mihi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori mihi.

Noun

mihi (plural mihis)

1. 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: […]

See also

• mihi itch

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *bini.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mihi

1. tongue

Declension

Cruzeño

Noun

mihi

1. water

References

• HG

Latin

Alternative forms

• mihei, mī
• michi (post-classical, Medieval 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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.hiː/, or IPA^(key): /ˈmi.hi/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ki/,
• Note: the short-vowel variant originally via iambic shortening; it's ~3 times as common in hexameters.

Pronoun

mihī̆

1. dative of ego, indirect object form

   Dā mihi calceōs! Pedēs frīgent mihi. ― Hand me my shoes! My feet are cold.

   Mihi nomen est… ― My name is…

   • c. 254–184 B.C.E., Plautus, Captivi:

     Ehō, dīc mihī, quis illic igitur est?

     Hey? Tell me, who is he then?

Descendants

See also

• tibi

References

• Weiss, Michael L. (2009) Outline of the Historical and Comparative Grammar of Latin‎, Ann Arbor: Beech Stave Press, →ISBN, page 327

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

1. A welcome
2. A speech made to welcome somebody

Descendants

• → English: mihi

Verb

mihi

1. To welcome.