unsa

See also: unsã

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *qunuh + *-sa "rapport particle", from Proto-Central Philippine *qanuh, *qunuh, from Proto-Philippine *anu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu.

Adverb

unsa

  1. (interrogative) what
    Nag-unsa ka? ― What are you doing?
    Unsa ang imong kinahanglan? ― What do you need?
  2. (interrogative) which
    Unsa nga eskwelahan ka nanggikan? ― Which school do you came from?

Interjection

unsa

  1. Expression of surprise or disbelief
  2. What did you say?

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish onza.

Noun

únsa

  1. ounce

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle French once, from Latin uncia (“1/12 part”).

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʌn̪ˠsˠə/

Noun

unsa m (genitive singular unsa, nominative plural unsaí)

  1. ounce (1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, 28.3495 g)

Declension
Declension of unsa

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative unsa unsaí
Vocative a unsa a unsaí
Genitive unsa unsaí
Dative unsa unsaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-unsa na hunsaí
Genitive an unsa na n-unsaí
Dative leis an unsa

don unsa

 leis na hunsaí

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
unsa n-unsa hunsa t-unsa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

unsa f (definite singular unsa, indefinite plural unser or unsor, definite plural unsene or unsone)

  1. definite singular of unse
  2. (pre-2012) alternative form of unse
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