argi

See also: árgi and àrgi

Basque

Etymology

Unknown. Some have linked this word to the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂erǵ-. However no suitable source for this word is attested in any IE language known to have been in contact with Basque.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /arɡi/ [ar.ɣ̞i]
  • Rhymes: -arɡi
  • Hyphenation: ar‧gi

Noun

argi inan

  1. light, clarity

Declension
Declension of argi (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive argi argia argiak
ergative argik argiak argiek
dative argiri argiari argiei
genitive argiren argiaren argien
comitative argirekin argiarekin argiekin
causative argirengatik argiarengatik argiengatik
benefactive argirentzat argiarentzat argientzat
instrumental argiz argiaz argiez
inessive argitan argian argietan
locative argitako argiko argietako
allative argitara argira argietara
terminative argitaraino argiraino argietaraino
directive argitarantz argirantz argietarantz
destinative argitarako argirako argietarako
ablative argitatik argitik argietatik
partitive argirik — —
prolative argitzat — —

Derived terms
  • argitsu
  • argi kutsadura (“light pollution”)

Further reading
  • "argi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “argi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Bellari

Noun

argi

  1. rice

References
  • Bhat, D. N. S. 1971. The Belari language. In The Koraga language, 119-123. Poona: Deccan College, page 120.

Faroese

Pronunciation

Verb

argi

  1. first-person singular indicative present of arga

Icelandic

Verb

argi

  1. first-person singular active present subjunctive of arga
  2. third-person singular active present subjunctive of arga
  3. third-person plural active present subjunctive of arga

Latin

Noun

ārgī

  1. genitive singular of ārgon

References
  • “argi”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Old High German

Etymology

From arg (“mean”) +‎ -ī.

Noun

argī f

  1. meanness

Declension
Declension of argī (īn-stem)
case singular plural
nominative argī —
accusative argī —
genitive argī —
dative argī —

Descendants
  • Middle High German: erge
    • Alemannic German: Ärgi

Old Norse

Alternative forms
  • ragi (with metathesis)

Adjective

argi

  1. weak masculine nominative singular of argr
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