ti-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ti"

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

  • t- (before vowels)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ti/ (before consonants)
  • IPA(key): /t/ (before vowels)

Prefix

ti-

  1. Subject prefix for verbs; indicates that the subject is first person plural: we.
  2. Subject prefix for verbs; indicates that the subject is second person singular: you; thou.

Usage notes

  • If used to denote the (first person) plural, then the prefixed verb should also be suffixed with -h.

Esperanto

Etymology

Demonstratives of European languages in t, such as English (this, that, there, thus, then), French (tel, tant), Polish (ten), Russian (те, то, так, там, такой, тогда). Note also German (dies, den).

Prefix

ti-

  1. this-, that-. (Demonstrative correlative prefix.)

Usage notes

By itself, the ti- words do not specify distance, as is the case with French ce. However, the absence of the particle ĉi, which indicates proximity, may suggest greater distance than ĉi would be used for. That is, tiu ĉi (this one) is equivalent to French celui-ci, while tiu (that one) is equivalent to both celui and celui-là. Occasionally the particle for is used (tiu for) for celui-là.

Derived terms

Old Saxon

Prefix

ti-

  1. Alternative form of te-

Phuthi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *jí-, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix

ti-

  1. Class 8 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *jí-. Originally the prefix of class 10, it replaced the class 8 prefix as well.

Prefix

ti-

  1. they; class 8 subject concord.
  2. them; class 8 object concord.
  3. they; class 10 subject concord.
  4. them; class 10 object concord.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Nguni [Term?].

Prefix

ti-

  1. Class 10 noun prefix.

Pipil

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ti/

Prefix

ti-

  1. (personal) you, second-person singular subject marker.
    Te tiweli tipanu
    you cannot pass
  2. (personal) we, first-person plural subject marker.
    Tiknekit tikwat et
    We want to eat beans

See also

  • taja (personal pronoun)
  • metz- (object marker)
  • tejemet (personal pronoun)
  • tech- (object marker)
  • -t (plural verb suffix)

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *jí-, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix

ti-

  1. Class 8 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *jí-. Originally the prefix of class 10, it replaced the class 8 prefix as well.

Prefix

ti-

  1. they; class 8 subject concord.
  2. them; class 8 object concord.
  3. they; class 10 subject concord.
  4. them; class 10 object concord.

Taos

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ti/

Prefix

ti-

  1. (transitive) First person singular subject + third person singular object.
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