-ci

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ci"

French

Etymology

From ici.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si/

Particle

-ci

1. this: always used with ce or pronouns such as celui, celle

   Antonym: -là

   Cet homme-ci n'est pas mon mari

   This man is not my husband.

   Cette maison-ci va brûler

   This house is going to burn.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ceci
• celle-ci
• celles-ci

• celui-ci
• ceux-ci

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Hungarian

Etymology

-c (diminutive suffix) + -i (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡si]

Suffix

-ci

2. (diminutive suffix) Used mostly in given names, but also in other words.

   László → Laci

   futball → foci

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ci

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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Italian

Pronoun

-ci

1. enclitic form of ci; appended to present active infinitive verb forms to derive reflexive, accusative and dative forms when the object is first plural person

   dare (“to give”) → darci (“to give ourselves; to give us; to give for us”)

   vendere (“to sell”) → venderci (“to sell ourselves; to sell us; to sell to us”)

   servire (“to serve”) → servirci (“to serve ourselves; to serve us; to serve to us”)

Usage notes

The final -e of the original infinitive is removed :

-are → -arci

-ere → -erci

-ire → -irci

Where the verb ends in -rre, the final re is removed, leaving behind just an -r:

introdurre (“to introduce”) → introdurci (“to introduce ourselves; to introduce us; to insert in us”)

In any case, after the suffixation, there is only a single r and no vowels immediately before -ci.

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kiː/, [kiː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi/, [t͡ʃiː]

Etymology 1

Declined forms of -cus (adjectival suffix).

Suffix

-cī

1. inflection of -cus:
   1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
   2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Etymology 2

A declined form of -cum (nominal suffix).

Suffix

-cī n

1. genitive singular of -cum

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Nupe

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃī/

Suffix

-ci

1. (added to nouns) Used to form an agent noun

   ‎ebasan (“divination”) + ‎-ci → ‎ebasanci (“diviner”)

   ‎nuwangbin (“swimming”) + ‎-ci → ‎nuwangbinci (“swimmer”)

   ‎dòkò (“horse”) + ‎-ci → ‎dòkòci (“horse-rider”)

   ‎enunù (“hoeing”) + ‎-ci → ‎enunùci (“farmer”)

2. (added to a proper noun) Suffix denoting a resident or inhabitant of (the place denoted by the proper noun); used to form a demonym

   ‎Nupe (“Nupe”) + ‎-ci → ‎Nupeci (“Nupe person”)

   ‎Pátígi (“Patigi”) + ‎-ci → ‎Pátígici (“Patigi person”)

   ‎latí (“farm”) + ‎-ci → ‎latíci (“rural person”)

Derived terms

(agent suffix):

Nupe words suffixed with -ci (agent suffix)

(demonymic suffix):

Nupe words suffixed with -ci (demonymic suffix)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃī/

Suffix

-ci

2. Used to form ordinal numerals

   Twabàci (“Seventh”)

Further reading

• Alhaji, Gabra Ibrahim A Morphological Analysis of Nouns and Adjectives In The Nupe Language, 2012

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ـجی‎, from Proto-Turkic *-či.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒi/

Suffix

-ci

1. Suffix appended to words to create a noun, denoting a profession, occupation or inclination.

Synonyms

• -çi
• -cı
• -çı
• -cu

• -çu
• -cü
• -çü

Derived terms

Turkish words suffixed with -ci

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “جی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 453