gi-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gi"

Ojibwe

Alternative forms

• g-
• gid-
• gido-
• giy-

Prefix

gi-

1. A prefix denoting the second person

Usage notes

gi- is the unmarked form, and appears before stems that begin with a consonant.

Related terms

• giin
• giinawaa
• giinawind

See also

Ojibwe personal prefixes

		stem begins with...	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Consonants		p t k h ch m n s sh w y	ni-	gi-	o-
		d g ' j z zh	nin-
		b	nim-
Vowels		o	nindo-	gido-	odo-
		a aa e i	nind-	gid-	od-
		oo	n-	g-
		ii			w-

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/gi-pf

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Old Dutch

Alternative forms

• ge-

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm.

Prefix

gi-

1. Used for forming the past participle.
2. Forms perfective verbs from other verbs with a sense of completeness, or simply as an intensifier.
3. Forms collective nouns.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: ghe-, ge-, (West-Flanders) i-, y-
  • Dutch: ge-
    • Afrikaans: ge-
  • West Flemish: ge-, e-

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Old High German

Alternative forms

• ga-, ki-, ka-

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm.

Prefix

gi-

1. Used for forming the past participle.
2. Forms perfective verbs from other verbs with a sense of completeness, or simply as an intensifier.
3. Forms collective nouns.

Derived terms

Old High German terms prefixed with gi-

Descendants

• Middle High German: ge-
  • Alemannic German: g- or ge- (euphonic)
  • German: ge-
  • Luxembourgish: ge-
  • Vilamovian: gy-
  • Yiddish: גע־ (ge-)

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• ge-, ga-

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm.

Prefix

gi-

1. Used for forming the past participle.

   giboran (“born”)

   gifundan (“found”)

   gihētan (“called”)

   githāht (“thought”)

   gialdrod (“aged”)

2. Forms perfective verbs from other verbs with a sense of completeness, or simply as an intensifier.

   gidōmian (“to doom”)

   gibrengian (“to accomplish”)

   gidēlian (“to distribute”)

   gifāhan (“to catch”)

   gifremmian (“to accomplish”)

   gifregnan (“to experience”)

   gifullian (“to fulfill”)

   gigarwian (“to prepare”)

   gigirnian (“to acquire”)

   gihaldan (“to keep”)

   gihalon (“to acquire”)

   gihētan (“to promise”)

   gihuggian (“to remember”)

   gimanagfaldon (“to multiply”)

3. Forms collective nouns.

   gibūr (“neighbour”)

   gibrōthar (“brothers”)

   gisunfadar (“father and son”)

   giswestar (“siblings”)

Derived terms

Old Saxon terms prefixed with gi-

Descendants

• Middle Low German: ge-
  • Low German: ge-, e-, je-

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Phuthi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *ngi-.

Prefix

gi-

1. I; first-person singular subject concord.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *ngí-.

Prefix

gi-

1. me; first-person singular object concord.