gi-

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Old Dutch

Etymology

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.

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: ge-

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Descendants

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

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

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.
    gibrōthar (brothers)
    giswestar (siblings)
    gibūr (neighbour)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: ge-

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.