emi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "emi"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Emira.

Symbol

emi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Mussau-Emira.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Mussau-Emira terms

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈemi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -emi
• Hyphenation: e‧mi

Verb

emi (present emas, past emis, future emos, conditional emus, volitive emu)

1. (intransitive) to have a tendency; tend (to)

   Synonym: inklini

Conjugation

Conjugation of emi

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		emas		emis		emos
active participle		emanta	emantaj	eminta	emintaj	emonta	emontaj
	acc.	emantan	emantajn	emintan	emintajn	emontan	emontajn
nominal active participle		emanto	emantoj	eminto	emintoj	emonto	emontoj
	acc.	emanton	emantojn	eminton	emintojn	emonton	emontojn
adverbial active participle		emante		eminte		emonte
		infinitive	emi	imperative	emu	conditional	emus

Related terms

• -ema
• ema
• emo

Finnish

Etymology

emä +‎ -i. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1859; a similar form was found in dialects, referring to a part of a plough.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈemi/, [ˈe̞mi]
• Rhymes: -emi
• Syllabification^(key): e‧mi
• Hyphenation^(key): emi

Noun

emi

1. (botany) pistil

Declension

Inflection of emi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		emi	emit
genitive		emin	emien
partitive		emiä	emejä
illative		emiin	emeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		emi	emit
accusative	nom.	emi	emit
	gen.	emin
genitive		emin	emien
partitive		emiä	emejä
inessive		emissä	emeissä
elative		emistä	emeistä
illative		emiin	emeihin
adessive		emillä	emeillä
ablative		emiltä	emeiltä
allative		emille	emeille
essive		eminä	emeinä
translative		emiksi	emeiksi
abessive		emittä	emeittä
instructive		—	emein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of emi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative emini emini accusative nom. emini emini gen. emini genitive emini emieni partitive emiäni emejäni inessive emissäni emeissäni elative emistäni emeistäni illative emiini emeihini adessive emilläni emeilläni ablative emiltäni emeiltäni allative emilleni emeilleni essive eminäni emeinäni translative emikseni emeikseni abessive emittäni emeittäni instructive — — comitative — emeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative emisi emisi accusative nom. emisi emisi gen. emisi genitive emisi emiesi partitive emiäsi emejäsi inessive emissäsi emeissäsi elative emistäsi emeistäsi illative emiisi emeihisi adessive emilläsi emeilläsi ablative emiltäsi emeiltäsi allative emillesi emeillesi essive eminäsi emeinäsi translative emiksesi emeiksesi abessive emittäsi emeittäsi instructive — — comitative — emeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative emimme emimme accusative nom. emimme emimme gen. emimme genitive emimme emiemme partitive emiämme emejämme inessive emissämme emeissämme elative emistämme emeistämme illative emiimme emeihimme adessive emillämme emeillämme ablative emiltämme emeiltämme allative emillemme emeillemme essive eminämme emeinämme translative emiksemme emeiksemme abessive emittämme emeittämme instructive — — comitative — emeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative eminne eminne accusative nom. eminne eminne gen. eminne genitive eminne emienne partitive emiänne emejänne inessive emissänne emeissänne elative emistänne emeistänne illative emiinne emeihinne adessive emillänne emeillänne ablative emiltänne emeiltänne allative emillenne emeillenne essive eminänne emeinänne translative emiksenne emeiksenne abessive emittänne emeittänne instructive — — comitative — emeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative eminsä eminsä accusative nom. eminsä eminsä gen. eminsä genitive eminsä emiensä partitive emiään emiänsä emejään emejänsä inessive emissään emissänsä emeissään emeissänsä elative emistään emistänsä emeistään emeistänsä illative emiinsä emeihinsä adessive emillään emillänsä emeillään emeillänsä ablative emiltään emiltänsä emeiltään emeiltänsä allative emilleen emillensä emeilleen emeillensä essive eminään eminänsä emeinään emeinänsä translative emikseen emiksensä emeikseen emeiksensä abessive emittään emittänsä emeittään emeittänsä instructive — — comitative — emeineen emeinensä

Derived terms

• emiö

compounds

• emikasvi
• emikukinto
• emikukka
• emikäpy
• emilehti
• eminorkko
• erillisemisyys

See also

• hede
• luotti
• vartalo
• sikiäin

Further reading

• “emi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• ime, mie

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qemi (“flinch, draw back”). Cognate with Maori emi (“ashamed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.mi/, [ˈɛ.mi]

Verb

emi

1. (intransitive) to diminish, to reduce, to decrease, to become smaller
2. (stative) cheap, inexpensive

Derived terms

• emiemi (“lowering”)
• hoʻēmi (“diminish, cheapen”, verb)
• kūʻaiemi (“sale”)

Noun

emi

1. (music) flat

Further reading

• emi in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.mi/
• Rhymes: -ɛmi
• Hyphenation: è‧mi

Noun

emi m

1. plural of eme

Anagrams

• -ime, ime, mei, mie

Japanese

Romanization

emi

1. Rōmaji transcription of えみ

Latin

Pronunciation 1

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

Verb

emī

1. present passive infinitive of emō

Pronunciation 2

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

Verb

ēmī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of emō

Nupe

Etymology 1

Cognate with Gbari emi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.mĩ́/

Noun

emí

1. fat; oil; grease

Derived terms

• emí dzúrú (“palm oil”)
• emí guzhiya (“groundnut oil”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.mĩ̀/

Noun

èmì (plural èmìzhì)

1. compound (in particular) a complex of houses and courtyards in Nupe vernacular architecture, typically walled and multigenerational.
2. house; home

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.mĩ̄/

Noun

emi (plural emizhì)

1. mouth
2. opening
3. edge
4. voice; speech

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀏𑀫𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• एमि (Devanagari script)
• এমি (Bengali script)
• එමි (Sinhalese script)
• ဧမိ or ဨမိ or ဢေမိ (Burmese script)
• เอมิ (Thai script)
• ᩑᨾᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ເອມິ (Lao script)
• ឯមិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄬𑄟𑄨 (Chakma script)

Verb

emi

1. first-person singular present/imperative active of eti (“to come”)

Tetum

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

emi

1. you

Further reading

• Fransiskus Monteiro (1985), Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

Tok Pisin

Contraction

emi

1. contraction of em +‎ i

Tsou

Noun

emi

1. wine

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.mĩ̄/

Pronoun

èmi

1. I (emphatic first-person singular personal pronoun)

See also

Yoruba personal pronouns

		subject		object1	emphatic
		affirmative	negative
singular	1st person	mo	n̄ / mi	mi	èmi
	2nd person	o		ọ / ẹ	ìwọ
	3rd person	ó	[pronoun dropped]	[preceding vowel repeated for mono­syllabic verbs] / ẹ̀	òun
plural	1st person	a		wa	àwa
	2nd person	ẹ		yín	ẹ̀yin
	3rd person	wọ́n	wọn	wọn	àwọn

¹ Except for yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.

Ijebu personal pronouns

		subject		object1	emphatic
		affirmative	negative
singular	1st person	mo	mèé	mi	èmi
	2nd person	wo	wé	ẹ	ìwọ
	3rd person	ó, é	[pronoun dropped]	[preceding vowel repeated for mono­syllabic verbs] / ẹ̀	òwun, òun
plural	1st person	a	á	ẹni	àwa
	2nd person	wẹn	wẹ́n	wẹn	ẹ̀wẹn
	3rd person	wọ́n	wọn	wọn	ọ̀wọn

¹ Object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.mĩ̄/

Pronoun

emi

1. what

   Synonym: kí

   Emi l'ẹ̀ ń ṣe t'ẹ́ ẹ fi pọ̀ báyìí

   What are you doing that you gather together in this large group?

Usage notes

• It occurs only in focus structures