ige
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ige. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ige, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ige in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ige you have here. The definition of the word ige will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofige, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *igen, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ikene. Cognate with Finnish ien and Hungarian íny.
Pronunciation
Noun
ige (genitive igeme, partitive iget)
- gum (part of mouth)
Declension
| Declension of ige (ÕS type 4/ase, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ige | igemed | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | igeme | ||
| genitive | igemete | ||
| partitive | iget | igemeid | |
| illative | igemesse | igemetesse igemeisse | |
| inessive | igemes | igemetes igemeis | |
| elative | igemest | igemetest igemeist | |
| allative | igemele | igemetele igemeile | |
| adessive | igemel | igemetel igemeil | |
| ablative | igemelt | igemetelt igemeilt | |
| translative | igemeks | igemeteks igemeiks | |
| terminative | igemeni | igemeteni | |
| essive | igemena | igemetena | |
| abessive | igemeta | igemeteta | |
| comitative | igemega | igemetega | |
Further reading
- ige in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “ige”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
Hungarian
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from a Turkic language.
Pronunciation
Noun
ige (plural igék)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ige | igék |
| accusative | igét | igéket |
| dative | igének | igéknek |
| instrumental | igével | igékkel |
| causal-final | igéért | igékért |
| translative | igévé | igékké |
| terminative | igéig | igékig |
| essive-formal | igeként | igékként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | igében | igékben |
| superessive | igén | igéken |
| adessive | igénél | igéknél |
| illative | igébe | igékbe |
| sublative | igére | igékre |
| allative | igéhez | igékhez |
| elative | igéből | igékből |
| delative | igéről | igékről |
| ablative | igétől | igéktől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
igéé | igéké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
igééi | igékéi |
| Possessive forms of ige | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | igém | igéim |
| 2nd person sing. | igéd | igéid |
| 3rd person sing. | igéje | igéi |
| 1st person plural | igénk | igéink |
| 2nd person plural | igétek | igéitek |
| 3rd person plural | igéjük | igéik |
Derived terms
Compound words
Expressions
See also
- (parts of speech) szófaj; főnév, határozószó, indulatszó, ige, igekötő, igenév, indulatszó, kötőszó, melléknév, módosítószó, mondatszó, névelő, névmás, névutó, partikula, segédige, számnév, tagadószó, viszonyszó (Category: hu:Parts of speech)
References
- ^ ige in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- (verb): ige in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- ( a folksy term for three yarns on the reel): ige in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Maia
Pronoun
ige
Mwotlap
Etymology
From earlier irge (attested in Codrington 1885), from Proto-Torres-Banks *i ra ɣai, from Proto-Oceanic *i (“3rd person pronoun”) + *-ra (“3rd person plural suffix”) + *kai (“native, person”).
Pronunciation
Article
ige (plural)
- the (plural article for human nouns)
- ige lōqōvēn ― (the) women
Usage notes
- General determiner; does not encode definiteness.
- Contrasts with singular na- (prefix), dual yoge, trial tēlge.
Pronoun
ige
- people (generic plural for human nouns)
- Nitog etet ige! ― Stop staring at people!
- ige to-M̄otlap ― the people of Motalava (M̄otlap)
Usage notes
- Contrasts with 3rd plural personal pronoun kēy.
References
- The Melanesian Languages. (1885). Oxford: Clarendon Press. (full text from the Internet Archive).
- François, Alexandre. 2005. A typological overview of Mwotlap, an Oceanic language of Vanuatu. Linguistic typology 9 (1): 115–146. DOI:10.1515/lity.2005.9.1.115.
- François, Alexandre. 2024. Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. (Pdf version) – entry ige.