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esi-

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Estonian

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Etymology

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See esi.

Prefix

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esi-

  1. first
  2. front

Derived terms

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *eci (compare Estonian esi), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ede (compare Northern Mansi эла (èla), Hungarian elé).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈesi-/, [ˈe̞s̠i-]

Adjective

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esi- (as a modifier in compounds)

  1. pre-, fore-

Inflection

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The cases of esi- serve in Finnish only as adverbs. The instructive singular is always used with the enclitic particle -kin or -kään. Declension scheme is the same as type 27 (käsi), except for some missing forms; and the extra instructive singular form, which is only used with clitics (etenkin and etenkään).

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of pre-, fore-): jälki-

Derived terms

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adverbs
postpositions
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  • See the inflection table.

References

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  1. ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “esi”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 1 January 2024
  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *eci-. Cognates include Finnish esi- and Veps ezi-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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esi-

  1. pre-, fore-

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Northern Ndebele

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

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esi-

  1. First-person plural relative concord.

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

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esi-

  1. Class 7 relative concord.

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

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esi-

  1. Class 7 adjective concord.

Southern Ndebele

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

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esi-

  1. First-person plural relative concord.

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

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esi-

  1. Class 7 relative concord.

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

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esi-

  1. Class 7 adjective concord.

Xhosa

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

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esi-

  1. First-person plural relative concord.

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

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esi-

  1. Class 7 relative concord.

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

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esi-

  1. Class 7 adjective concord.

Zulu

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Etymology 1

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From a- (relative) +‎ si- (first person plural).

Prefix

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ḗsi-

  1. First-person plural relative concord.

Etymology 2

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From a- (relative) +‎ si- (class 7 subject prefix).

Prefix

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ḗsí-

  1. Class 7 relative concord.

Etymology 3

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From a- (relative) +‎ si- (class 7 basic noun prefix).

Prefix

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ḗsí-

  1. Class 7 adjective concord.

References

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