comi
Asturian
Verb
comi
- second-person singular imperative of comer
Galician
Verb
comi
- (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of comer
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkoː.miː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkɔː.mi]
Adjective
cōmī
- dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of cōmis
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈmi/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈmi/
- Hyphenation: co‧mi
- Rhymes: -i
Verb
comi
- first-person singular preterite indicative of comer
Yao (South America)
Etymology
Compare Ye'kwana komu (“oldest child”).
Noun
comi
Usage notes
Kinship terminology in Cariban languages functions very differently from that in Indo-European languages. For this reason, it is unclear if the recorded meaning of this word ‘daughter’ accurately reflects the meaning in the original language.
Further reading
- de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 643