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Albanian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Albanian *aidzijā, cognate to Ancient Greek αἴξ (aíx) and Old Armenian այծ (ayc, “goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“goat”). The word may also be an ancient adjective like Ancient Greek αἴγειος (aígeios).
Noun
dhi f (plural dhi, definite dhia, definite plural dhitë)
- goat, she-goat, nanny goat
- Coordinate term: cjap (“he-goat”)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 160
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dhi”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 83
Further reading
Etymology 2
Verb
dhi (aorist dheva, participle dhinë)
- Gheg form of dhjes
Mos i dhi në të.- Don't shit on it. ~ Don't mess it up/bullshit.
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish di.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
dhi (emphatic dhise)
- third-person singular feminine of de: from/of her, from/of it f
- third-person singular feminine of do: to/for her, to/for it f
References
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish dí. Cognates include Irish di.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
dhi
- third-person singular feminine of do: to her, for her
Inflection