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== Estonian == === Etymology === See esi. === Prefix === esi- first front ==== Derived terms ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *eci (compare Estonian esi), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ede (compare Northern Mansi эла (èla), Hungarian elé). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈesi-/, [ˈe̞s̠i-] === Adjective === esi- (as a modifier in compounds) pre-, fore- ==== Inflection ==== The cases of esi- serve in Finnish only as adverbs. The instructive singular is always used with the enclitic particle -kin or -kään. Declension scheme is the same as type 27 (käsi), except for some missing forms; and the extra instructive singular form, which is only used with clitics (etenkin and etenkään). ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “pre-, fore-”): jälki- ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== See the inflection table. === References === Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN === Further reading === “esi-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (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 === eis, ies, sei, sie == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *eci-. Cognates include Finnish esi- and Veps ezi-. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈesi-/, [ˈe̞s̠iˑ-] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈesi-/, [ˈe̞ʒ̥iˑ-] === Prefix === esi- pre-, fore- ==== Antonyms ==== jälki- ==== Derived terms ==== == Northern Ndebele == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Prefix ==== esi- First-person plural relative concord. === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Prefix ==== esi- Class 7 relative concord. === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Prefix ==== esi- Class 7 adjective concord. == Southern Ndebele == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Prefix ==== esi- First-person plural relative concord. === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Prefix ==== esi- Class 7 relative concord. === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Prefix ==== esi- Class 7 adjective concord. == Xhosa == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Prefix ==== esi- First-person plural relative concord. === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Prefix ==== esi- Class 7 relative concord. === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Prefix ==== esi- Class 7 adjective concord. == Zulu == === Etymology 1 === From a- (“relative”) +‎ si- (“first person plural”). ==== Prefix ==== ḗsi- First-person plural relative concord. === Etymology 2 === From a- (“relative”) +‎ si- (“class 7 subject prefix”). ==== Prefix ==== ḗsí- Class 7 relative concord. === Etymology 3 === From a- (“relative”) +‎ si- (“class 7 basic noun prefix”). ==== Prefix ==== ḗsí- Class 7 adjective concord. === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “esi-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “esi-”