esi
Translingual
Etymology
Possibly an abbreviation of English Eskimo.
Symbol
esi
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of North Alaskan Inupiatun terms
Asturian
Adjective
esi m sg (feminine singular esa, neuter singular eso, masculine plural esos, feminine plural eses)
- that one
See also
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *eci. Cognate to Finnish esi-.
Noun
esi (genitive ee, partitive ett)
- (agriculture) the section of a field that is being worked on right in front of the worker
- (mining) heading
Declension
| Declension of esi (ÕS type 15/käsi, d/t-ø-s gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | esi | eed | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | ee | ||
| genitive | ete | ||
| partitive | ett | esi | |
| illative | ette eesse |
etesse esisse | |
| inessive | ees | etes esis | |
| elative | eest | etest esist | |
| allative | eele | etele esile | |
| adessive | eel | etel esil | |
| ablative | eelt | etelt esilt | |
| translative | eeks | eteks esiks | |
| terminative | eeni | eteni | |
| essive | eena | etena | |
| abessive | eeta | eteta | |
| comitative | eega | etega | |
See also
Finnish
Etymology
See esi-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈesi/, [ˈe̞s̠i]
- Rhymes: -esi
- Syllabification(key): e‧si
- Hyphenation(key): esi
Noun
esi
- (folksy, Eastern Finnish) synonym of lakeinen (“swath/swathe (when mowing)”)
- (obsolete, dialectal) front (of something)
Declension
| Inflection of esi (Kotus type 27*F/käsi, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | esi | edet | |
| genitive | eden | esien | |
| partitive | että | esiä | |
| illative | eteen | esiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | esi | edet | |
| accusative | nom. | esi | edet |
| gen. | eden | ||
| genitive | eden | esien etten rare | |
| partitive | että | esiä | |
| inessive | edessä | esissä | |
| elative | edestä | esistä | |
| illative | eteen | esiin | |
| adessive | edellä | esillä | |
| ablative | edeltä | esiltä | |
| allative | edelle | esille | |
| essive | etenä | esinä | |
| translative | edeksi | esiksi | |
| abessive | edettä | esittä | |
| instructive | — | esin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *eci, from Proto-Uralic *ede. Cognates include Estonian esi and Karelian esi.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈesi/, [ˈe̞s̠i]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈesi/, [ˈe̞ʒ̥i]
- Rhymes: -esi
- Hyphenation: e‧si
Noun
esi
Declension
| Declension of esi (type 5/vesi, t- gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | esi | eet |
| genitive | een | essiin, esilöin |
| partitive | että | essiä, esilöjä |
| illative | ettee | essii, esilöihe |
| inessive | ees | esiis, esilöis |
| elative | eest | esist, esilöist |
| allative | eelle | esille, esilöille |
| adessive | eel | esiil, esilöil |
| ablative | eelt | esilt, esilöilt |
| translative | eeks | esiks, esilöiks |
| essive | etteennä, etteen | essiinnä, esilöinnä, essiin, esilöin |
| exessive1) | ettent | essint, esilöint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 36
Isoko
Etymology 1
Cognate with Urhobo esi, Edo èsì.
Noun
esi (plural isi)
Etymology 2
Cognate with Urhobo ísio (“star”).
Alternative forms
- esii
Noun
esi (plural isi)
References
- E. O. Agbada et al, Vbuhrẹ Ụmụ́bọrá Isoko (Teach Yourself Isoko), first published 2008, revised edition 2017, page 33
- M. E. Umukoro, E.O. Agbada, J.O. Okedi, Ụbị Isase Isoko - Rọ Kẹ Ịmọ Ukpe Ọsụsụọ (JS 1) - 2020, page 31
Latgalian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛsʲi]
- Hyphenation: e‧si
Verb
esi
- inflection of byut:
- second-person singular indicative present
- second-person singular imperative
References
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 10
Latin
Participle
ēsī
- inflection of ēsus:
- nominative/vocative masculine plural
- genitive masculine/neuter singular
Latvian
Verb
esi
- (you) are; second-person singular present indicative of būt
- be; second-person singular imperative of būt
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛˈsʲɪ]
Verb
esi̇̀
- second-person singular present of būti
Middle English
Adjective
esi
- alternative form of esy
Adverb
esi
- alternative form of esy
Pali
Alternative forms
- 𑀏𑀲𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- एसि (Devanagari script)
- এসি (Bengali script)
- එසි (Sinhalese script)
- ဧသိ or ဨသိ or ဢေသိ (Burmese script)
- เอสิ (Thai script)
- ᩑᩈᩥ (Tai Tham script)
- ເອສິ (Lao script)
- ឯសិ (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄬𑄥𑄨 (Chakma script)
Verb
esi
- second-person singular present active of eti (“to come”)
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈesi/ [ˈe.si]
- Rhymes: -esi
- Syllabification: e‧si
Adverb
esi
- (rare, obsolete) though, although, even if, yet
- c. 1446, Álvaro de Luna, Virtuosas e claras mugeres IV:
- “Después de Venturia, madre de Coriliano, a Tanaquil muger de grand linage me conviene pasar, la qual, esi de los tarquinos viniese a Roma, […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- “Después de Venturia, madre de Coriliano, a Tanaquil muger de grand linage me conviene pasar, la qual, esi de los tarquinos viniese a Roma, […]
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Adjective
esi
Adverb
esi
Urhobo
Etymology
Compare with Yoruba èsì, Edo esi, Isoko esi, Khana zi, Igbo ezì.
Noun
esi
References
- Anthony Obakpọnọvwẹ Ukere, Urhobo - English Dictionary, 1986 - version edited by Roger Blench, Cambridge 2005, page 10
West Makian
Etymology
Postulated by Voorhoeve to have derived (by regressive vowel assimilation) from an older *osi, from *gosi (by loss of initial velars). Cognate with Tidore gosi (“egg”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe.s̪i/
Noun
esi
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [êːsi]
Pronoun
êsi
- this; class 7 proximal demonstrative.
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-sì, compare with Igala éhì, Itsekiri esin, also see Khana zi, Edo èsì, Urhobo esi, Idoma eshi, Igbo ezì, Ogbia eznì, perhaps also Ibibio edi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.sì/
Noun
esì
- warthog, hog; (in particular) red river hog
- Synonyms: ìmàdò, ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ igbó, túrúkù
Etymology 2
Compare with Igala échí, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *é-cí, compare with Itsekiri èṣín
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.sí/
Noun
esí