-gi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gi"

Estonian

Alternative forms

  • -ki (after voiceless consonants)

Suffix

-gi

  1. too, also, even
    Head uut aastat sullegi!
    Happy New Year to you, too!
  2. (in a negative sentence) not ... either, neither; not ... a/an, not ... any
    Ma ei taha anda seda sullegi.
    I do not want to give it to you either.
    Ta ei suuda rääkida ühtegi sõna inglise keeles.
    He/She cannot speak a word in English.

Usage notes

  • The informative "addition" is on the word -gi is suffixed to. Therefore sullegi ("to you, too") in the example means that "you" is not the only one to whom "Happy New Year" is wished.
  • This form is used after voiced consonants and vowels. After voiceless consonants (note: g, b, d, z, and ž are voiceless), the form -ki is used.

Japanese

Romanization

-gi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぎ

Suffix

-gi

  1. at
    bitahgi ― at a place among them
    Kinłánídi óltaʼgi ― at the school in Flagstaff

Usage notes

-gi is more specific than -di. -gi refers to a specific place within a generalized location marked by -di. The approximate location with -di comes first, followed by the specific -gi.

Nupe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡī/

Suffix

-gi

  1. diminutive suffix; used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.
    Antonym: -kó
    ‎pátí (“mountain”) + ‎-gi → ‎pátígi (“hill”)
    ‎ena (“mammal”) + ‎-gi → ‎nan̄gi (“domesticated mammal; goat”)
    ‎ǹdá (“father”) + ‎-gi → ‎ǹdági (“paternal uncle”)
    ‎ǹná (“mother”) + ‎-gi → ‎ǹnági (“maternal aunt”)
    ‎yaká (“chili pepper”) + ‎-gi → ‎yakági (“small chili pepper”)

Derived terms

Nupe terms suffixed with -gi

Further reading

  • Alhaji, Gabra Ibrahim A Morphological Analysis of Nouns and Adjectives In The Nupe Language, 2012

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *-gô.

Suffix

-gi

  1. Creates diminutives from nouns

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *-gin.

Suffix

-gi

  1. not, no
    ‎maðr (“man, person”) + ‎-gi → ‎manngi (“nobody”)
    ‎eitt (“one”) + ‎-gi → ‎ekki (“nothing, nought”)
Derived terms
Old Norse terms suffixed with -gi

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • -gı, -gu, -gü

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ـگی‎ (-gi), from Old Anatolian Turkish ـکو‎ (-gü), from Proto-Turkic *-gü.

Suffix

-gi

  1. Suffix creating a new word related to its root.
    ‎bilmek (“to know”) + ‎-gi → ‎bilgi (“knowledge”)
    ‎övmek (“to praise”) + ‎-gi → ‎övgü (“praise”)
    ‎çizmek (“to draw a line”) + ‎-gi → ‎çizgi (“line”)

Derived terms

Turkish terms suffixed with -gi
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