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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori mihi .
Noun
mihi (plural mihis )
( New Zealand ) A greeting , in Maori culture .
1948 , Eric Ramsden , Sir Apirana Ngata and Maori Culture , page 86 :After acknowledging the mihis of the various speakers, and thanking the donors for their gift, the guest of honour spoke as follows in English: [ …]
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Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *bini .
Pronunciation
Noun
mihi
tongue
Declension
Declension of mihi (inanimate, ending in vowel)
Cruzeño
Noun
mihi
water
References
Latin
Etymology
From earlier mihei , for Proto-Italic *meɣei with enclitic reduction of /e/ (cf. tuus ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁mégʰ(e)y (contrast with tibi , with the suffix *-bʰi as in the instrumental). Cognate to Umbrian mehe .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
mihī̆
dative of egō̆ , indirect object form
Dā mihi calceōs! Pedēs frīgent mihi . ― Hand me my shoes! My feet are cold.
Mihi nomen est …[ 1] ― My name is …
Descendants
Balkan Romance:
Italo-Romance:
Gallo-Romance:
Catalan: mi
Old French: mi ( early Old French )
Ibero-Romance:
Galician: me ( possibly ) , min
Portuguese: me ( possibly ) , mim
Spanish: mí
Insular Romance:
Vulgar Latin: *mibi ( blended with tibi ) Italo-Romance:Italian: meve ( archaic ) Neapolitan: meve Sicilian: → Italian: mivi ( archaic ) Ibero-Romance:Old Leonese: mive , mibe ( alt. spelling ) Mozarabic: מיבי ( myby )
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References
Weiss, Michael L. (2009 ) Outline of the Historical and Comparative Grammar of Latin , Ann Arbor: Beech Stave Press, →ISBN , page 327
^ Oerberg, Hans H. (2011 ) Lingua Latina per se illustrata. Pars I, Familia Romana , Newburyport, MA, →ISBN , →OCLC , page 106
Further reading
“mihi ”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891 ) An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894 ) Latin Phrase-Book , London: Macmillan and Co. I have no time to do something: tempus mihi deest ad aliquid faciendum I cannot wait till..: nihil mihi longius est or videtur quam dum or quam ut nothing is more tiresome to me than..: nihil mihi longius est quam (c. Inf.) to cherish as the apple of one's eye: aliquis est mihi in oculis if I live till then: si vita mihi suppeditat to be hardly able to restrain one's tears: vix mihi tempero quin lacrimem I cannot sleep for anxiety: curae somnum mihi adimunt, dormire me non sinunt I dreamed I saw..: in somnis visus (mihi) sum videre I saw a vision in my dreams: species mihi dormienti oblata est if anything should happen to me; if I die: si quid (humanitus) mihi accidat or acciderit I have not yet committed myself: res mihi integra est it is no longer in my power: mihi non est integrum, ut... my wishes are being fulfilled: optata mihi contingunt I am on good terms with a person: est or intercedit mihi cum aliquo amicitia I am on bad terms with a person: sunt or intercedunt mihi cum aliquo inimicitiae my best friend: amicissimus meus or mihi my most intimate acquaintance: homo intimus, familiarissimus mihi a thing meets with my approval: res mihi probatur to be in every one's mouth: in ore omnium or omnibus (hominum or hominibus , but only mihi, tibi , etc.) esse an idea strikes me: illud succurrit mihi something comes into my mind: mihi in mentem venit alicuius rei according to my opinion: ut mihi quidem videtur a thing has happened contrary to my expectation: aliquid mihi nec opinanti, insperanti accidit a doubt arises in my mind: dubitatio mihi affertur, inicitur one thing still makes me hesitate: unus mihi restat scrupulus (Ter. Andr. 5. 4. 37) (cf. too religio , sect. XI. 2) I am quite certain on the point: mihi exploratum est, exploratum (certum) habeo I am persuaded, convinced: mihi persuasum est I am persuaded, convinced: mihi persuasi I am resolved; it is my intention: in animo habeo or mihi est in animo c. Inf. I am determined: certum (mihi) est I am firmly resolved: stat mihi sententia (Liv. 21. 30.) I have not made up my mind: mihi non constat (with indirect question) I intend, propose to..: propositum est mihi c. Inf. I have a point to discuss with you: res mihi tecum est I agree with you there: hoc mihi tecum convēnit (Att. 6. 1. 14) I have nothing to write about: deest mihi argumentum ad scribendum (Att. 9. 7. 7) I have abundance to say: res (opp. verba ) mihi suppetit my subject grows as I write: materia mihi crescit a theme, subject proposed for discussion: id quod (mihi) propositum est the task I have put before myself is..: mihi propositum est c. Inf. (or mihi proposui, ut ) the question has forced itself on my mind: quaerendum esse mihi visum est to be engaged on a book: liber mihi est in manibus something harasses me, makes me anxious: aliquid me sollicitat, me sollicitum habet, mihi sollicitudini est, mihi sollicitudinem affert I am content to..: satis habeo, satis mihi est c. Inf. some one's death has plunged me in grief: mors alicuius luctum mihi attulit somebody, something is never absent from my thoughts: aliquis, aliquid mihi curae or cordi est there is nothing I am more interested in than..: nihil antiquius or prius habeo quam ut (nihil mihi antiquius or potius est, quam ut ) my relations with him are most hospitable: mihi cum illo hospitium est, intercedit I am always welcome at his house: domus patet, aperta est mihi to be on friendly terms with a person: est mihi consuetudo , or usus cum aliquo I have received a legacy from a person: hereditas ad me or mihi venit ab aliquo (Verr. 2. 1. 10) I have a few words to say on this: mihi quaedam dicenda sunt de hac re believe me: mihi crede (not crede mihi )
Maori
Etymology
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Noun
mihi
A welcome
A speech made to welcome somebody
Descendants
Verb
mihi
To welcome .