-gi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "gi"
Estonian edit
Alternative forms edit
- -ki (after voiceless consonants)
Suffix edit
-gi
- too, also, even
- Head uut aastat sullegi!
- Happy New Year to you, too!
- (in a negative sentence) not ... either, neither; not ... a/an, not ... any
- Ma ei taha anda seda sullegi.
- I do not want to give it to you either.
- Ta ei suuda rääkida ühtegi sõna inglise keeles.
- He/She cannot speak a word in English.
Usage notes edit
- The informative "addition" is on the word -gi is suffixed to. Therefore sullegi ("to you, too") in the example means that "you" is not the only one to whom "Happy New Year" is wished.
- This form is used after voiced consonants and vowels. After voiceless consonants (note: g, b, d, z, and ž are voiceless), the form -ki is used.
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
-gi
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Suffix edit
-gi
Usage notes edit
-gi is more specific than -di. -gi refers to a specific place within a generalized location marked by -di. The approximate location with -di comes first, followed by the specific -gi.
Nupe edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-gi
- diminutive suffix; used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Alhaji, Gabra Ibrahim A Morphological Analysis of Nouns and Adjectives In The Nupe Language, 2012
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *-gô.
Suffix edit
-gi
- Creates diminutives from nouns
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *-gin.
Suffix edit
-gi
Derived terms edit
Turkish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish ـگی (-gi), from Old Anatolian Turkish ـکو (-gü), from Proto-Turkic *-gü.
Suffix edit
-gi
- Suffix creating a new word related to its root.