-и

See also: и

Abkhaz

Suffix

-и • (-i)

1. and

Usage notes

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

аби ани ― abi ani ― father 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.

See also

• -гьы (-gʲə)

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьjь.

Suffix

-и • (-i)

1. Forms relational adjectives from certain titular nouns.

   ‎бог (bog, “God”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎бо́жи (bóži, “of God, God's”)

   ‎враг (vrag, “enemy”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎вра́жи (vráži, “of the enemy, enemy's”)

2. Forms relational adjectives from nouns denoting animals.

   ‎вълк (vǎlk, “wolf”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎въ́лчи (vǎ́lči)

   ‎пти́ца (ptíca, “bird”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎пти́чи (ptíči)

   ‎овца́ (ovcá, “sheep”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎о́вчи (óvči)

   ‎гъ́с(ка) (gǎ́s(ka), “goose”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎гъ́ши (gǎ́ši)

Derived terms

Bulgarian terms suffixed with -и

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i]

Suffix

-и • (-i)

1. Appended to nouns to create verbs.

   ‎врева (vreva) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎вреви (vrevi)

   ‎дозвола (dozvola) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎дозволи (dozvoli)

   ‎зрак (zrak) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎зрачи (zrači)

   ‎ѕвон (dzvon) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎ѕвони (dzvoni)

   ‎срам (sram) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎срами (srami)

2. Appended to adjectives to create verbs.

   ‎бел (bel) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎бели (beli)

   ‎бистар (bistar) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎бистри (bistri)

   ‎крив (kriv) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎криви (krivi)

   ‎рамен (ramen) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎рамни (ramni)

   ‎ќелав (ḱelav) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎ќелави (ḱelavi)

Derived terms

Macedonian terms suffixed with -и

Moksha

Etymology

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

Suffix

-и • (-i)

1. agentive suffix
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN

     читатель — морафтысь, лувись

     čitaťeľ — moraftiś, luv iś

     reader [in Russian] — reader

Declension

Definite declension of -и

	singular	plural
nominative	-ись (-iś)	-ихне (-ixńe)
genitive	-ить (-iť)	-ихнень (-ixńeń)
dative	-ити (-iťi)	-ихненди (-ixńenďi)

Derived terms

Moksha terms suffixed with -и

Mongolian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Silent.

Suffix

-и • (-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: -∅

   Итали ― Itali ― Italy

   Бельги ― Belʹgi ― Belgium

   Маврики ― Mavriki ― Mauritius

Derived terms

Mongolian terms suffixed with -и

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• -ⰻ (-i) — Glagolitic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-jь.

Suffix

-и • (-i)

1. Adjectival of secondary origin:
   1. From nouns

      ‎грѣшьникъ (grěšĭnikŭ, “sinner”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎грѣшьничь (grěšĭničĭ, “sinner's”)

      ‎ловьць (lovĭcĭ, “hunter”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎ловьчь (lovĭčĭ, “hunter's”)

      ‎мѫченикъ (mǫčenikŭ, “martyr”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎мѫченичь (mǫčeničĭ, “martyr's”)

      ‎вьдовица (vĭdovica, “widow”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎вьдовичь (vĭdovičĭ, “widow's”)

      ‎дѣвица (děvica, “virgin, maiden”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎дѣвичь (děvičĭ, “girl's”)

      ‎агнѧ (agnę, “lamb”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎агньчь (agnĭčĭ, “lamb's”)

      ‎говѧдо (govędo, “bull, ox”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎говѧждь (govęždĭ, “bovine”)

   2. From adjectives

      ‎бъдръ (bŭdrŭ, “lively”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎бъждр҄ь (bŭždrʹĭ, “brisk”)

      ‎прокъ (prokŭ, “remnant”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎прочь (pročĭ, “other”)

   3. From verbs

      ‎лъгати (lŭgati, “to lie”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎лъжь (lŭžĭ, “lie's”)

      ‎боуꙗти (bujati, “to thrive, to rage”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎боуи (bui, “immoderate”)

Usage notes

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.

Declension

Short declension of -и (soft o/a-stem)

	singular			dual			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	-ь -ĭ	-е -e	-а -a	-а -a	-и -i		-и -i	-а -a	-ѧ -ę
genitive	-а -a		-ѧ -ę	-оу -u		-оу -u	-ь -ĭ		-ь -ĭ
dative	-оу -u		-и -i	-ема -ema		-ама -ama	-емъ -emŭ		-амъ -amŭ
accusative	-ь -ĭ	-е -e	-ѫ -ǫ	-а -a	-и -i		-ѧ -ę	-а -a	-ѧ -ę
instrumental	-емь -emĭ		-еѭ -ejǫ	-ема -ema		-ама -ama	-и -i		-ами -ami
locative	-и -i		-и -i	-оу -u		-оу -u	-ихъ -ixŭ		-ахъ -axŭ
vocative	-ь -ĭ	-е -e	-а -a	-а -a	-и -i		-и -i	-а -a	-ѧ -ę

Long declension of -и (soft o/a-stem)

	singular			dual			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	-ии -ii	-еѥ -eje	-аꙗ -aja	-аꙗ -aja	-ии -ii		-ии -ii	-аꙗ -aja	-ѧѩ -ęję
genitive	-аѥго -ajego		-ѧѩ -ęję	-оую -uju		-оую -uju	-иихъ -iixŭ		-иихъ -iixŭ
dative	-оуѥмоу -ujemu		-ии -ii	-иима -iima		-иима -iima	-иимъ -iimŭ		-иимъ -iimŭ
accusative	-ии -ii	-еѥ -eje	-ѫѭ -ǫjǫ	-аꙗ -aja	-ии -ii		-ѧѩ -ęję	-аꙗ -aja	-ѧѩ -ęję
instrumental	-иимь -iimĭ		-еѭ -ejǫ	-иима -iima		-иима -iima	-иими -iimi		-иими -iimi
locative	-иѥмь -ijemĭ		-ии -ii	-оую -uju		-оую -uju	-иихъ -iixŭ		-иихъ -iixŭ
vocative	-ии -ii	-еѥ -eje	-аꙗ -aja	-аꙗ -aja	-ии -ii		-ии -ii	-аꙗ -aja	-ѧѩ -ęję

Derived terms

Old Church Slavonic terms suffixed with -и

Related terms

• -ии (-ii)

References

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