gi

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English

Etymology

From Japanese 着 (gi, “clothing”); only used in combination, usually with the name of a martial art such as 柔道着 (jūdōgi, “judo uniform”) or 空手着 (karategi, “karate uniform”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gi (plural gis or gi)

  1. A martial arts uniform.
    • 1990, Thomas Pynchon, Vineland, Vintage, published 2000, page 108:
      By the time they got up to the reception building, there was a welcoming committee standing in the lamp-lined drive, all in black gi, headed by a tall, fit, scholarly-looking woman named Sister Rochelle […]
    • 2022 September 20, Danya Hajjaji, “‘Really nice guy’: Tom Hardy surprises competitors with entry and victory in martial arts contest”, in The Guardian‎:
      Attenders watched the Mad Max: Fury Road star, dressed in a blue gi, subdue his opponents and win all his matches. Hardy’s certificate of achievement was awarded to “Edward Hardy” – the actor’s real name.

Anagrams

Breton

Noun

gi

  1. Soft mutation of ki.

Chamorro

Preposition

gi

  1. at
  2. in
  3. on

Cornish

Noun

gi

  1. Soft mutation of ki.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hindi घी (ghī) or Urdu گھی (ghī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀺𑀤 (ghida), from Sanskrit घृत (ghṛtá). Cognate of English ghee.

Pronunciation

Noun

gi (first-person possessive giku, second-person possessive gimu, third-person possessive ginya)

  1. (archaic, Hinduism) ghee.
    Synonyms: minyak sapi, minyak samin, cairan mentega

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Latin gē (the name of the letter G).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: gì

Noun

gi f (invariable)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter G.; gee

See also

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English give.

Pronunciation

Verb

gi

  1. to give
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Ruoman 12:3:
      Kaaz a di gif we Gad gi mi, mi a tel unu: No bada tingk se unu muor dan wa unu riili bi. Insted-a dat unu fi ombl unuself an joj unuself bies pan di fiet we Gad gi unu
      For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Revilieshan 22:1:
      Den di ienjel shuo mi di riva wid di waata we gi laif. Di waata did a kom fram Gad an di Biebi Shiip chuon. Di waata did so klier it luk laik kristal.
      Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
      (literally, “Then the angel showed me the river with water that gives life. The water came from God and the Lamb throne. The water was so clear it looked like crystal”)
    • 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 19:
      Evribadi av di rait fi bi frii fi se we dem waahn fi se an ekspres demself; dis miin se dem av di rait fi bi frii fi se we dem waahn fi se widout notn a get ina dem wie, an fi siik out, get an gi infamieshan an di tingz dem we dem tingk bout ina dem ed, bai eni miinz no mata di baada lain dem we set op ina dem konchri.
      Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
      (literally, “Everybody has the right to free to say what they want, to express themselves; this means that they have the right to be free to say what they want without anything happening to them and to seek out and give information  ”)

Further reading

  • gi at majstro.com

Japanese

Romanization

gi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぎ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ギ

Lashi

Pronunciation

Adjective

gi

  1. Alternative form of ge

Particle

gi

  1. turns the preceding word into a nominative

References

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Lo-Toga

Etymology

Cognate with Hiw ga, and also with Proto-Polynesian *kawa, Tongan kava. From Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ, doublet of *wakaʀ (“root”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gi

  1. kava plant, Piper methysticum
  2. kava, an intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant.

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Hindi घी (ghī) or Urdu گھی (ghī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀺𑀤 (ghida), from Sanskrit घृत (ghṛtá). Cognate of English ghee.

Noun

gi (Jawi spelling ݢي, plural gi-gi, informal 1st possessive giku, 2nd possessive gimu, 3rd possessive ginya)

  1. (archaic) ghee.
    Synonym: minyak sapi

Etymology 2

Clipping of pergi.

Verb

gi (Jawi spelling ݢي)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of pergi
    Kau gi ngan siapa?
    Who are you going with?

Further reading

Matal

Pronoun

gi

  1. I, me (first-person singular pronoun)
    Gi zil Yahudiya, tayyà gi à Tarsus uwana la Səlisəya, gi bəzi huɗ gudəŋ məŋga gà (Sləray 21:39).
    I a Jewish man, I was born in Tarsus which in Cilicia, I a man from an important city (Acts 21:39)
    Dagay lakana kadànəŋaw gi aya tsəràh à uwana (Mata 23:39).
    For I tell you, you will never see me from now on until you say (Mathhew 23:39)

References

  1. ^ http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Acts/21
  2. ^ http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Matt/23

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch gī, from Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *jūz.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

gi

  1. you (nominative, plural)
  2. you (nominative, singular, informal)

Usage notes

This pronoun began to replace the old singular form du during the Middle Dutch period, eventually replacing it altogether.

Inflection

Middle Dutch personal pronouns
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
masc. fem. neut.
nominative ic du hi si het wi gi si
accusative mi di hem, hen haer ons u hem, hen
dative hem, hen
genitive mijn dijn sijn haer sijn onse uwe haer

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: gij, jij
    • Afrikaans: jy
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: ju
    • Jersey Dutch: jāi
    • Negerhollands: joe, ju
    • Petjo: jij
  • Limburgish: geer

Further reading

  • “ghi”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “gi”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Saxon gī, from Proto-Germanic *jūz.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

gî

  1. you, ye (nominative, plural)

Declension

Middle Low German personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative genitive
1st person singular ik (ek) mî (mê, mik, mek) mîn (mîner)
2nd person singular dû dî (dê, dik, dek) dîn (dîner)
3rd person singular
m hê (hî, hie) ēne, en (ȫne, ȫn) ēme, em (ȫme, en) sîn (sîner)
n it (et)
f sê (sî, sie, sü̂) ēre, ēr (ērer, ȫrer)
1st person plural wî (wê, wie) uns (ûs, ös, ü̂sik) unser (ûser)
2nd person plural gî (jê, î) jû (jûwe, û, jük, gik) jûwer (ûwer)
3rd person plural sê (sî, sie) em, öm, jüm (en, ēnen, ȫnen) ēre, ēr (ērer, ȫrer)

For an explanation of the forms in brackets see here.

Descendants

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰab(ʰ)-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jiː/
  • gi(file)

Verb

gi (imperative gi, present tense gir, passive gis, simple past ga or gav, past participle gitt)

  1. to give (transfer the possession of something to someone else)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

gi (present tense gir, past tense gav, past participle gitt, passive infinitive givast, present participle givande, imperative gi)

  1. Alternative form of gje

Nupe

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

gí

  1. to eat
  2. to devour; to gnaw
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

gí

  1. to wear out

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

gí

  1. to stand
    Synonym: gíkinni
Derived terms

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *jūz.

Pronoun

gī

  1. you (plural)

Alternative forms

  • *gir (South-eastern)

Descendants

Further reading

  • “gi, ir”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

Adverb

ġī

  1. Alternative form of ġēa

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *jūz. Accusative and dative from Proto-Germanic *iwwiz, variant of *izwiz.

Pronoun

gī

  1. you (plural)

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronouns
Personal pronouns
Singular 1. 2. 3. m 3. f 3. n
Nominative ik thū hē siu it
Accusative mī, me, mik thī, thik ina sia
Dative mī thī imu iru it
Genitive mīn thīn is ira is
Dual 1. 2. - - -
Nominative wit git - - -
Accusative unk ink - - -
Dative
Genitive unkero, unka

inker, inka

- - -
Plural 1. 2. 3. m 3. f 3. n
Nominative wī, we gī, ge sia sia siu
Accusative ūs, unsik eu, iu, iuu
Dative ūs im
Genitive ūser euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera iro

Descendants

Rawang

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

gi

  1. dog.

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.

Noun

gi m (plural gis)

  1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) day

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English give.

Pronunciation

Verb

gi

  1. to give

Preposition

gi

  1. to (indicates indirect object)

Sumerian

Romanization

gi

  1. Romanization of 𒄀 (gi)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian gi.

Noun

gi

  1. The name of the Latin-script digraph GI/Gi/gi.
Usage notes
  • If gi represents the sound /z/ or /j/ before an i, that i is entirely merged with the gi. For example, use gì, gỉ, giết, not *giì, *giỉ, *giiết.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French ji.

Noun

gi

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter J.
Synonyms

Welsh

Noun

gi m

  1. Soft mutation of ci.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
ci gi nghi chi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Yoruba

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɡí/

Noun

gí

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter G.

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia