gi-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "gi"
Ojibwe
Alternative forms
- g-
- gid-
- gido-
- giy-
Prefix
gi-
- A prefix denoting the second person
Usage notes
gi- is the unmarked form, and appears before stems that begin with a consonant.
Related terms
- giin
- giinawaa
- giinawind
See also
Ojibwe personal prefixes
stem begins with... | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Consonants | p t k h ch m n s sh w y | ni- | gi- | o- | |
d g ' j z zh | nin- | ||||
b | nim- | ||||
Vowels | o | nindo- | gido- | odo- | |
a aa e i | nind- | gid- | od- | ||
oo | n- | g- | |||
ii | w- |
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gi-pf
Old Dutch
Alternative forms
- ge-
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm.
Prefix
gi-
- Used for forming the past participle.
- Forms perfective verbs from other verbs with a sense of completeness, or simply as an intensifier.
- Forms collective nouns.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: ghe-, ge-, (West-Flanders) i-, y-
- Dutch: ge-
- Afrikaans: ge-
- West Flemish: ge-, e-
- Dutch: ge-
Old High German
Alternative forms
- ga-, ki-, ka-
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm.
Prefix
gi-
- Used for forming the past participle.
- Forms perfective verbs from other verbs with a sense of completeness, or simply as an intensifier.
- Forms collective nouns.
Derived terms
Old High German terms prefixed with gi-
Descendants
- Middle High German: ge-
- Alemannic German: g- or ge- (euphonic)
- German: ge-
- Luxembourgish: ge-
- Vilamovian: gy-
- Yiddish: גע־ (ge-)
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
- i-, ge-, ga-
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm.
Prefix
gi-
- Used for forming the past participle.
- giboran (“born”)
- gifundan (“found”)
- gihētan (“called”)
- githāht (“thought”)
- gialdrod (“aged”)
- Forms perfective verbs from other verbs with a sense of completeness, or simply as an intensifier.
- gidōmian (“to doom”)
- gibrengian (“to accomplish”)
- gidēlian (“to distribute”)
- gifāhan (“to catch”)
- gifremmian (“to accomplish”)
- gifregnan (“to experience”)
- gifullian (“to fulfill”)
- gigarwian (“to prepare”)
- gigirnian (“to acquire”)
- gihaldan (“to keep”)
- gihalon (“to acquire”)
- gihētan (“to promise”)
- gihuggian (“to remember”)
- gimanagfaldon (“to multiply”)
- Forms collective nouns.
- gibūr (“neighbour”)
- gibrōthar (“brothers”)
- gisunfadar (“father and son”)
- giswestar (“siblings”)
Derived terms
Old Saxon terms prefixed with gi-
Descendants
- Middle Low German: ge-
- Low German: ge-, e-, je-
Phuthi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *ngi-.
Prefix
gi-
- I; first-person singular subject concord.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *ngí-.
Prefix
gi-
- me; first-person singular object concord.