-pi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pi"

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-pi, derived from Proto-Finnic *-pa (participle ending).

Suffix

-pi (archaic)

  1. (personal, dialectal or poetic) Forms the third-person singular indicative present of verbs.
    Kotimaani ompi Suomi...

Usage notes

See the usage notes under -vi.

The suffix -pi can still be used in some dialects, such as the Savonian and northern Ostrobothnian ones. This usually appears in the end of a single-syllable verb (e.g. juo may be expressed as juopi).

  • In certain dialects and in some cases, the suffix is subjected to apocope, reducing it to just -p (in this case juo is pronounced juop).
  • Sometimes this suffix may even appear in the end of a longer verb, even when said verb still has the usual third-person suffix -V (e.g. tahtoo becomes tahtoopi, even though historically this would have been tahtovi).[1] This is an example of a hypercorrection.

References

  1. Auli Hakulinen with Maria Vilkuna, Riitta Korhonen, Vesa Koivisto, Tarja Riitta Heinonen, and Irja Alho (2004) “§ 107 Persoonamuotoisen verbin taivutuksesta”, in Iso suomen kielioppi, Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, →ISBN

Anagrams

Lakota

Suffix

-pi

  1. plural marker
    mitakuyepimy relatives

Usage notes

Usually considered an enclitic, but considered and written by a few sources as a standalone marker, pi.

Derived terms

Lakota terms suffixed with -pi

Quechua

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɪ/

Suffix

-pi

  1. A suffix for the locative case.
    Wasipi saqirqani.
    I left it at the house.
    Huk watapiqa chunka iskayniyuq killam kan.
    In one year there are twelve months.
    Chaypim yachani.
    I live there.

Taos

Pronunciation

Postposition

-pi

  1. alongside

Zou

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pwi (female).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-pì/

Suffix

-pi

  1. Used to form nouns for female animals.
    ah (chicken) + -piahpi (hen)

Derived terms

Zou terms suffixed with -pi

References

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 74
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