See also: и

Abkhaz

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(-i)

  1. and

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Can be used with all Abkhaz words. It should be placed after all words which use it:

аби аниabi anifather and mother

An и placed after an а will result in еи:

Атуристцәа Аҟәаҟеи Гәдоуҭаҟеи ицеит.
Atʼuristʼcʷa Aqʷʼaqʼei Gʷdowtaqʼei icejtʼ.
The tourists went to Sukhumi and Gudauta.

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьjь.

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(-i)

  1. Forms relational adjectives from certain titular nouns.
    бог (bog, God) + ‎ (-i) → ‎бо́жи (bóži, of God, God's)
    враг (vrag, enemy) + ‎ (-i) → ‎вра́жи (vráži, of the enemy, enemy's)
  2. Forms relational adjectives from nouns denoting animals.
    вълк (vǎlk, wolf) + ‎ (-i) → ‎въ́лчи (vǎ́lči)
    пти́ца (ptíca, bird) + ‎ (-i) → ‎пти́чи (ptíči)
    овца́ (ovcá, sheep) + ‎ (-i) → ‎о́вчи (óvči)
    гъ́с(ка) (gǎ́s(ka), goose) + ‎ (-i) → ‎гъ́ши (gǎ́ši)

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Macedonian

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(-i)

  1. Appended to nouns to create verbs.
    врева (vreva) + ‎ (-i) → ‎вреви (vrevi)
    дозвола (dozvola) + ‎ (-i) → ‎дозволи (dozvoli)
    зрак (zrak) + ‎ (-i) → ‎зрачи (zrači)
    ѕвон (dzvon) + ‎ (-i) → ‎ѕвони (dzvoni)
    срам (sram) + ‎ (-i) → ‎срами (srami)
  2. Appended to adjectives to create verbs.
    бел (bel) + ‎ (-i) → ‎бели (beli)
    бистар (bistar) + ‎ (-i) → ‎бистри (bistri)
    крив (kriv) + ‎ (-i) → ‎криви (krivi)
    рамен (ramen) + ‎ (-i) → ‎рамни (ramni)
    ќелав (ḱelav) + ‎ (-i) → ‎ќелави (ḱelavi)

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Moksha

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Etymology

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Perhaps related to Finnish -ja, Estonian -ja, Livonian -ji, e.g., jūoji (drinker).

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(-i)

  1. agentive suffix
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      читатель — морафтысь, лувись
      čitaťeľ — moraftiś, luv
      reader [in Russian] — reader

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Mongolian

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Etymology

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Derived from Russian -ия f (-ija, -y, -ey, -ia, -ium) and -ий m (-ij, -ius).

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Silent.

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(-i)

  1. Used in place of Russian -ия (-ija) and -ий (-ij) in loanwords with stems that do not end in с (s) or ц (c).
    Alternative form: -∅
    ИталиItaliItaly
    БельгиBelʹgiBelgium
    МаврикиMavrikiMauritius

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Old Church Slavonic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *-jь.

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(-i)

  1. Adjectival of secondary origin:
    1. From nouns
      грѣшьникъ (grěšĭnikŭ, sinner) + ‎ (-i) → ‎грѣшьничь (grěšĭničĭ, sinner's)
      ловьць (lovĭcĭ, hunter) + ‎ (-i) → ‎ловьчь (lovĭčĭ, hunter's)
      мѫченикъ (mǫčenikŭ, martyr) + ‎ (-i) → ‎мѫченичь (mǫčeničĭ, martyr's)
      вьдовица (vĭdovica, widow) + ‎ (-i) → ‎вьдовичь (vĭdovičĭ, widow's)
      дѣвица (děvica, virgin, maiden) + ‎ (-i) → ‎дѣвичь (děvičĭ, girl's)
      агнѧ (agnę, lamb) + ‎ (-i) → ‎агньчь (agnĭčĭ, lamb's)
      говѧдо (govędo, bull, ox) + ‎ (-i) → ‎говѧждь (govęždĭ, bovine)
    2. From adjectives
      бъдръ (bŭdrŭ, lively) + ‎ (-i) → ‎бъждр҄ь (bŭždrʹĭ, brisk)
      прокъ (prokŭ, remnant) + ‎ (-i) → ‎прочь (pročĭ, other)
    3. From verbs
      лъгати (lŭgati, to lie) + ‎ (-i) → ‎лъжь (lŭžĭ, lie's)
      боуꙗти (bujati, to thrive, to rage) + ‎ (-i) → ‎боуи (bui, immoderate)

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When attached to a word ending in a consonant, the -j- glide iotates the aforementioned consonant which often leads to one of the Slavic palatalizations.

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References

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  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка[1], София

Old Novgorodian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-jas, from Proto-Indo-European *-yós. Cognate with Old East Slavic (-i), Old Church Slavonic (-i).

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(-i)

  1. Adjectival of secondary origin:
    1. From nouns
      кꙑꙗнине (kyjanine, Kyivan (resident of Kyiv)) + ‎ (-i) → ‎кꙑꙗнинь (kyjaninĭ, Kyivan's)

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