she-

== English == === Prefix === she- (dated, sciences or dialect) A female, usually an animal. ==== Usage notes ==== While the term had already started to be associated with academia, fantasy, or mythology by the early 20th century, it was not dated in colloquial speech until the late 20th century. Its usage in standard everyday speech in the modern era is now limited to applications where the sex of the referent is paramount to the discussion. ==== Synonyms ==== (female suffix): -a, -ess, -ette, -ine, -ress, -trix ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “female prefix”): he- ==== Coordinate terms ==== he- ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === EH&S, EHS, Esh, HSE, ehs, esh, he's, hes, hse == Dena'ina == === Etymology === Compare Ahtna s-, Navajo sh-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃə/ === Prefix === she- Marks a first person singular verbal object; me shizteł ― he/she kicked me once shghiʼan ― he/she saw me shełchegh ― he/she is making me cry Marks a first person singular object of a postposition sheł ― with me ==== See also ==== esh- === References === Tenenbaum, Joan Marsha (1978), Morphology and Semantics of the Tanaina Verb, Columbia University, page 71 == Mohawk == === Prefix === she- pronominal prefix for a first person singular agent and a third person feminine/indefinite patient You ____ her/someone You ____ them ==== Alternative forms ==== === References === Nora Deering; Helga H. Delisle (1976), Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 384 == Navajo == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɛ̀-/ === Prefix === she- my, me (indicates secondary or alienable possession, in opposition to shi-. See for example abeʼ, sheʼabeʼ) ==== See also ====