fisi

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek φύση (fýsi).

Noun

fisi f

  1. nature, character

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpítí. Cognate to Swahili fisi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfí.si/, /ˈfi.si/

Noun

físi class 1a (plural afísi class 2)

  1. hyena

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French fusil (rifle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fisi/

Noun

fisi

  1. rifle

Icelandic

Noun

fisi

  1. indefinite dative singular of fis

Indonesian

Noun

fisi (first-person possessive fisiku, second-person possessive fisimu, third-person possessive fisinya)

  1. splitting, fission
  2. visi

Italian

Adjective

fisi

  1. masculine plural of fiso

Jamamadí

Noun

fisi

  1. (Banawá) monkey

References

Latin

Participle

fīsī

  1. inflection of fīsus:
    1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
    2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²fiː.sɪ/

Participle

fisi

  1. (non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of fisen
  2. (non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of fisen

Verb

fisi

  1. (non-standard since 2012) supine of fisa

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English fish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.si/

Noun

fisi

  1. fish

Verb

fisi

  1. to fish

Derived terms

  • fisibonyo (fish bone)
  • fisiboto (fish boat)
  • fisibuba (scales)
  • fisiman (fisherman)
  • snekfisi (eel)

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpítí. Cognate to Kikuyu hiti, Chichewa fisi, Zulu impisi.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

fisi (n class, plural fisi)

  1. hyena
  2. (figuratively) greedy person

See also

Tongan

Verb

fisi (intransitive)

  1. (of trees or plants) to flower, bud, blossom

Noun

fisi

  1. a bud or blossom
  2. (by extension) the arms or tentacles of a jellyfish

Verb

fisi (transitive)

  1. to flick, to strike with the finger or fingernail as it is snapped from the thumb

Noun

fisi

  1. a game in which lightsticks are flicked

West Makian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸi.s̪i/

Noun

fisi

  1. seawater

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics
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