dhi

Albanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ðiː/

Etymology 1

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

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

  1. goat, she-goat, nanny goat
Coordinate terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Gheg form of standard dhjes.

Verb

dhi (first-person singular past tense dheva, participle dhinë) (Gheg)

  1. (vulgar) I shit
    Mos i dhi në të.
    Don't shit on it. ~ Don't mess it up/bullshit.

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

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish di.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɪ/
  • (Aran also) IPA(key): /jiː/
  • (Cois Fharraige also) IPA(key): /ɣiː/, /iː/

Pronoun

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

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish dí. Cognates include Irish di.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʝi/

Pronoun

dhi

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

Inflection
Personal inflection of do
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st dhomh dhòmhsa
2nd dhut dhutsa
3rd m dha dhàsan
3rd f dhi dhìse
Plural 1st dhuinn dhuinne
2nd dhuibh dhuibhse
3rd dhaibh dhaibhsan
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