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-di

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Basque

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Etymology

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Unknown.[1]

Suffix

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-di

  1. Collective suffix usually attached to plant names.
    elorri (hawthorn) + ‎-di → ‎elordi (hawthorn grove)
    pinu (pine tree) + ‎-di → ‎pinudi (pine forest)
  2. (neologism) group of people
    gazte (young person) + ‎-di → ‎gaztedi (youth)

Usage notes

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Many neologisms in common use were coined by Sabino Arana using this suffix.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ -di” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
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Suffix

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-di

  1. at
    náánáłahdiat another place
    Kinłánídi óltaʼgiat the school in Flagstaff
  2. times (with numbers)
    naakiditwo times, twice

Usage notes

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-gi is more specific than -di. -gi refers to a specific place within a generalized location marked by -di. The approximate location with -di comes first, followed by the specific -gi.

Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *-ti (past tense suffix).

Suffix

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-di

  1. Past tense suffix.
    gel(-mek) ((to) come)geldi (he/she/it came)
    sev(-mek) ((to) love)sevdi (he/she/it loved)
  2. Used in nouns to indicate that it has been seen in the past. Equivalent to was - were
    ev (house)evdi (it was a house)
    ceviz (walnut)cevizdi (it was a walnut)

Usage notes

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Uneapa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *-dri, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *-ndi.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-di

  1. A third-person plural possessive suffix.

Further reading

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  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
  • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 365

Uzbek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *-ti (past tense suffix).

Suffix

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-di

  1. used to form past tense of verbs