vuosisatamme ei vielä ollut monenkaan vuoden ikäinen.I still remembered the hazing we "newbies" had been brought under by the "old men" and "permanent infantry" in the small Norrlander garrison town when our century was barely a few years of age.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of monni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
monnini
monnini
accusative
nom.
monnini
monnini
gen.
monnini
genitive
monnini
monnieni
partitive
monniani
monnejani
inessive
monnissani
monneissani
elative
monnistani
monneistani
illative
monniini
monneihini
adessive
monnillani
monneillani
ablative
monniltani
monneiltani
allative
monnilleni
monneilleni
essive
monninani
monneinani
translative
monnikseni
monneikseni
abessive
monnittani
monneittani
instructive
comitative
—monneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
monnisi
monnisi
accusative
nom.
monnisi
monnisi
gen.
monnisi
genitive
monnisi
monniesi
partitive
monniasi
monnejasi
inessive
monnissasi
monneissasi
elative
monnistasi
monneistasi
illative
monniisi
monneihisi
adessive
monnillasi
monneillasi
ablative
monniltasi
monneiltasi
allative
monnillesi
monneillesi
essive
monninasi
monneinasi
translative
monniksesi
monneiksesi
abessive
monnittasi
monneittasi
instructive
comitative
—monneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
monnimme
monnimme
accusative
nom.
monnimme
monnimme
gen.
monnimme
genitive
monnimme
monniemme
partitive
monniamme
monnejamme
inessive
monnissamme
monneissamme
elative
monnistamme
monneistamme
illative
monniimme
monneihimme
adessive
monnillamme
monneillamme
ablative
monniltamme
monneiltamme
allative
monnillemme
monneillemme
essive
monninamme
monneinamme
translative
monniksemme
monneiksemme
abessive
monnittamme
monneittamme
instructive
comitative
—monneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
monninne
monninne
accusative
nom.
monninne
monninne
gen.
monninne
genitive
monninne
monnienne
partitive
monnianne
monnejanne
inessive
monnissanne
monneissanne
elative
monnistanne
monneistanne
illative
monniinne
monneihinne
adessive
monnillanne
monneillanne
ablative
monniltanne
monneiltanne
allative
monnillenne
monneillenne
essive
monninanne
monneinanne
translative
monniksenne
monneiksenne
abessive
monnittanne
monneittanne
instructive
comitative
—monneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
monninsa
monninsa
accusative
nom.
monninsa
monninsa
gen.
monninsa
genitive
monninsa
monniensa
partitive
monniaan monniansa
monnejaan monnejansa
inessive
monnissaan monnissansa
monneissaan monneissansa
elative
monnistaan monnistansa
monneistaan monneistansa
illative
monniinsa
monneihinsa
adessive
monnillaan monnillansa
monneillaan monneillansa
ablative
monniltaan monniltansa
monneiltaan monneiltansa
allative
monnilleen monnillensa
monneilleen monneillensa
essive
monninaan monninansa
monneinaan monneinansa
translative
monnikseen monniksensa
monneikseen monneiksensa
abessive
monnittaan monnittansa
monneittaan monneittansa
instructive
comitative
—monneineen monneinensa :

##### Derived terms

* mortti
* mosa

#### References

* “Monni”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN, retrieved 23 August 2022.
* Sotilasslangin tarkastelua (Master's Thesis, in Finnish), Jenna Säärelä, 2018
* ↑ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN

### Anagrams

* monin

## Northern Sami
### Etymology

From Proto-Samic *monē, from Proto-Uralic *muna.

### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈmonniː/

### Noun

monni
* egg

#### Further reading

* Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland