ergi
See also: Ergi
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛr.d͡ʒi/
- Rhymes: -ɛrdʒi
- Hyphenation: èr‧gi
Verb
ergi
- inflection of ergere:
- second-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- egri, gire, regi
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- regi (with metathesis)
Etymology
From Proto-Norse ᛡᚱᛡᚷᛖᚢ (ᴀrᴀgeu), equivalent to argr (“effeminate, shameful, homosexual”) + -i (“abstract noun suffix; -ness”).
Noun
ergi f (genitive ergi)
- the state of being argr; variously translated as lewdness, perversity, effeminacy, degeneracy
Declension
Declension of ergi (weak īn-stem, singular only)
| feminine | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ergi | ergin |
| accusative | ergi | ergina |
| dative | ergi | erginni |
| genitive | ergi | erginnar |
References
- Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
- “ergi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Salar
Etymology
Compare to Khakas иргі (irgì).
Pronunciation
- (Jiezi, Gaizi, Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA(key): [erki]
Adjective
ergi
- early
- old
Related terms
- ehte (“tomorrow”)
- er (“morning”)
References
- Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “ergi”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow: Nauka, page 326
- Yakup, Abdurishid (2002), “ergi”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon, Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 89