Wiktionary

m-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "m" and mu-

TranslingualEdit

PrefixEdit

m-

  1. (SI prefix) Abbreviation of milli-.
  2. (biology) murine; pertaining to mice

Coordinate termsEdit

murine

Derived termsEdit

Translingual terms prefixed with m-

EnglishEdit

PrefixEdit

m-

  1. (organic chemistry) meta-

See alsoEdit

AlbanianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Attested earlier as ëm- (Buzuku), from Proto-Albanian *an-, prefixation of Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”).[1][2]

PrefixEdit

m-

  1. do-, on-, upon-

Derived termsEdit

Albanian terms prefixed with m-

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Schumacher, Stefan; Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 173-174

BasqueEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare the expressive prefix ma-.

PrefixEdit

m-

  1. Non-productive expressive prefix.

Usage notesEdit

Usually, this prefix takes the form /ma/, /mi/, /mu/, followed by a velar or coronal plosive, followed by any vowel, followed by a liquid. For example: mozkor (“drunk”), mutur (“snout, end”), makur (“crooked”).

ReferencesEdit

  • “m-” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

EgyptianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Afroasiatic *m- (nominal prefix).[1]

PronunciationEdit

 

PrefixEdit

m
  1. forms masculine abstract nouns from verbs, with the resulting root structure /ˈmiCCiC/
  2. forms agent nouns from verbs, with the resulting root structure /ˈmaCCaC/ or /mVCˈCiCVw/ if masculine and /maCˈCaːCit/ or /mVCˈCiCwVt/ if feminine
  3. forms instrumental nouns from verbs, with the resulting root structure /ˈmaCCaC/ or /mVCˈCiCVw/ if masculine and /maCˈCaːCit/ or /mVCˈCiCwVt/ if feminine
  4. forms passive nouns from verbs, with the resulting root structure /miˈCuːCiC/ if masculine and /miˈCuCCit/ if feminine
  5. forms nouns from other nouns with no apparent change in meaning, with the resulting root structure unchanged but for the addition of /ma-/ and the loss of final -w in masculine nouns
  6. forms nomina loci from verbs and nouns

Alternative formsEdit

If followed by a labial consonant, this prefix dissimilated to n- in prehistoric times.

Derived termsEdit

Egyptian terms prefixed with m-

ReferencesEdit

  • Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 41–44
  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 1

KambaEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PrefixEdit

m-

  1. you plural (used for conjugating verbs to the subjective or nominative case of the personal pronoun)

MaquiritariEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • (allomorph before a consonant) mi-

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

m-

  1. Marks a transitive verb as having a second-person agent/subject.
  2. Marks an intransitive verb with agent-like argument as having a second-person argument/subject.

Usage notesEdit

The form m- is used with stems that start with a vowel; mi- is used with those that start with a consonant, in which case the initial consonant is also palatalized. In practice, since all intransitive verbs to which this prefix can attach start with a vowel, mi- only appears on certain transitive verbs.

InflectionEdit

Maquiritari personal markers (Ye’kwana dialect)
pronoun noun possessor/
series II verb argument 		postposition object series I verb argument
transitive patient intransitive patient-like intransitive agent-like transitive agent
first person ewü y-, ∅-, ü-, u- w-, wi-
first person dual inclusive küwü k-, kü-, ku-, ki- k-, kii-, ki-
second person amödö ö-, öy-, o-, oy-, a-, ay- m-, mi-
first person dual exclusive nña y-, ch-, ∅-, i- chö- ∅- n-, ni-
third person tüwü n-, ni-
distant past third person — kün-, kun-, kin-, ken-, küm-, kum-, kim-, kini-
coreferential/reflexive — t-, tü-, tu-, ti-, te- —
reciprocal — — öö-
series I verb argument:
transitive agent and transitive patient
first person > second person mön-, man-, mon-, möm-, möni-
first person dual exclusive > second person
second person > first person k-, kü-, ku-, ki-
second person > first person dual exclusive
third person > any person X …or… any person X > third person see person X in the chart above

ReferencesEdit

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[2], Lyon, page 180–181

Northern NdebeleEdit

PrefixEdit

m-

  1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord; form of mu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Old IrishEdit

PrefixEdit

m- (class A infixed pronoun, triggers lenition)

  1. me

Derived termsEdit

Old Irish terms prefixed with m-

See alsoEdit

Old Irish affixed pronouns

See Appendix:Old Irish affixed pronouns for details on how these forms are used.
Note that the so-called “infixed” pronouns are technically prefixes, but they are never the first prefix in a verbal complex.

Person Infixed Suffixed
Class A Class B Class C
1 sing. m-L dom-L, dam-L -um
2 sing. t-L dot-L, dat-L, dut-L, dit-L -ut
3 sing. m. a-N, e-N d-N id-N, did-N, d-N -i, -it
3 sing. f. s-(N) da- -us
3 sing. n. a-L, e-L d-L id-L, did-L, d-L -i, -it
1 pl. n- don-, dun-, dan- -unn
2 pl. b- dob-, dub-, dab- -uib
3 pl. s-(N) da- -us
L means this form triggers lenition.
N means this form triggers nasalization (eclipsis)
(N) means this form triggers nasalization in some texts but not in others.

Southern NdebeleEdit

PrefixEdit

m-

  1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord; form of mu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

SwahiliEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • (both etymologies) mu-
  • (both etymologies) mw-

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

m- (plural wa-)

  1. The prefix for noun class 1 denoting humans.
    1. Forms the name of somebody who does something, has a certain characteristic, or is from a certain place.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

m- (plural mi-)

  1. The prefix for noun class 3 denoting plants and inanimate natural things.
    1. Forms the name of a plant from its fruit.

See alsoEdit

SwaziEdit

PrefixEdit

m-

  1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord; form of mu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

XhosaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

m-

  1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord.

ZuluEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PrefixEdit

m-

  1. Class 1 simple noun prefix; form of mu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2Edit

PrefixEdit

ḿ-

  1. him, her, it; class 1 object concord; form of mu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 3Edit

PrefixEdit

m-

  1. Class 3 simple noun prefix; form of mu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 4Edit

PrefixEdit

m-

  1. Class 9 simple noun prefix; form of n- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.

ReferencesEdit

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