-go

See also: Appendix:Variations of "go"

Basque

Suffix

-go

  1. alternative form of -ko

Usage notes

  • Used after /l/ and /n/. For details on usage, see the main lemma.

Derived terms

Basque terms suffixed with -go

Japanese

Romanization

-go

  1. Rōmaji transcription of

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *qu (so, thus, in this way, in that way).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-kò/

Suffix

-go

  1. (adverbial suffix) since, because, when, during, while, being, -ly
    aakʼeegoin autumn
    dąągoin springtime
    haigoin winter
    shį́įgoin summer

See also

References

  1. ^ Sharon Hargus, Keren Rice (2005) Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 312

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish -ko.

Pronunciation

Particle

-go

  1. Introduces a yes-no question.

Usage notes

The particle is attached to the first word in the clause. This is usually the verb, but it can also be another word to place the focus of the question on that word.

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

-go

  1. nominative singular masculine of -ga (going)