fisi
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek φύση (fýsi).
Noun
fisi f
Related terms
Chichewa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mpítí. Cognate to Swahili fisi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfí.si/, /ˈfi.si/
Noun
físi class 1a (plural afísi class 2)
Haitian Creole
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fisi/
Noun
fisi
Icelandic
Noun
fisi
- indefinite dative singular of fis
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈfisi/ [ˈfi.si]
- Rhymes: -isi
- Syllabification: fi‧si
Etymology 1
Internationalism, from Latin fissiō (“the act of breaking up”).
Noun
fisi
- fission (process whereby one item splits to become two)
Etymology 2
Noun
fisi
- nonstandard form of visi
Italian
Adjective
fisi
- masculine plural of fiso
Jamamadí
Noun
fisi
- (Banawá) monkey
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Latin
Participle
fīsī
- inflection of fīsus:
- nominative/vocative masculine plural
- genitive masculine/neuter singular
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²fiː.sɪ/
Participle
fisi
- (non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of fisen
- (non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of fisen
Verb
fisi
- (non-standard since 2012) supine of fisa
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfi.si/
Noun
fisi
Verb
fisi
- to fish
Derived terms
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mpítí. Cognate to Kikuyu hiti, Chichewa fisi, Zulu impisi.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
fisi class IX (plural fisi class X)
See also
Tongan
Etymology 1
Verb
fisi (intransitive)
Noun
fisi
Etymology 2
Verb
fisi (transitive)
Noun
fisi
- a game in which lightsticks are flicked
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɸi.s̪i/
Noun
fisi
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics