esi-

See esi.

esi-

1. first
2. front

From Proto-Finnic *eci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ede.^[1] Cognate with Estonian esi and Hungarian elő.

• IPA^(key): /ˈesi-/, [ˈe̞s̠i-]

esi-

1. pre-, fore-

The cases of esi- serve in Finnish only as adverbs. The instructive singular is always used with the enclitic particle -kin or -kään. Declension scheme is the same as type 27 (käsi), except for some missing forms; and the extra instructive singular form, which is only used with clitics (etenkin and etenkään).

• (antonym(s) of “pre-, fore-”): jälki-

• See the inflection table.

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

• “esi-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

• eis, ies, sei, sie

From Proto-Finnic *eci-. Cognates include Finnish esi- and Veps ezi-.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈesi-/, [ˈe̞s̠i-]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈesi-/, [ˈe̞ʒ̥i-]

esi-

1. pre-, fore-

• jälki-

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

esi-

1. First-person plural relative concord.

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

esi-

1. Class 7 relative concord.

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

esi-

1. Class 7 adjective concord.

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

esi-

1. First-person plural relative concord.

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

esi-

1. Class 7 relative concord.

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

esi-

1. Class 7 adjective concord.

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

esi-

1. First-person plural relative concord.

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

esi-

1. Class 7 relative concord.

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

esi-

1. Class 7 adjective concord.

From a- (“relative”) +‎ si- (“first person plural”).

ḗsi-

1. First-person plural relative concord.

From a- (“relative”) +‎ si- (“class 7 subject prefix”).

ḗsí-

1. Class 7 relative concord.

From a- (“relative”) +‎ si- (“class 7 basic noun prefix”).

ḗsí-

1. Class 7 adjective concord.

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “esi-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “esi-”