comi

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: comí and čomi

Asturian

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

comi

  1. second-person singular imperative of comer

Galician

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

comi

  1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of comer

Latin

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

cōmī

  1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of cōmis

Portuguese

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

  • Hyphenation: co‧mi
  • Rhymes: -i

Verb

[edit]

comi

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of comer

Yao (South America)

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Compare Ye'kwana komu (oldest child).

Noun

[edit]

comi

  1. daughter

Usage notes

[edit]

Kinship terminology in Cariban languages functions very differently from that in Indo-European languages. For this reason, it is unclear if the recorded meaning of this word ‘daughter’ accurately reflects the meaning in the original language.

Further reading

[edit]
  • de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 643