-gi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gi"

Estonian

Alternative forms

• -ki (after voiceless consonants)

Suffix

-gi

1. too, also, even

   Head uut aastat sullegi!

   Happy New Year to you, too!

2. (in a negative sentence) not ... either, neither; not ... a/an, not ... any

   Ma ei taha anda seda sullegi.

   I do not want to give it to you either.

   Ta ei suuda rääkida ühtegi sõna inglise keeles.

   He/She cannot speak a word in English.

Usage notes

• The informative "addition" is on the word -gi is suffixed to. Therefore sullegi ("to you, too") in the example means that "you" is not the only one to whom "Happy New Year" is wished.
• This form is used after voiced consonants and vowels. After voiceless consonants (note: g, b, d, z, and ž are voiceless), the form -ki is used.

Japanese

Romanization

-gi

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぎ

Navajo

Suffix

-gi

1. at

   bitahgi ― at a place among them

   Kinłánídi óltaʼgi ― at the school in Flagstaff

Usage notes

-gi is more specific than -di. -gi refers to a specific place within a generalized location marked by -di. The approximate location with -di comes first, followed by the specific -gi.

Nupe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡī/

Suffix

-gi

1. diminutive suffix; used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.

   Antonym: -kó

   ‎pátí (“mountain”) + ‎-gi → ‎pátígi (“hill”)

   ‎ena (“mammal”) + ‎-gi → ‎nan̄gi (“domesticated mammal; goat”)

   ‎ǹdá (“father”) + ‎-gi → ‎ǹdági (“paternal uncle”)

   ‎ǹná (“mother”) + ‎-gi → ‎ǹnági (“maternal aunt”)

   ‎yaká (“chili pepper”) + ‎-gi → ‎yakági (“small chili pepper”)

Derived terms

Nupe terms suffixed with -gi

Further reading

• Alhaji, Gabra Ibrahim A Morphological Analysis of Nouns and Adjectives In The Nupe Language, 2012

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *-gô.

Suffix

-gi

1. Creates diminutives from nouns

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *-gin.

Suffix

-gi

1. not, no

   ‎maðr (“man, person”) + ‎-gi → ‎manngi (“nobody”)

   ‎eitt (“one”) + ‎-gi → ‎ekki (“nothing, nought”)

Derived terms

Old Norse terms suffixed with -gi

Turkish

Alternative forms

• -gı, -gu, -gü

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ـگی (-gi), from Old Anatolian Turkish ـکو (-gü), from Proto-Turkic *-gü.

Suffix

-gi

1. Suffix creating a new word related to its root.

   ‎bilmek (“to know”) + ‎-gi → ‎bilgi (“knowledge”)

   ‎övmek (“to praise”) + ‎-gi → ‎övgü (“praise”)

   ‎çizmek (“to draw a line”) + ‎-gi → ‎çizgi (“line”)

Derived terms

Turkish terms suffixed with -gi