sh-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sh"

English

Prefix

sh-

1. Alternative form of sch-.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with sh-

shmeat

shnazzy

Albanian

Alternative forms

• zh-

Etymology

Orel derives the prefix from the same root as ith (“behind”), namely Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs, through Proto-Albanian *eś-.

Prefix

sh-

1. de-, dis-, un-

Derived terms

Albanian terms prefixed with sh-

shfaq

shfrej

shfryj

shfrytëzoj

shkërdhej

shkalbëzoj

shkapërthej

shkëputem

shkridhem

shkruaj

shmenjem

shndërroj

shndrit

shtrydh

shtriqem

shkrij

shkrydh

shpend

shpërthej

shpërfill

shputë

shpyllëzoj

shqep

shqis

shqit

shquaj

shquhem

shqyrtoj

shkep

shter

shul

Navajo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃ-/

Etymology 1

Prefix

sh-

1. Marks a first person singular subject.

   ‎sh- + ‎yiłbéézh (“he/she is boiling it”) → ‎yishbéézh (“I am boiling it”)

2. Marks a first person singular object.

Usage notes

• When this subject marker is not preceded by another prefix, the peg element yi- is inserted to create a phonotactically acceptable syllable structure.

See also

Navajo ∅-imperfective subject markers

			singular	duoplural	plural
1st person			(yi)sh-	(y)iid-	deii-
2nd person			ni-	(w)oh-	daah-
3rd person			yi-		daa-
4th person			ji-		daji-

• shi- (“my”)
• deesh-

Etymology 2

Prefix

sh-

1. third-person singular/duoplural of si-.

Usage notes

This prefix is used in place of s- when the verb stem contains a palatal sibilant or affricate.

Wailaki

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan. Cognate with Navajo shi-, Ahtna es-.

Prefix

sh-

1. Marks a first person singular verbal subject

   kʼeshłit (kʼe-sh-łit)

   I burn it

Usage notes

• The form i- is used in perfective mode verbs with the ł-classifier

Related terms

Subject prefixes

	singular	plural
1st person	sh-, i-	di-
2nd person	n-	oh-
3rd person	∅-
3rd person obviate	yi-
Indefinite	chʼi-, ʼ-
Areal	ki-

References

• Begay, Kayla Rae (2017), Wailaki Grammar, University of California, Berkeley, page 166