argi

See also: árgi and àrgi

Basque

Etymology

Unknown. Some have linked this word to the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂erǵ-. However no suitable source for this word is attested in any IE language known to have been in contact with Basque.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /arɡi/ [ar.ɣ̞i]
• Rhymes: -arɡi
• Hyphenation: ar‧gi

Noun

argi inan

1. light, clarity

Declension

Declension of argi (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	argi	argia	argiak
ergative	argik	argiak	argiek
dative	argiri	argiari	argiei
genitive	argiren	argiaren	argien
comitative	argirekin	argiarekin	argiekin
causative	argirengatik	argiarengatik	argiengatik
benefactive	argirentzat	argiarentzat	argientzat
instrumental	argiz	argiaz	argiez
inessive	argitan	argian	argietan
locative	argitako	argiko	argietako
allative	argitara	argira	argietara
terminative	argitaraino	argiraino	argietaraino
directive	argitarantz	argirantz	argietarantz
destinative	argitarako	argirako	argietarako
ablative	argitatik	argitik	argietatik
partitive	argirik	—	—
prolative	argitzat	—	—

Derived terms

• argitsu
• argi kutsadura (“light pollution”)
• ilargi (“moon”)

Further reading

• “argi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “argi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bellari

Noun

argi

1. rice

References

• Bhat, D. N. S. 1971. The Belari language. In The Koraga language, 119-123. Poona: Deccan College, page 120.

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɹt͡ʃɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɹt͡ʃɪ
• Homophones: argið, ærgi, ærgið

Verb

argi

1. first-person singular indicative present of arga

Icelandic

Verb

argi

1. first-person singular active present subjunctive of arga
2. third-person singular active present subjunctive of arga
3. third-person plural active present subjunctive of arga

Latin

Noun

ārgī

1. genitive singular of ārgon

References

• “argi”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Old High German

Etymology

From arg (“mean”) +‎ -ī.

Noun

argī f

1. meanness

Declension

Declension of argī (īn-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	argī	—
accusative	argī	—
genitive	argī	—
dative	argī	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: erge
  • Alemannic German: Ärgi

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• ragi (with metathesis)

Adjective

argi

1. weak masculine nominative singular of argr