ek-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ek"
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
ek-
- The prefix ek- indicates that the action it modifies is momentary or just beginning. It marks the inceptive aspect of verbs.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ André Cherpillod, Konciza Etimologia Vortaro, 2007
Ido edit
Etymology edit
Prefix form of ek (“out of (motion from; made or extracted from; fractional part of), out from, out (forth from), of (made of)”).
Prefix edit
ek-
Derived terms edit
Northern Ohlone edit
Etymology edit
Compare Southern Ohlone -ka.
Pronoun edit
ek-
- I (first-person, singular, proclitic subject pronoun)
- 1921, María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington, Chochenyo Field Notes:
- ek-jawwasin
- I will wait [for it]
Determiner edit
ek-
- my (first-person, singular, possessive)
- 1921, María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington, Chochenyo Field Notes:
- kiš kaayi ek-mootil
- My head is hurting me
See also edit
Northern Ohlone personal pronouns
Number | Person | Subject | Object | Possesive | ||||
Disjunctive1 | Proclitic |
Enclitic | Disjunctive1 | Proclitic | Enclitic | |||
Singular | First | kaana | ek- | -ek, -k | kiš, kaaniš | kiš- | -kiš | ek-, kaanak |
Second | meene | em-, im- | -em, -im, -m | miš | emiš-, imiš-, miš- | -miš | em-, meenem | |
Third | waaka | Ø-2 | -Ø2 | wiš | Ø-2, eš- | -Ø2, -eš | i-, waakai- | |
Plural | First | makkin | mak- | -mak | makkiš, makkinše | — | — | mak-, makkinmak |
Second | makkam | kam- | -kam | makkamše | — | — | kam-, makkam | |
Third | waakamak | ya- | -ya | yaṭiš | — | — | ya-, waakamak | |
1Disjunctive is mostly used in copular sentences or for emphasis, either alone (eg. kaana) or with a clitic (eg. kaana-k ...-ek). 2Null morpheme. An unmarked verb implies a third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives waaka and wiš may also be used. Note: Proclitic and enclitic forms can combine an undergo syncope, eg. ellešk (“let me do to him/her/it”) = elle + -eš + -ek |
References edit
María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)[1], Unpublished