esi-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "esi"

Estonian

Etymology

See esi.

Prefix

esi-

  1. first
  2. front

Derived terms

Estonian terms prefixed with esi-

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *eci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ede.[1] Cognate with Estonian esi and Hungarian elő.

Pronunciation

Prefix

esi-

  1. pre-, fore-

Inflection

Declension of esi- (type 27*F/käsi)
noun case singular pluraladverbial form singular plural
nominative esi- –superessive – –
genitive – –delative – –
partitive – –sublative – –
accusative – –lative edes –
inessive edessä –temporal – –
elative edestä –causative – –
illative eteen esiinmultiplicative – –
adessive edellä esillädistributive – –
ablative edeltä esiltätemp. dist. – –
allative edelle esilleprolative editse –
essive – –situative – –
translative – –oppositive – –
abessive – –
instructive etenkin
etenkään		 –
comitative – –

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, not used forms; and the two extra instructive singular forms etenkin and etenkään.

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with esi-
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
postpositions
verbs
  • See the inflection table.

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “esi”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01
  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Prefix

esi-

  1. pre-, fore-

Antonyms

Derived terms

Ingrian terms prefixed with esi-

Northern Ndebele

Etymology 1

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

Prefix

esi-

  1. First-person plural relative concord.

Etymology 2

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

Prefix

esi-

  1. Class 7 relative concord.

Etymology 3

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

Prefix

esi-

  1. Class 7 adjective concord.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology 1

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

Prefix

esi-

  1. First-person plural relative concord.

Etymology 2

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

Prefix

esi-

  1. Class 7 relative concord.

Etymology 3

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

Prefix

esi-

  1. Class 7 adjective concord.

Xhosa

Etymology 1

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

Prefix

esi-

  1. First-person plural relative concord.

Etymology 2

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

Prefix

esi-

  1. Class 7 relative concord.

Etymology 3

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

Prefix

esi-

  1. Class 7 adjective concord.

Zulu

Etymology 1

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

Prefix

ḗsi-

  1. First-person plural relative concord.

Etymology 2

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

Prefix

ḗsí-

  1. Class 7 relative concord.

Etymology 3

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

Prefix

ḗsí-

  1. Class 7 adjective concord.

References

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