mi-
See also: mí-, mì-, and Appendix:Variations of "mi"
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French mi (“middle”), from Old French mi, mie (“middle”), from earlier *miei (compare lit, liet < *lieit), from Latin medius (adjective), medium (noun).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi/
Prefix
mi-
- half, mid-
- à mi-chemin ― halfway
- à mi-voix ― in a low voice (literally, “in a half-voice"”)
- mi-amer ― bittersweet
Derived terms
French terms prefixed with mi-
- mi-parti
See also
- demi
- midi
- moitié
Further reading
- “mi-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- im-
Japanese
Romanization
mi-
- Rōmaji transcription of み
Kambera
Pronoun
mi-
- second person plural nominative proclitic
See also
Kambera pronominal clitics
| Nominative | Genitive | Accusative | Dative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | ku- | -nggu | -ka | -ngga |
| 2sg | mu- (u-) | -mu | -kau | -nggau |
| 3sg | na- | -na | -ya | -nya |
| 1pl.incl | ta- | -nda | -ta | -nda |
| 1pl.excl | ma- | -ma | -kama | -nggama |
| 2pl | mi- (i-) | -mi | -kami (-kai) | -nggami (-nggai) |
| 3pl | da- | -da | -ha | -nja |
Lakota
Prefix
mi-
- my; first person singular possessive marker, used with some kinship terms and some words for body parts
Synonyms
- see mitȟá-
Maquiritari
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mi-]
Prefix
mi-
- Allomorph of m- (second-person prefix) used for stems that begin with a consonant.
Inflection
Maquiritari personal markers (Ye’kwana dialect)
| pronoun | noun possessor/ series II verb argument | postposition object | series I verb argument | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| transitive patient | intransitive patient-like | intransitive agent-like | transitive agent | |||||||
| first person | ewü | y-, ∅-, ü-, u- | w-, wi- | |||||||
| first person dual inclusive | küwü | k-, kü-, ku-, ki- | k-, kii-, ki- | |||||||
| second person | amödö | ö-, öy-, o-, oy-, a-, ay- | m-, mi- | |||||||
| first person dual exclusive | nña | y-, ch-, ∅-, i- | chö- | ∅- | n-, ni- | |||||
| third person | tüwü | n-, ni- | ||||||||
| distant past third person | — | kün-, kun-, kin-, ken-, küm-, kum-, kim-, kini- | ||||||||
| coreferential/reflexive | — | t-, tü-, tu-, ti-, te- | — | |||||||
| reciprocal | — | — | öö- | |||||||
| series I verb argument: transitive agent and transitive patient | |
|---|---|
| first person > second person | mön-, man-, mon-, möm-, möni- |
| first person dual exclusive > second person | |
| second person > first person | k-, kü-, ku-, ki- |
| second person > first person dual exclusive | |
| third person > any person X …or… any person X > third person | see person X in the chart above |
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-mɪ̀-.
Prefix
mi-
- Class 4 noun prefix.
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mɪ̀-.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Prefix
mi- (singular m-)
- The prefix for noun class 4 denoting plurals of noun class 3.
See also
- Appendix:Swahili noun classes
Ternate
Etymology
Cognate with Tehit m- (“first-person plural exclusive prefix”).
Pronoun
mi- (Jawi مي-)
- first-person plural exclusive clitic, we
- first-person plural exclusive possessive pronoun, our
- Synonym: mia-
- (feminine) third-person singular possessive pronoun, her
See also
Ternate personal pronouns
| independent | subject proclitic | possessive | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informal | Formal | |||||
| 1st person singular | ngori | fangarem, fajaruf | to | ri | ||
| 2nd person singular | ngana | ngoni, jou ngoni | no | ni | ||
| 3rd person singular | unam, minaf | om, mof, inh | im, mif, manh | |||
| 1st person plural inclusive | ngone | fo | na, nga | |||
| 1st person plural exclusive | ngomi | fangare ngomim, fajaru ngomif, fara ngomi1 | mi | mi, mia | ||
| 2nd person plural | ngoni | ni | na, nia | |||
| 3rd person plural | anah, enanh | ih, nh, yoh, †, yanh, † | nah, ngah, manh | |||
- unmarked pronouns are gender non-specific
- m - masculine, f - feminine, h - human, nh - non-human
- 1 - for mixed-gender groups
- † - archaic
References
- Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tocharian B
Verb
mi-
- to hurt, harm (grievously)
Tsonga
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-mɪ̀-.
Prefix
mi-
- Class 4 noun prefix.
Venda
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-mɪ̀-.
Prefix
mi-
- Class 4 noun prefix.
West Makian
Etymology 1
Cognate with Ternate mi- (“our”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi/
Pronoun
mi-
- first-person plural exclusive possessive prefix, our
Pronoun
mi-
- (animate) alternative form of ma- (“his, hers, that being's”) when preceded by a root-initial i
See also
West Makian personal pronouns
| independent | possessive prefix | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | de | ti |
| 2nd person singular | ni | ni |
| 3rd person singular | me | mVan., dVinan. |
| 1st person plural inclusive | ene | nV |
| 1st person plural exclusive | imi | mi |
| 2nd person plural | ini | fi |
| 3rd person plural | eme | di |
- V indicates the expected assimilated vowel of the following noun, following standard West Makian vowel harmony.
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mɪ̀-.
Prefix
mi-
- Class 4 simple noun prefix.