Translingual

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Symbol

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dhi

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Dhimal.

See also

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Albanian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Albanian *aidzijā, cognate to Ancient Greek αἴξ (aíx) and Old Armenian այծ (ayc, goat), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (goat).[1] The word may also be an ancient adjective like Ancient Greek αἴγειος (aígeios).[2]

Noun

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dhi f (plural dhi, definite dhia, definite plural dhitë)

  1. goat, she-goat, nanny goat
    Coordinate term: cjap (he-goat)
Declension
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Declension of dhi
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dhi dhia dhi dhitë
accusative dhinë
dative dhie dhisë dhive dhive
ablative dhish
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 160
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dhi”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 83

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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dhi (aorist dheva, participle dhinë)

  1. Gheg form of dhjes
    Mos i dhi në të.
    Don't shit on it. ~ Don't mess it up/bullshit.

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish di.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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dhi (emphatic dhise)

  1. third-person singular feminine of de: from/of her, from/of it f
  2. third-person singular feminine of do: to/for her, to/for it f

References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 83

Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish . Cognates include Irish di.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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dhi

  1. third-person singular feminine of do: to her, for her

Inflection

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Personal inflection of do
Person: simple emphatic
singular first dhomh dhòmhsa
second dhut dhutsa
third m dha dhàsan
f dhi dhìse
plural first dhuinn dhuinne
second dhuibh dhuibhse
third dhaibh dhaibhsan