-di
See also: Appendix:Variations of "di"
Basque
Etymology
Unknown.[1]
Suffix
-di
- Collective suffix usually attached to plant names.
- elorri (“hawthorn”) + -di → elordi (“hawthorn grove”)
- pinu (“pine tree”) + -di → pinudi (“pine forest”)
- (neologism) group of people
- gazte (“young person”) + -di → gaztedi (“youth”)
Usage notes
Many neologisms in common use were coined by Sabino Arana using this suffix.
Derived terms
References
- ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “-di”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 155
Navajo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-tɪ̀/
Suffix
-di
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.
Turkish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *-ti (past tense suffix).
Suffix
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-di
- Past tense suffix.
- Used in nouns to indicate that it has been seen in the past. Equivalent to was - were
Usage notes
- Personal suffixes are added after "-di".
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *-dri, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *-ndi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ⁿdi/
Suffix
-di
- A third-person plural possessive suffix.
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 365
Uzbek
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *-ti (past tense suffix).
Suffix
-di
- used to form past tense of verbs