и
| Character | и |
|---|---|
| Unicode name | CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I |
| Cyrillic | U+0438 |
See also Appendix:Variations of "i"
Azeri
Cyrillic letter И и (И и), normal above, italics below.
Handwritten forms
Letter
и (lowercase, uppercase и) (italics: И, и)
- The eleventh letter of the Cyrillic alphabet as formerly used for Azeri, preceded by З and followed by Ы, and representing /ɪ/. Since 1991, this sound has been written İ.
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /i/
Conjunction
и (i)
- and (used to connect two homogeneous similar words or phrases)
- Момчета и момичета излизат да играят. - Boys and girls come out to play.
- and (used at the end of a list to indicate the last item)
- хляб, масло и сирене - bread, butter and cheese
- and (used to join sentences or sentence fragments in chronological order)
- Поправих стола и той отново се счупи. - I mended the chair and it broke again.
- and (used to indicate causation)
- Още веднъж ме попитай за определението на “и” и ще изкрещя. - Ask me the definition of “and” again and I’ll scream.
- and (used to ask for elaboration)
- A: Нямам ключ. B: И... A: И ми трябва, за да вляза. - A: I don't have a key. B: And... A: And I need one to get in.
- also, too, likewise, as well
- И аз няма да бъда там - I shan't be there either
- И аз ще бъда там - I shall be there, too./I shall also be there.
- и двамата - both
- even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)
- Не съм го и видял. - I haven't even seen him.
- just, exactly, precisely
- Така и предполагах. - Just as I suspected.
- (mathematics) and, plus (used to indicate addition)
- Пет и шест е единадесет. - Five and six is eleven.
Synonyms
See also
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *i.
Conjunction
и (i)
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *jь.
Pronoun
и (ji) m
Declension
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | * | ја | * |
| genitive | єго | єю | ихъ |
| dative | ємѹ | има | имъ |
| accusative | и | ја | ѧ |
| instrumental | имь | има | ими |
| locative | ємь | єю | ихъ |
Related terms
See also
Descendants
Russian
Pronunciation
Letter
и (lower case, upper case И) (italics: И, и)
- The tenth letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is и (i) and is usually pronounced /i/, but unstressed or after certain consonants it merges with ы into /ɪ/. It is preceded by З and followed by Й.
See also
- Wikipedia article on the Cyrillic alphabet
- Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: И, и
Conjunction
и (i)
- and
- Вот я́блоко и гру́ша — Here’s an apple and a pear.
- Росси́и нужны́ и а́рмия, и фло́т — Russia needs an army as well as a navy
- even though
- Бою́сь дана́йцев и дары́ принося́щих — I fear the Greeks (Danites) even though they bear gifts.
Synonyms
- (and): а
Particle
и (i)
- (preceding a verb) do (emphasizes the truth of the following verb).
- Он так и делает.
- On tak i délajet.
- He does do it that way.
- Она и пошла туда.
- Oná i pošlá tudá.
- She did go there.
- Оно и есть такое.
- Onó i jest' takóje.
- It is like that.
- Он так и делает.
Noun
и • (i) n (indeclinable)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA: /i/
Letter
и (Roman spelling i)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *i, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
и (Roman spelling i)
- and
- Ивица и Марица се воле — Ivica and Marica love each other.
- и тако даље — and so on
- (и..и..) both..and..
- не можеш истовремено и тужити и судити. — you can't simultaneously both sue and judge
- also, too
- и мени се свиђа ваш одабир — I like your choice too
- even (usually preceded by ча̏к)
- (чак) и ја сам позван на забаву! — even I have been invited to the party
- (не са̏мо .. не̏го/ве̏ћ и...) also, too
- он је не само даровит, него и јако марљив — he is not only talented, but also very industrious
- so, so that (= те, па)
- уморио сам се и нисам могао више играти кошарку — I grew tired, so I couldn't play basketball anymore
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