ii-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ii"

Alemannic German

Pronunciation

Prefix

ii-

  1. Forming compound words indicating physical or metaphorical motion into or inwards.

Derived terms

Alemannic German terms prefixed with ii-
iigsee
iilöse

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Choctaw ī- and Choctaw ii- (alternative spelling).

Prefix

ii- (before vowels il-, class I first-person plural)

  1. we (subject of an active verb)

Choctaw

Etymology

Cognate with Chickasaw ii-.

Prefix

ii- (before vowels il-, class I first-person plural)

  1. we (subject of an active transitive verb or active intransitive verb)

Inflection

Choctaw Person Markers
class I class II class III class N imperative
+s +C +V +C/i +a/o +C +V +C +V +C +V
first-person singular initial -li sa- si- a̱- am- ak- n/a
medial -sa- -sam-
paucal ī- il- pi- pi̱- pim- kī- kil-
plural hapi- hapi̱- hapim-
second-person singular is- ish- chi- chi̱- chim- chik- ∅
plural has- hash- hachi- hachi̱- hachim- hachik- ho- oh-
third-person ∅ ∅ i̱- im- ik-

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ìː-/

Prefix

ii-

  1. Marks a first person duoplural subject
    ‎ii- + ‎yicha (“he/she is crying”) → ‎yiicha (“we are crying”)

Usage notes

  • In ∅-imperfective verbs, this prefix must be preceded by the peg element y- in order to be a phonotactically permissible Navajo syllable. In the ni-imperfective paradigm, it is realized as nii-.

See also

Navajo ∅-imperfective subject markers
singular duoplural plural
1st person (yi)sh- (y)ii- deii-
2nd person ni- (w)oh- daah-
3rd person yi- daa-
4th person ji- daji-

Old English

Etymology

From the Roman numeral II (2).

Prefix

ii-

  1. scribal abbreviation of twi-

References

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