и

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [jə]

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NumeralEdit

и • (i)

1. eight

Cyrillic letter И и (И и), normal above, italics below.

Handwritten forms

LetterEdit

и (lowercase, uppercase и) (italics: И, и)

1. 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.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /i/

ConjunctionEdit

и • (i)

1. and (used to connect two homogeneous similar words or phrases)

   Момчета и момичета излизат да играят. - Boys and girls come out to play.

2. and (used at the end of a list to indicate the last item)

   хляб, масло и сирене - bread, butter and cheese

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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.

8. just, exactly, precisely

   Така и предполагах. - Just as I suspected.

9. (mathematics) and, plus (used to indicate addition)

   Пет и шест е единадесет. - Five and six is eleven.

SynonymsEdit

• (also): също (sǎšto)
• (even): дори (dori)
• (exactly): именно (imenno)

See alsoEdit

• ѝ (ì)

ConjunctionEdit

и • (i)

1. and

See alsoEdit

• а (a)

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *'iv

NounEdit

и (transliteration needed)

1. water

ConjunctionEdit

и • (i)

1. and
2. both

   И рацете и нозете ти се изгребани.

   Both your arms and your legs are scratched.

ParticleEdit

и • (i)

1. too, also

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Slavic *i.

ConjunctionEdit

и • (i)

1. and

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Slavic *jь.

PronounEdit

и • (ji) m

1. him (* no nominative singular or plural; use тъ or онъ for the nominative)

DeclensionEdit

Related termsEdit

• є (e)
• ѭ (jǫ)

See alsoEdit

• онъ (onŭ)
• она (ona)
• оно (ono)

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /i/

LetterEdit

и • (i) (upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Ossetian alphabet

See alsoEdit

• (Cyrillic script letters) А (A) а (a), Ӕ (Æ) ӕ (æ), Б (B) б (b), В (V) в (v), Г (G) г (g), Гъ (Ǧ) гъ (ǧ), Д (D) д (d), Дж (Ǵ) дж (ǵ), Дз (Ʒ) дз (ʒ), Е (E) е (e), З (Z) з (z), И (I) и (i), Й (J) й (j), К (K) к (k), Къ (K’) къ (k’), Л (L) л (l), М (M) м (m), Н (N) н (n), О (O) о (o), П (P) п (p), Пъ (P’) пъ (p’), Р (R) р (r), С (S) с (s), Т (T) т (t), Тъ (Tʺ) тъ (t’), У (U) у (u), Ф (F) ф (f), Х (X) х (x), Хъ (Q) хъ (q), Ц (C) ц (c), Цъ (C’) цъ (c’), Ч (Ḱ) ч (ḱ), Чъ (Ḱ’) чъ (ḱ’), Ы (Y) ы (y)

PronunciationEdit

• audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): [ˈi]

LetterEdit

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И) (italics: И, и)

1. 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 alsoEdit

• Wikipedia article on the Cyrillic alphabet
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: И, и

ConjunctionEdit

и • (i)

1. and

   Вот я́блоко и гру́ша.

   Vot jábloko i grúša.

   Here’s an apple and a pear.

2. as well as, both ... and ...

   Росси́и нужны́ и а́рмия, и фло́т.

   Rossíi nužný i ármija, i flót.

   Russia needs an army as well as a navy.

3. even

   Бою́сь дана́йцев и дары́ принося́щих

   Bojúsʹ danájcev i darý prinosjáščix

   I fear the Danaans [Greeks], even those bearing gifts.

SynonymsEdit

• (and): а (a)

ParticleEdit

и • (i)

1. (preceding a verb) Emphasizes the truth of the following verb. Note that "есть" is also used, which is usually omitted.

   Он так и де́лает.

   On tak i délajet.

   He does do it that way.

   Она́ и пошла́ туда́.

   Oná i pošlá tudá.

   She did go there.

   Оно́ и есть тако́е.

   Onó i jestʹ takóje.

   It is like that.

   Я и есть тот челове́к.

   Ja i jestʹ tot čelovék.

   I am that person.

NounEdit

и • (i) n (indeclinable)

1. The Cyrillic letter И, и.
2. (Roman letter) I, i
3. (English letter) E, e

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /i/

LetterEdit

и (Latin spelling i)

1. The 10th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic alphabet, preceded by з and followed by ј.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Slavic *i, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /i/

• audio

  (file)

ConjunctionEdit

и (Latin spelling i)

1. and

   Ивица и Марица се воле — Ivica and Marica love each other.

   и тако даље — and so on

2. (и..и..) both..and..

   не можеш истовремено и тужити и судити. — you can't simultaneously both sue and judge

3. also, too

   и мени се свиђа ваш одабир — I like your choice too

4. even (usually preceded by ча̏к)

   (чак) и ја сам позван на забаву! — even I have been invited to the party

5. (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

6. so, so that (= те, па)

   уморио сам се и нисам могао више играти кошарку — I grew tired, so I couldn't play basketball anymore