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fisi

Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek φύση (fýsi).

Noun

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fisi f

  1. nature, character
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Chichewa

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfí.si/, /ˈfi.si/

Noun

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físi class 1a (plural afísi class 2)

  1. hyena

Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French fusil (“rifle”).

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Noun

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fisi

  1. rifle

Icelandic

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Noun

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fisi

  1. indefinite dative singular of fis

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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Internationalism, from Latin fissiō (“the act of breaking up”).

Noun

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fisi

  1. fission (process whereby one item splits to become two)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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fisi

  1. Nonstandard form of visi.

Italian

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Adjective

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fisi

  1. masculine plural of fiso

Jamamadí

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Noun

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fisi

  1. (Banawá) monkey

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Latin

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Participle

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fīsī

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Participle

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fisi

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

Verb

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fisi

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

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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From English fish.

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Noun

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fisi

  1. fish

Verb

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fisi

  1. to fish

Derived terms

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Swahili

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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fisi (n class, plural fisi)

  1. hyena
  2. (figuratively) greedy person

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Tongan

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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fisi (intransitive)

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

Noun

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fisi

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

Etymology 2

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Verb

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fisi (transitive)

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

Noun

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fisi

  1. a game in which lightsticks are flicked

West Makian

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Noun

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fisi

  1. seawater

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[1], Pacific linguistics
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