mi-

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French mi (middle), from Old French mi, mie (middle), from earlier *miei (compare lit, liet < *lieit), from Latin medius (adjective), medium (noun).

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

mi-

  1. half, mid-
    à mi-cheminhalfway
    à mi-voixin a low voice (literally, “in a half-voice”)
    mi-amerbittersweet

Derived terms[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

mi-

  1. Rōmaji transcription of

Kambera[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

mi-

  1. second person plural nominative proclitic

See also[edit]

Lakota[edit]

Prefix[edit]

mi-

  1. my; first person singular possessive marker, used with some kinship terms and some words for body parts

Synonyms[edit]

Phuthi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-mɪ̀-.

Prefix[edit]

mi-

  1. Class 4 noun prefix.

Swahili[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *mɪ̀-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Prefix[edit]

mi- (singular m-)

  1. mi class(IV) noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix, denoting plurals of m class(III)
    miti mirefutall trees
    mfano (example) → ‎mifano (examples)
    muhindi (maize plant) → ‎mihindi (maize plants)
    mwili (body) → ‎miili (bodies)

Usage notes[edit]

If an adjective starts with i, the two is are merged to one:

mi- + ‎-ingine (other) → ‎mingine

Before e, the form my- is used. This does not apply to nouns.

See also[edit]

Ternate[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Tehit m- (first-person plural exclusive prefix).

Pronoun[edit]

mi- (Jawi مي-)

  1. first-person plural exclusive clitic, we
  2. first-person plural exclusive possessive pronoun, our
    Synonym: mia-
  3. (feminine) third-person singular possessive pronoun, her

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tocharian B[edit]

Verb[edit]

mi-

  1. to hurt, harm (grievously)

Tsonga[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-mɪ̀-.

Prefix[edit]

mi-

  1. Class 4 noun prefix.

Venda[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *gɪ́-mɪ̀-.

Prefix[edit]

mi-

  1. Class 4 noun prefix.

West Makian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Cognate with Ternate mi- (our).

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

mi-

  1. first-person plural exclusive possessive prefix, our

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

mi-

  1. (animate) alternative form of ma- (his, hers, that being's) when preceded by a root-initial i

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics

Ye'kwana[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

mi-

  1. Allomorph of m- (second-person prefix) used for stems that begin with a consonant.

Inflection[edit]

Zulu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *mɪ̀-.

Prefix[edit]

mi-

  1. Class 4 simple noun prefix.