-ki

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ki"

Azerbaijani

Suffix

-ki

  1. (+ genitive) Used to form an adjectival or nominal meaning "that which belongs to."
    onun (her) + ‎-ki → ‎onunki (hers)
    nənəmin (my grandmother's (determinative)) + ‎-ki → ‎nənəminki (my grandmother's (substantive))
  2. (+ locative) Used to form an adjectival or nominal meaning "(the one) that is at/in."
    Öndəkini bəyəndim.
    I like the one at the front.

Basque

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ki

  1. fragment, piece
  2. Forms nouns with a given number of components.
    lau (four) + ‎-ki → ‎lauki (square)
  3. meat (as food)
    txerri (pig) + ‎-ki → ‎txerriki (pork)
  4. Forms nouns denoting objects used to perform an action.
    estali (to cover) + ‎-ki → ‎estalki (lid, cap)
  5. produce, yield
    baratze (orchard) + ‎-ki → ‎barazki (vegetable)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ki

  1. Used to form adverbs from adjectives; -wise, -ly
Derived terms

References

Estonian

Adverb

-ki

  1. alternative form of -gi

Usage notes

This form is used after voiceless consonants. After voiced consonants and vowels, the form -gi is used.

Finnish

Suffix

-ki (clitic)

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of -kin
    ki söin tänää jätskii.
    Also I ate ice-cream today.

Ingrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-kik. Cognates include Finnish -kin and Estonian -gi.

Pronunciation

Particle

-ki

  1. also, too, as well
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:
      Peenet lapset i neki talvia evät pölkää.
      Little children, even they aren't afraid of the winter.

Derived terms

Ingrian terms suffixed with -ki

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 163
  • Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку[1], →ISBN, page 18

Japanese

Romanization

-ki

  1. Rōmaji transcription of

Mokilese

Suffix

-ki

  1. An "associative suffix" with the following uses:
    Allows an intransitive verb to specify the instrument by which an action was performed
    -ki → ‎ngoah poalpoalki jiloapas (I am chopping with an axe)
    Allows a stative verb to specify a person affected by the state
    Inoangpase mwehu. (This story is good.) + ‎-ki → ‎Ngoah mwehuki inoangpase (I like this story)
    Allows a stative verb to specify the cause of the state
    -ki → ‎Ngoah koakoahkki oai doadoahk (I'm tired because of my work)
    Turns an intransitive verb transitive
    Ih koaul (he sang) + ‎-ki → ‎Ih koaulki koaulpas (he sang a song)

Derived terms

Mokilese terms suffixed with -ki

References

Nǀuu

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ki

  1. nominalizer; -ing, -tion, -ment
    ǂxoa (to speak, to talk) + ‎-ki → ‎ǂxoaki (language, speech)
    â (to eat) + ‎-ki → ‎âki (food)
    ʘʻuiʻi (to be sick) + ‎-ki → ‎ʘʻuiʻiki (disease)

References

  • Sands, Bonny & Jones, Kerry & Esau, Katrina & Collins, Chris & Witzlack-Makarevich, Alena & Job, Sylvanus & Miller, Amanda & Steyn, Betta & Zaanen, Menno & Namaseb, Levi & Berg, Dietloff & Mantzel, Dotty & Damarah, Willem & Snyman, Claudia & Wyk, David & Brugman, Johanna & Exter, Mats & Vaalbooi, Antjie & Westhuizen, Mietjie. (2022). Nǀuuki Namagowab Afrikaans English ǂXoakiǂxanisi/Mîdi di ǂKhanis/Woordeboek/Dictionary
  • Güldemann, Tom. “"Back to normal?" - ditransitives in the Tuu family.” (2007).

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *-ukô.

Suffix

-ki m

  1. (rare) diminutive suffix
    bjǫrn (bear) + ‎-ki → ‎bjarki (little bear, bearlet)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-ki

  1. alternative form of -gi (not)

Pipil

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ki/

Suffix

-ki

  1. Preterite singular verb suffix
    kisakiski
    pewapejki

Usage notes

  • The suffix -ki is used with Class I verbs (consonant stem), whereas the truncated suffix -k is used with Class II verbs (vowel-stem):
    panupanuk

See also

  • -ket (plural suffix)

Polish

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ki/
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    • Rhymes: -i
    • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
    • Homophone: ki

    Suffix

    -ki m

    1. forms masculine adjectives
      jeden + ‎-ki → ‎jednaki

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • -ki in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Turkish

    Etymology 1

    From Ottoman Turkish ـكی (-ki), from Old Anatolian Turkish ـكی (ki), ـكم (kim).

    Suffix

    -ki

    1. (+ genitive) Used to form an adjectival or nominal meaning "that which belongs to."
      onların (their) + ‎-ki → ‎onlarınki (theirs)
      babamın (my dad's (determinative)) + ‎-ki → ‎babamınki (my dad's (substantive))
    2. (+ locative) Used to form an adjectival or nominal meaning "(the one) that is at/in."
      Synonym: olan
      Sağdakini beğendim.
      I like the one on the right.
      Neden evdekini istiyorsun ki? Buradaki gayet iyi çalışıyor.
      Why do you want the one at home? The one (that is) here works quite nicely.
    Usage notes

    This use of -ki is invariable with respect to vowel and consonant harmony, except after the vowel ü: bugün +‎ -kibugünkü.

    Declension
    Declension of -ki
    singular plural
    nominative -kiler
    definite accusative -kini -kilerini
    dative -kine -kilerine
    locative -kinde -kilerinde
    ablative -kinden -kilerinden
    genitive -kinin -kilerinin

    References

    Etymology 2

    Back-formation from baklavaki and cacıki, pseudo-Hellenisms in reference to the conflict between Greeks and Turks over their culinary culture.

    Suffix

    -ki

    1. (originally Internet slang) added arbitrarily to words to make pseudo-Hellenisms
      gururumuz (our pride) + ‎-ki → ‎(pseudo-Hellenism) gururumuzki (id.)

    Veps

    Etymology

    From Proto-Finnic *-kik. Cognates include Finnish -kin, Estonian Estonian -gi.

    Adverb

    -ki

    1. also, too, as well

    References

    • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “также, тоже”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika