Una

/ˈunə/ determiner

Definition

the feminine form of 'one' in Spanish and Italian

Etymology

from Latin una, feminine of unus 'one'

Kelly Says

Una is just 'one' wearing a fancy dress - same meaning, more style!

Translations

CACatalà
una
una
CSČeština
jedna
jɛdna
DADansk
en
ɛn
DEDeutsch
eine
ʔaɪnə
ELΕλληνικά
μία
mia
ESEspañol
una
una
FISuomi
yksi
yksi
FRFrançais
une
yn
HAHA
daya
daja
HIहिन्दी
एक
ek
HUMagyar
egy
ɛɟ
IDBahasa Indonesia
satu
satu
IGIG
otu
otu
ITItaliano
una
una
KKKK
бір
bir
MSBahasa Melayu
satu
satu
NLNederlands
een
eːn
NONorsk
en
ɛn
PLPolski
jeden
jɛdɛn
PTPortuguês
uma
uma
RORomână
o
o
RUРусский
одна
ɐdˈna
SVSvenska
en
ɛn
SWKiswahili
moja
moja
TLTL
isa
isa
TRTürkçe
bir
bir
UKУкраїнська
одна
ɐdˈna
VITiếng Việt
một
mot
YOYO
okan
okan
ZUZU
uye
uye

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Spanish/Italian feminine article 'una' inherently encodes gender concordance, marking nouns as feminine. While grammatical, it embeds gender assignment into language structure itself.

Inclusive Usage

Use with awareness that gendered articles in Romance languages enforce gender classification. In English contexts, refer to persons by name/pronoun choice rather than gendered defaults.

Inclusive Alternatives

["use unmarked terms","employ name-based reference"]

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