imi
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
Variant of im.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
imi
- mine
- Ky libër është imi.
- This book is mine.
- Këta libra janë të mitë.
- These books are mine.
Declension edit
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Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
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imi
Hdi edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Chadic *ymn.
Noun edit
imi
References edit
- Zygmunt Frajzyngier, Erin Shay, A Grammar of Hdi (2002, →ISBN
Igbo edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Igboid *é-mî. Cognate with Ekpeye émì, Ogbah ímì, Ezaa ímí, Izi ímí, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ímí.[1] Further cognates include Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-ŋmʊ̃́ (Yoruba imú).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ímí
References edit
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
Probably a contamination of nimi and Russian имя (imja).
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈimi/, [ˈimi]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈimi/, [ˈimi]
- Rhymes: -imi
- Hyphenation: i‧mi
Noun edit
imi
- Synonym of nimi (“name”)
Declension edit
Declension of imi (type 5/lehti, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | imi | imet |
genitive | imen | immiin, imilöin |
partitive | immiä | imijä, imilöjä |
illative | immee | immii, imilöihe |
inessive | imes | imis, imilöis |
elative | imest | imist, imilöist |
allative | imelle | imille, imilöille |
adessive | imel | imil, imilöil |
ablative | imelt | imilt, imilöilt |
translative | imeks | imiks, imilöiks |
essive | imennä, immeen | iminnä, imilöinnä, immiin, imilöin |
exessive1) | iment | imint, imilöint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 703
Italian edit
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imi
Japanese edit
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imi
Kapampangan edit
Noun edit
imi
Lamang edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Chadic *ymn.
Noun edit
imi
References edit
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38
- Václav Blažek, A Lexicostatistical comparison of Omotic languages, in In Hot Pursuit of Language in Prehistory: Essays in the four fields of anthropology, page 122
Latin edit
Adjective edit
īmī
Nakame edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
imi
- (Sikalan, Sokam, Wasin, Dzenzen) water
References edit
- Rachel Gray, Margaret Potter, Thom Retsema, Mungkip: an endangered language, SIL Electronic Survey Reports 35 (2009), page 25
Northern Sami edit
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imi
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
imi n
Etymology 2 edit
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imi
Okinawan edit
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imi
Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
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imi
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
imî (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋᜒ)
Tetum edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *imu.
Pronoun edit
imi
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
imi
- (literary) first-person singular of i
West Makian edit
Etymology edit
Possibly sharing the same stem as Ternate ngomi.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
imi (possessive prefix mi)
- first-person plural exclusive pronoun, we
See also edit
independent | possessive prefix | |
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1st person singular | de | ti |
2nd person singular | ni | ni |
3rd person singular | me | mVan., dVinan. |
1st person plural inclusive | ene | nV |
1st person plural exclusive | imi | mi |
2nd person plural | ini | fi |
3rd person plural | eme | di |
- V indicates the expected assimilated vowel of the following noun, following standard West Makian vowel harmony.
Further reading edit
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics
Yoruba edit
Etymology 1 edit
From i- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mí (“to breathe; to give life to”). Doublet of ẹ̀mí, èmí, and ìmí. Cognate with Olukumi imí
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
imí
Derived terms edit
- Ifámímíkòmí (“Yoruba name meaning "Ifa bestowed me with strength"”)
Etymology 2 edit
Possibly euphemistic
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
imí
Derived terms edit
- imí-ọjọ́ (“sulphur”)
- yímíyímí (“dung beetle”)
- imí òṣùmàrè (“sulphur, phosphorus”)
Etymology 3 edit
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mì (“to swallow”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ìmì
- the act of swallowing
Etymology 4 edit
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mí (“to breath”). Doublet of ẹ̀mí, èmí, and imí
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ìmí
- the act of breathing
- respiration