Albanian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Albanian *aidzijā, cognate to Ancient Greek αἴξ (aíx) and Old Armenian այծ (ayc, goat), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (goat).[1] The word may also be an ancient adjective like Ancient Greek αἴγειος (aígeios).[2]

Noun edit

dhi f (plural dhi, definite dhia, definite plural dhitë)

  1. goat, she-goat, nanny goat
    Coordinate term: cjap (he-goat)
Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 160
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “dhi”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 83

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

dhi (aorist dheva, participle dhinë)

  1. Gheg form of dhjes
    Mos i dhi në të.
    Don't shit on it. ~ Don't mess it up/bullshit.

Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish di.

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

dhi (emphatic dhise)

  1. third-person singular feminine of de: from/of her, from/of it f
  2. third-person singular feminine of do: to/for her, to/for it f

References edit

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 83

Scottish Gaelic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish . Cognates include Irish di.

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

dhi

  1. third-person singular feminine of do: to her, for her

Inflection edit

Personal inflection of do
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st dhomh dhòmhsa
2nd dhut dhutsa
3rd m dha dhàsan
3rd f dhi dhìse
Plural 1st dhuinn dhuinne
2nd dhuibh dhuibhse
3rd dhaibh dhaibhsan