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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "esi"}}
==Estonian==

===Etymology===
See {{m|et|esi}}.

===Prefix===
{{head|et|prefix}}

# [[first]]
# [[front]]

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|et}}

==Finnish==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*eci}}, from {{inh|fi|fiu-pro|*ede}}.<ref>{{R:fi:EVE|esi|accessdate=2024-01-01}}</ref> Cognate with {{cog|et|esi}} and {{cog|hu|elő}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{fi-pronunciation}}

===Prefix===
{{fi-pref}}

# [[pre-]], [[fore-]]

====Inflection====
{{fi-decl-pron/esi-}}
The cases of {{m|fi|esi-}} serve in Finnish only as adverbs. The instructive singular is always used with the enclitic particle {{m|fi|-kin}} or {{m|fi|-kään}}.
Declension scheme is the same as type 27 ([[Appendix:Finnish nominal inflection/käsi|käsi]]), except for some missing, not used forms; and the two extra instructive singular forms [[etenkin]] and [[etenkään]].

====Antonyms====
* {{antsense|pre-, fore-}} {{l|fi|jälki-}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|fi}}
{{col-auto|fi
|esitutkinta
}}

{{col-auto|fi|title=adjectives
|edellinen
|edempi
|etevä
}}

{{col-auto|fi|title=adverbs
|edes
|etiäpäin
}}

{{col-auto|fi|title=nouns
|esikoinen
|esine
|eteinen
|etelä
}}

{{col-auto|fi|title=postpositions
|editse
}}

{{col-auto|fi|title=verbs
|edeltää
|edetä
|edistää
|esiintyä
|esittää
}}

====Related terms====
* See the inflection table.

===References===
<references />
* {{R:Hakkinen 2005}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:KTSK|accessdate=2023-07-02}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|fi|a=eis|eis|ies|sei|sie}}

==Ingrian==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|izh|urj-fin-pro|*eci|*eci-}}. Cognates include {{cog|fi|esi-}} and {{cog|vep|ezi-}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{izh-p}}

===Prefix===
{{head|izh|prefix}}

# [[pre-]], [[fore-]]

====Antonyms====
* {{l|izh|jälki-}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|izh}}

==Northern Ndebele==

===Etymology 1===
{{rfe|nd}}

====Prefix====
{{head|nd|prefix|cat2=relative concords}}

# {{n-g|First-person plural relative concord.}}

===Etymology 2===
{{rfe|nd}}

====Prefix====
{{head|nd|prefix|cat2=relative concords}}

# {{n-g|Class 7 relative concord.}}

===Etymology 3===
{{rfe|nd}}

====Prefix====
{{head|nd|prefix|cat2=adjective concords}}

# {{n-g|Class 7 adjective concord.}}

==Southern Ndebele==

===Etymology 1===
{{rfe|nr}}

====Prefix====
{{head|nr|prefix|cat2=relative concords}}

# {{n-g|First-person plural relative concord.}}

===Etymology 2===
{{rfe|nr}}

====Prefix====
{{head|nr|prefix|cat2=relative concords}}

# {{n-g|Class 7 relative concord.}}

===Etymology 3===
{{rfe|nr}}

====Prefix====
{{head|nr|prefix|cat2=adjective concords}}

# {{n-g|Class 7 adjective concord.}}

==Xhosa==

===Etymology 1===
{{rfe|xh}}

====Prefix====
{{head|xh|prefix|cat2=relative concords}}

# {{n-g|First-person plural relative concord.}}

===Etymology 2===
{{rfe|xh}}

====Prefix====
{{head|xh|prefix|cat2=relative concords}}

# {{n-g|Class 7 relative concord.}}

===Etymology 3===
{{rfe|xh}}

====Prefix====
{{head|xh|prefix|cat2=adjective concords}}

# {{n-g|Class 7 adjective concord.}}

==Zulu==

===Etymology 1===
From {{affix|zu|a-|t1=relative|si-|t2=first person plural}}.

====Prefix====
{{head|zu|prefix|head=ḗsi-|cat2=relative concords}}

# {{n-g|First-person plural relative concord.}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{affix|zu|a-|t1=relative|si-|t2=class 7 subject prefix}}.

====Prefix====
{{head|zu|prefix|head=ḗsí-|cat2=relative concords}}

# {{n-g|Class 7 relative concord.}}

===Etymology 3===
From {{affix|zu|a-|t1=relative|si-|t2=class 7 basic noun prefix}}.

====Prefix====
{{head|zu|prefix|head=ḗsí-|cat2=adjective concords}}

# {{n-g|Class 7 adjective concord.}}

===References===
* {{R:zu:ZED}}