begi

See also: bėgi

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɡi/ [be.ɣ̞i]
• Rhymes: -eɡi, -i
• Hyphenation: be‧gi

Etymology 1

Noun

begi inan

1. eye
2. hole

Declension

Declension of begi (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	begi	begia	begiak	begiok
ergative	begik	begiak	begiek	begiok
dative	begiri	begiari	begiei	begioi
genitive	begiren	begiaren	begien	begion
comitative	begirekin	begiarekin	begiekin	begiokin
causative	begirengatik	begiarengatik	begiengatik	begiongatik
benefactive	begirentzat	begiarentzat	begientzat	begiontzat
instrumental	begiz	begiaz	begiez	begiotaz
inessive	begitan	begian	begietan	begiotan
locative	begitako	begiko	begietako	begiotako
allative	begitara	begira	begietara	begiotara
terminative	begitaraino	begiraino	begietaraino	begiotaraino
directive	begitarantz	begirantz	begietarantz	begiotarantz
destinative	begitarako	begirako	begietarako	begiotarako
ablative	begitatik	begitik	begietatik	begiotatik
partitive	begirik	—	—	—
prolative	begitzat	—	—	—

Etymology 2

Verb

begi

1. third-person singular, with third-person singular direct object, imperative of egin (“to do”)

Cornish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

begi

1. to bray

Conjugation

Conjugation of begi

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	begav	begydh	beg	begyn	begowgh	begons	begir
	preterite	begis	begsys	begas	begsyn	begsowgh	begsons	begas
	imperfect	begyn	begys	begi	begyn	begewgh	begens	begys
	pluperfect	begsen	begses	begsa	begsen	begsewgh	begsens	begsys
subjunctive	present/future	bekkiv	bekki	bekko	bekkyn	bekkowgh	bekkons	bekker
	imperfect	bekken	bekkes	bekka	bekken	bekkewgh	bekkens	bekkys
imperative		—	beg	beges	begyn	begewgh	begens	—
non-finites		present participle			verbal adjective
		ow pegi			begys

Mutation

Mutation of begi

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
begi	vegi	unchanged	pegi	fegi, vegi*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “begi” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German (sik) begeven, compare with Swedish bege.

Verb

begi (imperative begi, present tense begir, passive begis, simple past bega or begav, past participle begitt, present participle begiende)

1. (reflexive) to go, proceed, to set off, set out, start out (for somewhere)
2. (non-reflexive, dated) to leave

   Han begav sjøen ― He left the sea. (to give up working at sea)

References

• “begi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “begi” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Slovene

Noun

bégi

1. nominative/instrumental plural of bẹ̑g

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English beg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɡi/, [bɪ̞ɟi], [be̝ji]

Verb

begi

1. to beg
2. to pray
   • 1978, “Di Krisneti Kisi”, in Kerstmis in Suriname, performed by Alberto en het gemengd koor "Gloria":

     Kon meki wi begi, begi da Anana

     Come let us pray, pray to the Creator

Noun

begi

1. prayer

Derived terms

• begiman (“beggar”)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English bag.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

begi class V (plural mabegi class VI)

1. bag