comi

See also: comí and čomi

Asturian

Verb

comi

1. second-person singular imperative of comer

Galician

Verb

comi

1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of comer

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkoː.miː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔː.mi]

Adjective

cōmī

1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of cōmis

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈmi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈmi/

• Hyphenation: co‧mi
• Rhymes: -i

Verb

comi

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of comer

Yao (South America)

Etymology

Compare Ye'kwana komu (“oldest child”).

Noun

comi

1. daughter

Usage notes

Kinship terminology in Cariban languages functions very differently from that in Indo-European languages. For this reason, it is unclear if the recorded meaning of this word ‘daughter’ accurately reflects the meaning in the original language.

Further reading

• de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 643