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Ci
ci
ci
Translingual
Alternative forms
- (roman numeral): CI, LLI, llli
Number
ci
- A Roman numeral representing one hundred and one (101).
See also
- Previous: c (one hundred, 100)
- Next: cii (one hundred and two, 102)
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin quem. Compare Portuguese quem, Romanian cine, Spanish quien, Romansch che, Sardinian chíne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃi/
Pronoun
ci
Esperanto
Etymology
From Italian or French tu, Russian ты (ty), etc., plus the i of personal pronouns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡si/
Pronoun
ci (accusative cin, possessive cia)
- (archaic) thou
- 1907, Vallienne, Henri, Kastelo de Prelongo, ch. 6:
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Cia sintenado estos vere fiera, li moke murmuretis en ŝian orelon, kiam ci estos vekinta la tutan loĝantaron.
- Thine attitude shall be truly proud, he mockingly whispered into her ear, when thou shalt have awakened the whole population.
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Cia sintenado estos vere fiera, li moke murmuretis en ŝian orelon, kiam ci estos vekinta la tutan loĝantaron.
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Usage notes
This word has never been in common usage; it is mainly used only for translation of archaic texts into Esperanto.
French
Etymology
Contraction of ici (or ceci) or from from Old French ci, from Latin ecce hīc.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ci
- here
- this
- cet homme-ci ― this man
- Ces choses-ci ― these things
- Je préfère ce gateau-ci à celui-là. ― I prefer this cake to that one.
See also
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsi/
Determiner
ci
- Alternative form of ici
Pronoun
ci
- Alternative form of ici
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʃi/
- Homophone: C (name of letter)
Etymology 1
From Latin ecce (“look”) + hīc (“here”).
Pronoun
ci
- us.
- (reflexive) ourselves
- impersonal reflexive pronoun
- Ci vuole poco a farmi felice.
- It doesn't take much to make me happy.
- Ci vuole poco a farmi felice.
- on it, about it, of it
See also
Etymology 2
From Latin ecce (“look”) + ibi (“there”)
Adverb
ci
See also
Lojban
< re | ci | vo > |
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Cardinal : ci Ordinal : cimai Adverbial : ciroi Distributive : cimei Quantified : cimoi Higher-Order Ordinal : cimo'o | ||
Cmavo
Malay
Etymology
From Sundanese ᮎᮤ (ci).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃi/
- Rhymes: -t͡ʃi, -i
Noun
ci
- river (large stream which drains a landmass)
Synonyms
Mandarin
Romanization
ci
- Nonstandard spelling of cī.
- Nonstandard spelling of cí.
- Nonstandard spelling of cǐ.
- Nonstandard spelling of cì.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Old French
Etymology
Adverb
ci
- here (in this place)
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Guigemar
- Va t'en de ci ! Lai me aveir pes.
- Go, leave this place! Let me have peace.
- Va t'en de ci ! Lai me aveir pes.
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Guigemar
Descendants
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕi/
Pronoun
ci
- short dative singular of ty.
- Daję ci łzy, które spadły z moich oczu.
- I'm giving you the tears that fell from my eyes.
- Daję ci łzy, które spadły z moich oczu.
Related terms
- tobie (stressed form)
Pronoun
ci
- personal masculine plural of ten
- ci mężczyźni
- these men
- ci mężczyźni
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- cci
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin hīc via Vulgar Latin *hīcce. Compare Italian ci.
Adverb
ci
Etymology 2
Pronoun
ci
- dative form of iddu (“he”); to him
- dative form of idda (“she”); to her
- dative form of iddi (“they”); to them
Inflection
3rd person | m | f | pl |
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nominative | iddu | idda | iddi |
prepositional | iddu | idda | iddi |
accusative | lu | la | li |
dative | ci | ci | ci |
reflexive | si | si | si |
Usage notes
- Unlike in Italian, the Sicilian pronoun ci is not used for the first-person plural ('us'). The Sicilian equivalent is ni.
Venetian
Etymology
From Latin quis (compare Italian chi).
Pronoun
ci (interrogative)
- who?
Usage notes
- Redoubled for reinforcement.
- Ci èlo ci?
- Who on earth is he?
- Ci èlo ci?
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *ki, from Proto-Celtic *kū, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiː/
Noun
ci m (plural cŵn)
Derived terms
- cïaidd
- corgi
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
ci | gi | nghi | chi |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |