fonio

English

Man holding fonio.

Etymology

From French fonio, from Wolof foño.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfəʊnjəʊ/

Noun

fonio (uncountable)

  1. Digitaria exilis, a cereal cultivated in western Africa; white fonio
    Synonym: hungry rice
  2. Digitaria iburua, a cereal cultivated in western Africa, black fonio

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Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see French fonio).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfonio/, [ˈfo̞nio̞]
  • Rhymes: -onio
  • Syllabification(key): fo‧ni‧o

Noun

fonio

  1. fonio (white and black)

Declension

Inflection of fonio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative fonio foniot
genitive fonion fonioiden
fonioitten
partitive foniota fonioita
illative fonioon fonioihin
singular plural
nominative fonio foniot
accusative nom. fonio foniot
gen. fonion
genitive fonion fonioiden
fonioitten
partitive foniota fonioita
inessive foniossa fonioissa
elative foniosta fonioista
illative fonioon fonioihin
adessive foniolla fonioilla
ablative foniolta fonioilta
allative foniolle fonioille
essive foniona fonioina
translative fonioksi fonioiksi
instructive fonioin
abessive foniotta fonioitta
comitative fonioineen
Possessive forms of fonio (type valtio)
possessor singular plural
1st person fonioni foniomme
2nd person foniosi fonionne
3rd person fonionsa

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French

Etymology

From Wolof foño.

Noun

fonio m (plural fonios)

  1. Digitaria exilis, a cereal cultivated in western Africa
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