dhi
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)
- goat, she-goat, nanny goat
- Coordinate term: cjap (“he-goat”)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “dhi”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 83
Further reading edit
- Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (in Latin), page 10: “capra — ξia”
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
dhi (emphatic dhise)
- third-person singular feminine of de: from/of her, from/of it f
- third-person singular feminine of do: to/for her, to/for it f
References edit
- ^ 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 dí. Cognates include Irish di.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
dhi
Inflection edit
Personal inflection of do | |||||||||
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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 |