begi

See also: bėgi

Basque

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Noun

begi inan

1. eye
2. hole

Declension

Declension of begi (inanimate, ending in vowel)

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

Etymology 2

Verb

begi

1. Third-person singular (hark), taking third-person singular (hura) as direct object, present imperative form of egin (“to do”).

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): /ˈbe.ɡi/

Verb

begi

1. to beg
2. to pray

Noun

begi

1. prayer

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English bag.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

begi (ma class, plural mabegi)

1. bag