sh-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sh"

English

Prefix

sh-

Alternative form of sch-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with sh-

shmeat

shnazzy

Albanian

Alternative forms

zh-

Etymology

Orel derives the prefix from the same root as ith (“behind”), namely Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs, through Proto-Albanian *eś-.^[1]^[2]

Prefix

sh-

de-, dis-, un-

Derived terms

References

^ Schumacher, S. & Matzinger, J. Die verben des altabanischen Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und etymologie unter mitarbeit von Anna-Maria Adaktylos. 2013. Harrassowiz Vergal. Wiesbaden
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎^[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 173-174

Navajo

Etymology 1

Prefix

sh-

Marks a first person singular subject.
‎sh- + ‎yiłbéézh (“he/she is boiling it”) → ‎yishbéézh (“I am boiling it”)
Marks a first person singular object.

Etymology 2

Prefix

sh-

third-person singular/duoplural of si-.

Usage notes

This prefix is used in place of s- when the verb stem contains a palatal sibilant.

[1] Schumacher, S. & Matzinger, J. Die verben des altabanischen Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und etymologie unter mitarbeit von Anna-Maria Adaktylos. 2013. Harrassowiz Vergal. Wiesbaden

[2] Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎^[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 173-174

[1]

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	(yi)sh-	(y)ii-	deii-
2nd person	ni-	(w)oh-	daah-
3rd person	yi-		daa-
4th person	ji-		daji-