esi-
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
See esi.
Prefix edit
esi-
Derived terms edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *eci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ede.[1] Cognate with Estonian esi and Hungarian elő.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
esi-
Inflection edit
Declension of esi- (type 27*F/käsi)
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The cases of esi- serve in Finnish only as adverbs. The instructive singular is always used with the enclitic particle -kin or -kään. Declension scheme is the same as type 27 (käsi), except for some missing, not used forms; and the two extra instructive singular forms etenkin and etenkään.
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of “pre-, fore-”): jälki-
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- See the inflection table.
References edit
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- “esi-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams edit
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *eci-. Cognates include Finnish esi- and Veps ezi-.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
esi-
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Northern Ndebele edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix edit
esi-
- First-person plural relative concord.
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix edit
esi-
- Class 7 relative concord.
Etymology 3 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix edit
esi-
- Class 7 adjective concord.
Southern Ndebele edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix edit
esi-
- First-person plural relative concord.
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix edit
esi-
- Class 7 relative concord.
Etymology 3 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix edit
esi-
- Class 7 adjective concord.
Xhosa edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix edit
esi-
- First-person plural relative concord.
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix edit
esi-
- Class 7 relative concord.
Etymology 3 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix edit
esi-
- Class 7 adjective concord.
Zulu edit
Etymology 1 edit
From a- (“relative”) + si- (“first person plural”).
Prefix edit
ḗsi-
- First-person plural relative concord.
Etymology 2 edit
From a- (“relative”) + si- (“class 7 subject prefix”).
Prefix edit
ḗsí-
- Class 7 relative concord.
Etymology 3 edit
From a- (“relative”) + si- (“class 7 basic noun prefix”).
Prefix edit
ḗsí-
- Class 7 adjective concord.
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “esi-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “esi-”