argi

See also: árgi and àrgi

Basque

Etymology

Unknown. Some have linked this word to the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂erǵ-. Possibly can be compared to Iberian arki.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /arɡi/ [ar.ɣ̞i]
• Rhymes: -arɡi, -i
• Hyphenation: ar‧gi

Noun

argi inan

1. light, clarity

Declension

Declension of argi (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	argi	argia	argiak	argiok
ergative	argik	argiak	argiek	argiok
dative	argiri	argiari	argiei	argioi
genitive	argiren	argiaren	argien	argion
comitative	argirekin	argiarekin	argiekin	argiokin
causative	argirengatik	argiarengatik	argiengatik	argiongatik
benefactive	argirentzat	argiarentzat	argientzat	argiontzat
instrumental	argiz	argiaz	argiez	argiotaz
inessive	argitan	argian	argietan	argiotan
locative	argitako	argiko	argietako	argiotako
allative	argitara	argira	argietara	argiotara
terminative	argitaraino	argiraino	argietaraino	argiotaraino
directive	argitarantz	argirantz	argietarantz	argiotarantz
destinative	argitarako	argirako	argietarako	argiotarako
ablative	argitatik	argitik	argietatik	argiotatik
partitive	argirik	—	—	—
prolative	argitzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• argitsu
• argi kutsadura (“light pollution”)
• ilargi (“moon”)

Further reading

• “argi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “argi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bellari

Noun

argi

1. rice

References

• Bhat, D. N. S. 1971. The Belari language. In The Koraga language, 119-123. Poona: Deccan College, page 120.

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɹt͡ʃɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɹt͡ʃɪ
• Homophones: argið, ærgi, ærgið

Verb

argi

1. first-person singular indicative present of arga

Icelandic

Verb

argi

1. first-person singular active present subjunctive of arga
2. third-person singular active present subjunctive of arga
3. third-person plural active present subjunctive of arga

Latin

Noun

ārgī

1. genitive singular of ārgon

References

• “argi”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Old High German

Etymology

From arg (“mean”) +‎ -ī.

Noun

argī f

1. meanness

Declension

Declension of argī (īn-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	argī	—
accusative	argī	—
genitive	argī	—
dative	argī	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: erge
  • Alemannic German: Ärgi

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• ragi — with metathesis

Adjective

argi

1. weak masculine nominative singular of argr