dhi
Translingual
Symbol
dhi
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Dhimal terms
Albanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ðiː/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Albanian *aidzijā, cognate to Ancient Greek αἴξ (aíx) and Old Armenian այծ (ayc, “goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“goat”).[1] The word may also be an ancient adjective like Ancient Greek αἴγειος (aígeios),[2] similar to shtërpi (“reptile”).
Noun
dhi f (plural dhi, definite dhia, definite plural dhitë)
- goat, she-goat, nanny goat
- Coordinate term: cjap (“he-goat”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dhi | dhia | dhi | dhitë |
| accusative | dhinë | |||
| dative | dhie | dhisë | dhive | dhive |
| ablative | dhish | |||
Derived terms
References
- ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 160
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dhi”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 83
Further reading
- Bardhi, Frang (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “capra — ξia”
Etymology 2
Verb
dhi (aorist dheva, participle dhinë)
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɪ/[1]
- (Aran also) IPA(key): /jiː/
- (Cois Fharraige also) IPA(key): /ɣiː/, /iː/
Pronoun
dhi (emphatic dhise)
- third-person singular feminine of de: from/of her, from/of it f
- third-person singular feminine of do: to/for her, to/for it f
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 83
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish dí. Cognates include Irish di.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʝi(h)/, /ʝiː/
Pronoun
dhi