-gi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "gi"
Estonian
Alternative forms
- -ki (after voiceless consonants)
Suffix
-gi
- too, also, even
- Head uut aastat sullegi!
- Happy New Year to you, too!
- (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
Navajo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-kɪ̀/
Suffix
-gi
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
- diminutive suffix; used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.
Derived terms
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
- creates diminutives from nouns
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *-gin.
Suffix
-gi
Derived terms
Turkish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ـگی (-gi), from Old Anatolian Turkish ـکو (-gü), from Proto-Turkic *-gü.
Suffix
-gi
- Forms deverbal nouns.