i

See also: I and Appendix:Variations of "i"

Translingual

Etymology 1

Lower case variation of upper case I, from Ancient Greek letter Ι (I, “Iota”).

Letter

i (upper case I)

1. The ninth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

i (upper case İ)

1. The letter i with a tittle or dot above, in both the upper case and the lower case versions.

See also

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter I):  Íí  Ìì  Ĭĭ  Îî  Ǐǐ  Ïï  Ḯḯ  Ĩĩ  Įį  Īī  Ỉỉ  Ȉȉ  Ȋȋ  Ịị  Ḭḭ  Ɨɨɨ̆  ᵻ  ᶖ   İi   Iı  ɪ  Ｉｉ  fi  ffi  IJij  IJij
• (Letters using dot sign):  Ȧȧ  Ạạ  Ặặ  Ậậ  Ǡǡ  Ḃḃ  Ḅḅ  Ċċ  Ḋḋ  Ḍḍ  Ėė  Ẹẹ  Ḟḟ  Ġġ  Ḣḣ  Ḥḥ  Ii  İi  Iı  Ịị  Ḳḳ  Ḷḷ  Ṁṁ  Ṃṃ  Ṅṅ  Ṇṇ  Ȯȯ  Ọọ  Ợợ  Ṗṗ  Ṙṙ  Ṛṛ  Ṡṡ  Ṣṣ  ẛ  Ṫṫ  Ṭṭ  Ụụ  Ựự  Ṿṿ  Ẇẇ  Ẉẉ  Ẋẋ  Ẏẏ  Ỵỵ  Żż  Ẓẓ

Derived symbols

• j
• ɨ — IPA
• İ and ı — Turkish

Similar and related symbols

• Ι and ι — Greek
• І and і — Cyrillic I, used in Belarusian and Ukrainian
• Ӏ and ӏ — Cyrillic palochka, used in the Caucasian languages
• ا — Arabic (alif)
• 1 — Arabic numeral
• Ꭵ — Cherokee (IPA: ə̃)
• ᛁ — Runic
• ɪ — IPA

Etymology 2

• (mathematics, imaginary number): abbreviation of imaginary
• (engineering, electric current): abbreviation of French intensité du courant first used by M. André-Marie Ampère
• (computer programming, generic index): abbreviation of index

Pronunciation

• IPA

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Symbol

i

1. (mathematics, often in italics or bold) The imaginary unit; a fixed square root of -1. Graphically, $i$ is shown on the vertical (y-axis) plane.

   Synonym: j

2. (engineering, often in bold) The current flow in an electric circuit, frequently measured in amperes.
3. (mathematics, programming) A common variable name representing a generic index, especially in loops.

   Synonym: j

4. (IPA, romanization) close front unrounded vowel.

Etymology 3

Lower case form of upper case roman numeral I, apparently derived from the shape of a notch scored across a tally stick.

Alternative forms

• I, Ⅰ, ⅰ

Numeral

i (lower case Roman numeral, upper case I)

1. cardinal number one.
2. (music) minor tonic triad

See also

• Next: ii (2)
• Roman numerals

Gallery

• Letter styles
• 

  Normal and italic I, i

• 

  Uppercase and lowercase I in Fraktur

See also

Other representations of I:

NATO phonetic: India Morse code: ·· Braille: ⠊ ASL Manual: I

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

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English

Etymology 1

From Latin i, minuscule of I

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA: /aɪ/, /ɪ/, /i/
• (letter name): enPR: ī, IPA: /aɪ/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -aɪ
• Homophones: aye, eye

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I, plural is or i's)

1. The ninth letter of the English alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

The English letter i represents many different sounds, often the diphthong /aɪ/ (from Middle English /iː/), as in the pronoun I, or /ɪ/ as in bit.

See also

• (Latin script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Number

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The ordinal number ninth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

Noun

i (plural ies)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter I.
   • the position of an i-dot (the dot of an i)
   • i-mutation, i-umlaut

Translations

See i/translations § Noun.

See also

• (Latin script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee/zed ^{(Category: en:Latin letter names)}

Etymology 2

From Old English iċ.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aɪ/, /ɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ
• Homophones: aye, eye

Pronoun

i

1. Nonstandard spelling of I.

Usage notes

• Also used in instant messaging due to limitations of entering capitals on a mobile phone's keypad.
• Sometimes to indicate informality, primarily in typed media

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Acehnese

Pronunciation

• IPA: [i]

Noun

i

1. water

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Adangme

Pronoun

i

1. I

   I suɔ mo. ― I love you.

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Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [i]

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

Preposition

i m (of)

1. masculine singular preposition
2. of

   Fisi i Malësorëve. ― The tribe of Highlanders.

   Fisi i Malësorëvet. ― The tribe of the Highlanders.

Article

i m (the)

1. masculine singular nominative adjectival article
2. the

   Shkurt. I shkurt. I shkurti. ― Short. Short one. The short one. or Short. Shorty. The shorty.

   Madh. I madhi zot. / Zoti i madh. ― Great. The great god.

See also

See Appendix:Albanian adjectival articles for other forms.

Related terms

• e, të, së

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Ama

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ĩː/

Noun

i

1. tooth

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Anambé

Noun

i

1. water

Further reading

• Paul Ehrenreich, Materialien zur Sprachenkunde Brasiliens IV: Vocabulare der Guajajara und Anambē (Para) (1895) (i)
• Wolf Dietrich, Correspondências fonológicas e lexicais entre Karitiána (Arikém, Tupí) e Tupí-Guaraní (y)

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Araweté

Noun

i

1. water

References

• Eliete de Jesus Bararuá Solano, Descrição gramatical da Língua Araweté, page 80, 2009

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Aruá

Noun

i

1. water

References

• Čestmír Loukotka, Documents et vocabulaires inédits de langues et de dialectes Sud Américains, JSAP 52: 7-60 (1963), page 44

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Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /ɪ/

Letter

i lower case (upper case İ)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin script letters) hərf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Əə, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Xx, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Qq, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz

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Bambara

Pronoun

i

1. thou, you (singular)

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Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA: /i/

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The ninth letter of the Basque alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L, l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Noun

i (indeclinable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter I.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta

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Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic *ik. Cognates include German ich and Yiddish איך‎ (ikh).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈi]

Pronoun

i

1. I
   • 2013, “I halts nit aus [I can't endure it]”, performed by Hannah:

     I halts nit aus, des Scheißgefühl, i kann di doch liaben wann und wo i will!

     I can't endure this shitty feeling, I can, after all, love you when and where I want!

See also

• mir, mi
• du, dir, di
• sich

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Bislama

Particle

i

1. Separates the subject of a sentence from the predicate, used when the subject is a pronoun or a noun

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Borôro

Pronunciation

• IPA: /iː/

Noun

i

1. tree

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Bourguignon

Alternative forms

• je (rare)

Etymology

From Old French je, from Vulgar Latin *eo, from Latin ego. Near cognates include Franc-Comtois i and standard French je.

Pronoun

i

1. I

   I panse qu'i seus maulaide. ― I think that I'm sick.

   I t'aime. ― I love you.

Related terms

See Appendix:Bourguignon personal pronouns.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈi/

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• Homophone: hi
• Rhymes: -i

Etymology 1

Noun

i f (plural is)

1. The Latin letter I (lowercase i).

Derived terms

• i comercial
• i grega

Etymology 2

From Old Occitan e.

Conjunction

i

1. and; used to connect two similar words, phrases, sentences, etc.; as well as; together with; in addition to.

   Hi ha moltes colomes i teuladins. ― There are many pigeons and sparrows.

   Ella escriu els articles i ell els il·lustra amb els seus dibuixos. ― She writes the articles and he illustrates them with his drawings.

Alternative forms

• y (obsolete)
• e (medieval, obsolete)

Further reading

• “i” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Chuukese

Pronoun

i

1. him
2. her
3. it

Related terms

Chuukese personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		ngaang, nganga, ngang	áám, am (exclusive) kiich, kich (inclusive)
2nd person		een, en	áámi, ami
3rd person		iiy, i	iir, ir

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Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• ich (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic *ik. Cognate with German ich, English I.

Pronoun

i

1. (Luserna) I

   I hån an pruadar un a sbestar. ― I have a brother and a sister.

Inflection

Personal pronouns
	singular	plural
1st person	i	biar
2nd person	du	iar
3rd person	er, si, 'z	se

References

• “i” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA: /iː/

Verb

i

1. (transitive) to drink

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Cornish

Pronoun

i

1. they

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Corsican

Etymology

From the earlier li. Compare Italian i (“the”) and Romanian îi (“them”).

Article

i m pl (masculine singular u, feminine singular a, feminine plural e)

1. the (masculine plural)

Usage notes

• Before a vowel, i turns into l'.

Pronoun

i m pl

1. them (direct object)

Usage notes

• Before a vowel, i turns into l'.

See also

Corsican personal pronouns

		Nominative	Dative	Accusative	Disjunctive
Singular	1st person	eiu	mi		mè
	2nd person	tù	ti		tè
	3rd person m	ellu	li	u, l'	ellu
	3rd person f	ella		a, l'	ella
Plural	1st person	noi	ci		noi
	2nd person	voi	vi		voi
	3rd person m	elli	li	i, l'	elli
	3rd person f	elle		e, l'	elle

References

• https://infcor.adecec.net/

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪ/

• Audio

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Conjunction

i

1. and (also), and even

   Synonyms: (Moravian) aj, (Moravian) aji

2. even (implying an extreme example, used at the beginning of sentences)

   Synonyms: (Moravian) aj, (Moravian) aji

   I slepá veverka někdy najde ořech. ― Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.

Derived terms

• i když

Further reading

• i in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• i in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin illī, nominative masculine plural of ille. Compare Italian i, gli.

Article

i

1. the; masculine plural definite article

Related terms

• el
• la
• le

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Dama (Sierra Leone)

Etymology

Likely cognate with Vai [script needed] (i, “you”).

Pronoun

i

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
   2. you (second-person singular person pronoun)

Usage notes

The rememberer who glossed this word did so as "I", but Dalby proposes that this is an error, based on the Vai pronouns.

References

• Dalby, T. D. P. (1963), “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages 50–54

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse í, from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *en.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i
• Homophone: I
• Rhymes: -iː

Preposition

i

1. in, inside
2. Indicates exponentiation.

   Tre i femte. ― Three to the power of five.

   (short for tre i femte potens, three in fifth power). [note that the exponent is in the ordinal form]

3. for (some duration)

   Jeg har boet her i tre år. ― I have lived here for three years.

4. Used to indicate a past time or period when something took place.

   Han fyldte seks år i mandags. ― He turned six years old on Monday.

5. Used to indicate regular presence in a location.

   Pigen går i gymnasiet og er 17 år ― The girl goes to high school and is 17 years old.

6. Used in conjunction with time to indicate a number of minutes before a full hour.

   Fem minutter i tolv. ― Five minutes to twelve.

7. Used when indicating that something is happening or repeated a number of times within each time period .

   Tre gange i timen. ― Three times a day

8. Indicates affiliation with a profession.

   Professor i fysik ― Professor of physics

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Drehu

Pronunciation

• IPA: /i/

Noun

i

1. fish

References

• Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -i
• (letter name): IPA: /i/

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The ninth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letter; A a (Á á, Ä ä), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, Ë ë), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï, IJ ij), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z

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Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse í, from Proto-Germanic *in. Cognate with Swedish i.

Preposition

i

1. in

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Emilian

Alternative forms

• j- (before vowels)
• -i (after consonant)
• -j (after vowels)

Etymology

From Latin illī (“they”) (nominative plural of ille).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /i/
• Hyphenation: i

Pronoun

i (personal)

1. (nominative case, masculine) they
2. (accusative case, masculine) them

Related terms

Emilian personal pronouns (strong forms)

Number	Person	Gender	Disjunctive (tonic)	Nominative (subject)	Accusative (direct complement)	Dative (indirect complement)	Reflexive (-self)	Comitative (with)
Singular	First	—	mè	a	me			mêg
	Second	—	tè	et	te			têg
	Third	Masculine	ló	al		ge	se	sêg
		Feminine	lê	la
Plural	First	Masculine	nuēter	a	se			nōsk
		Feminine	nuētri
	Second	Masculine	vuēter	a	ve			vōsk
		Feminine	vuētri
	Third	Masculine	lôr	i		ge	se	sêg
		Feminine		el	li

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /i/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /i/

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Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The twelfth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin script letters) litero; Aa, Bb, Cc, Ĉĉ, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Ĝĝ, Hh, Ĥĥ, Ii, Jj, Ĵĵ, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Ŝŝ, Tt, Uu, Ŭŭ, Vv, Zz

Noun

i (accusative singular i-on, plural i-oj, accusative plural i-ojn)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter I.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo

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Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈiː/

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The ninth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called ii and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)

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Extremaduran

Conjunction

i

1. and

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Fala

Alternative forms

• e, y

Etymology

From Old Portuguese e.

Conjunction

i

1. and (expressing two elements to be taken together)

Quotations

For more quotations using this term, see Citations:i.

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA: /iː/
• Homophone: y

Letter

i (upper case I)

1. The tenth letter of the Faroese alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin script letters) bókstavur; Aa, Áá, Bb, Dd, Ðð, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Íí, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Óó, Pp, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Úú, Vv, Yy, Ýý, Ææ, Øø

Noun

i n (genitive singular is, plural i)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter I.

Declension

Declension of i
n4	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	i	iið	i	iini
accusative	i	iið	i	iini
dative	i, ii	inum	ium	iunum
genitive	is	isins	ia	ianna

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) bókstavur; a / fyrra a, á, be, de, edd, e, eff, ge, há, i / fyrra i, í / fyrra í, jodd, ká, ell, emm, enn, o, ó, pe, err, ess, te, u, ú, ve, seinna i, seinna í, seinna a, ø

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Finnish

Pronunciation

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Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The ninth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called ii and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

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Foi

Noun

i

1. eye
2. seventeen
3. twenty-one

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/

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Noun

i m (plural is)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter I.

Derived terms

• droit comme un i
• i grec
• mettre les points sur les i

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Friulian

Friulian Definite Articles
	singular	plural
masculine	il l'	i
feminine	la l'	lis

Etymology

From Latin illi.

Article

i m pl (singular il)

1. the

Pronoun

i (third person masculine/ feminine indirect object)

1. to him
2. to her

See also

• la, lis
• lui, jê, lu, le

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Fula

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

See also

• (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ

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Galician

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈi/

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The ninth letter of the Galician alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Noun

i m (plural is)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter I.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• y

Pronunciation

• IPA: [j]

Particle

i

1. an antihiatical particle that, due to sandhi, can precede a word which begins with a vowel sound after a word which ends with vowel sound; now rarely represented in written language
   • 1594, Anonymous, Entremés dos pastores:

     Ay Jan cata non te enfermes, nen sentencies con malicia, cata que a yalma perdes.

     Oh, Xan, watch out, don't get sick, nor sentence with meanness, watch out that your soul you're loosing

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Gothic

Romanization

i

1. Romanization of 𐌹

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology 1

From Portuguese ele.

Pronoun

i

1. he, she (third person singular).

Etymology 2

From Portuguese e. Cognate with Spanish y.

Conjunction

i

1. and

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *i.

Particle

i

1. used to mark the following (noun or noun phrase) as a direct object

   Ua ʻai ka pōpoki i ka ʻiole. ― The cat ate the mouse.

2. used to indicate past tense (precedes verb)

   I hana au. ― I worked.

3. used to indicate perfect participle (precedes verb)

   i haʻalele ― having left, who had left

Preposition

i

1. in, at
2. (indicating destination) to

See also

• iā

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA: [ˈi]
• (letter name): IPA: [ˈi]

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	i	i-k
accusative	i-t	i-ket
dative	i-nek	i-knek
instrumental	i-vel	i-kkel
causal-final	i-ért	i-kért
translative	i-vé	i-kké
terminative	i-ig	i-kig
essive-formal	i-ként	i-kként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	i-ben	i-kben
superessive	i-n	i-ken
adessive	i-nél	i-knél
illative	i-be	i-kbe
sublative	i-re	i-kre
allative	i-hez	i-khez
elative	i-ből	i-kből
delative	i-ről	i-kről
ablative	i-től	i-ktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	i-é	i-ké
non-attributive possessive - plural	i-éi	i-kéi

Possessive forms of i
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	i-m	i-im
2nd person sing.	i-d	i-id
3rd person sing.	i-je	i-i
1st person plural	i-nk	i-ink
2nd person plural	i-tek	i-itek
3rd person plural	i-jük	i-ik

See also

• (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

Further reading

• i in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA: /ɪː/

Letter

i (upper case I)

1. The eleventh letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö

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Ido

Pronunciation

• (context pronunciation, letter name) IPA: /i/

Letter

i (upper case I)

1. The ninth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L, l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Igbo

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The twelfth letter of the Igbo alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ị (retracted tongue position)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/

Pronoun

i (dependent form, independent form gị)

1. (personal) you (singular)

   Kedụ ka i mere?

   How are you?

See also

Igbo personal pronouns

		dependent	independent	object/possesive
Singular	first	m, a/e- ... -m	m, mụ	m, mụ
	second	ị, i	ngị, gị	gị
	third	ọ, o	ya
Plural	first	anyị
	second	ụnụ
	third	ha, a/e- ... -ha	ha
Indefinite		a/e	-	-

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /i/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /i/, /ɪ/

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The ninth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) alfabet; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Ingrian

Etymology

Possibly influenced by or even borrowed from Russian и (i).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi/

Conjunction

i

1. Alternative form of ja (“and”)
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 19:

     Repo i kana.

     A fox and a hen.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 86
• Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachinkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎^[1], →ISBN, page 79

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Irish

Alternative forms

• in (used before vowels in place of eclipsis; also used before bhur (“your”, pl), dhá (“two”), titles of books, films, and the like, and foreign words that resist mutation)

Etymology

From Old Irish hi, from Proto-Celtic *eni (compare Welsh yn), from Proto-Indo-European *en (compare English in, Latin in, Ancient Greek ἐν (en)).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪ/

Preposition

i (plus dative, triggers eclipsis, before the definite article ins)

1. in

Inflection

Inflection of i

Person	Normal	Emphatic
1st person sing.	ionam	ionamsa
2d person sing.	ionat	ionatsa
3d sing. masc.	ann	annsan
3d sing. fem.	inti	intise
1st person pl.	ionainn	ionainne
2d person pl.	ionaibh	ionaibhse
3d person pl.	iontu	iontusan

Derived terms

• i gceann
• i mborr le

For contractions, see table at it. See also Category:Irish phrasal verbs with particle (i).

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
i	n-i	hi	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "i" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/
• Rhymes: -i

Etymology 1

Reduced form of gli, from earlier li, from Latin illī (nominative plural and dative singular of ille).

Article

Italian Definite Articles
	singular	plural
masculine	il lo/l'	i gli
feminine	la/l'	le

i m pl (singular il)

1. the

Usage notes

i is used before masculine plural words beginning with a single consonant other than x or z, or the plural noun dei; gli is used before masculine plural words beginning with a vowel, x, z, gn, or multiple consonants including pn, ps, and s+consonant, and before the plural noun dei.

Derived terms

• dei

Etymology 2

From Latin ī (the name of the letter I).

Noun

i f (invariable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter I.; i

Derived terms

• i lunga

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, i lunga, kappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon, zeta

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Iu Mien

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔu̯i (“two”). Cognate with White Hmong ob and Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] oub.

Numeral

i

1. two

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Japanese

Romanization

i

1. Rōmaji transcription of い
2. Rōmaji transcription of イ

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Spanish y and Portuguese e.

Conjunction

i

1. and

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Kabyle

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Preposition

i

1. to, for

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Ladin

Article

i m (plural)

1. the

See also

• l
• la, l'
• les

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Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish é or e, from Latin et.

Conjunction

i (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אי‎)

1. and
2. too

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Latgalian

Etymology

Shortened from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ir, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥- (“thus”), preserved as such in Latvian ir and Lithuanian ir. Not related to Proto-Slavic *i and its descendants.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [i]

Conjunction

i

1. and
2. as well as
3. in addition to

Particle

i

1. too, also

References

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /iː/, [iː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i/, [i]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ī f (indeclinable)

1. The name of the letter I.

Coordinate terms

• (Latin-script letter names) littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā / *acca, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta

References

• i in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• i in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32: "Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū—each, again, with a long vowel sound."

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ī

1. go! walk!; second-person singular active imperative of eō

   I intro iam nunc. ― Now then, go in.

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Latvian

I

Etymology

Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [i]

• (file)

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latvian letters) latviešu burti; Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

Pronunciation

• IPA: [i]

Noun

i m (invariable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter I.

See also

• (Latvian letter names) latviešu burtu vārdi; a, garais ā, bē, cē, čē, dē, e, garais ē, ef, gā, ģē, hā, i, garais ī, jē, kā, ķē, el, eļ, em, en, eņ, o, pē, er, es, eš, tē, u, garais ū, vē, zē, žē

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Ligurian

Ligurian Definite Articles
	singular	plural
masculine	o	i
feminine	a	e

Pronunciation

• IPA: /i/

Article

i m pl (singular o)

1. the

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Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /ɪ/

Letter

i (upper case I)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Lithuanian alphabet, called i trumpoji and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, Ę ę, Ė ė, F f, G g, H h, I i, Į į, Y y, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, Ų ų, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž

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Livonian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /i/

Letter

i (upper case I)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Lower Grand Valley Dani

Pronunciation

• IPA: /i/

Noun

i

1. water

References

• H. Myron Bromley, A Grammar of Lower Grand Valley Dani (1981)
• H. Myron Bromley, The Phonology of Lower Grand Valley Dani (2013)
• The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN

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Lule Sami

Verb

i

1. second-person singular present of ij

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Lushootseed

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /i/, /eɪ/

Letter

i

1. The fifteenth letter of the Lushootseed alphabet, pronounced as a non-low front unrounded vowel.

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Makasar

Article

i (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗ)

1. article for personal names and pronouns

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Malay

Letter

i

1. The ninth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

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Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪ/ (short phoneme)
• IPA^(key): /iː/ (long phoneme)
• IPA^(key): /ɪː/ (long phoneme before the letters għ, ħ, h, q; merges with ie)
• IPA^(key): /ɛj/, /aj/ (after għ; variation is regional and idiolectal)

Letter

i (upper case I)

1. The twelfth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) ittra; A a, B b, Ċ ċ, D d, E e, F f, Ġ ġ, G g, Għ għ, H h, Ħ ħ, I i, Ie ie, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Ż ż, Z z

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Mandinka

Pronoun

i

1. you (personal pronoun)

   as i busa ― he/she struck you.

See also

Mandinka personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		nte, n, m	ntolu, ntelu, n
2nd person		ite, i	altolu, altelu, al
3rd person		ate, a	itolu, itelu, y

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *i.

Particle

i

1. from
2. past-tense verbal particle
3. particle indicating the direct object of a transitive sentence
4. past-tense particle indicating location

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Preposition

i

1. Alternative form of in (“in”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

i

1. Alternative form of I (“I”)

Etymology 3

Pronoun

i

1. Alternative form of he (“they”)

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Middle Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /iː/

Pronoun

i m

1. Alternative form of gî.

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Min Nan

For pronunciation and definitions of i – see 伊 (“he, him; she, her; it”). (This character, i, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 伊.)

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Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin et.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /i/

Conjunction

i

1. and

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Mondé

Noun

i

1. water

References

• Čestmír Loukotka, Documents et vocabulaires inédits de langues et de dialectes Sud Américains, JSAP 52: 7-60 (1963), page 44

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Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic *ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek. Cognate with German ich, English I.

Pronoun

i (dative mer)

1. I

Inflection

Personal pronouns
	singular	plural
1st person	i	biar
2nd person	du	ir
3rd person	er, si, s	sei

References

• “i” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

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Navajo

Letter

i (upper case I)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Navajo alphabet, written in the Latin script:

   i = /ɪ˨/

   į = /ɪ̃˨/

   í = /ɪ˥/

   į́ = /ɪ̃˥/

   ii = /iː˨˨/

   įį = /ĩː˨˨/

   íi = /iː˥˨/

   į́į = /ĩː˥˨/

   ií = /iː˨˥/

   įį́ = /ĩː˨˥/

   íí = /iː˥˥/

   į́į́ = /ĩː˥˥/

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Neapolitan

Etymology 1

From Latin īre, present active infinitive of eō. Compare Italian gire, ire, Sicilian jiri, giri, ghiri, iri.

Alternative forms

• ji, jì, ghì

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ji]

Verb

i

1. to go

Etymology 2

From Latin ego.

Alternative forms

• ije

Pronunciation

• IPA: [iː]

Pronoun

i

1. (Sylt) (second person plural subject pronoun) you, you all

See also

• juu (object and possessive form)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse í (“in”), from Proto-Germanic *in (“in, into”), from Proto-Indo-European *én (“in”).

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA: /iː/
• (phoneme): IPA: /iː/, /i/, /ɪ/

Letter

i

1. The ninth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Preposition

i

1. (location) in, inside of

   Ligge i sengen ― Laying in bed

   Oppe i fjellene ― Up in the mountains

2. (duration of time) for, in, during

   Møtet varte (i) to timer ― The meeting lasted two hours (literally, “The meeting went during two hours”)

   Han var utenlands i mange år ― He lived abroad for many years

   I høst, i vår, i dag, i går ― In autumn, in spring, today, yesterday

3. (condition, state) in

   Være i fred ― To be in peace

   Være i god form ― To be in shape (physically fit)

   Leve i fattigdom ― To live in poverty

4. (means, method) in

   Betale i gull ― To pay in gold.

   Gjøre noe i all hast ― To do something urgently (literally, “To do something in all haste”)

   i hemmelighet ― in secret

5. pertaining to, in reference to

   I deg har jeg en sann venn. ― In you I have a true friend.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse í, from Proto-Germanic *in (“in, into”). Akin to English in.

Preposition

i

1. (location) in, inside of

   No er me i Noreg. ― We are currently in Norway.

2. (duration of time) for, in, during
3. (condition, state) in
4. (means, method) in
5. pertaining to, in reference to

Derived terms

• iallfall
• i dag
• i eino
• i fjor
• i forfjor
• ifrå
• igjennom
• i går
• i hel
• i hende
• i lag
• i land
• i live
• imellom
• i morgon
• i mutom
• inni
• i ny og ne
• i tide
• i vente
• i år
• uti

 

Adverb

i

1. Used together with certain verbs.

Etymology 2

From Latin i, minuscule of I.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iː/ (example of pronunciation)

Letter

i (upper case I, definite singular i-en, indefinite plural i-ar, definite plural i-ane)

1. The ninth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

Derived terms

• i-land
• i-mål
• prikken over i-en

 

Etymology 3

Pronoun

i (objective me, possessive min)

1. (dialectal) alternative letter-case form of I; alternative form of eg (“I”)

Etymology 4

From Old Norse ér, ír, from Proto-Germanic *jūz. Possibly via Danish I. Compare with de.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iː/

Pronoun

i (objective jær or ær or ør, possessive jærs or ærs or ørs)

1. (obsolete, dialectal, polite) you (second person singular)
   • 1853, Aasen, Ivar, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge (in Danish), Christiania: Carl C. Werner & Co., page 2:

     men æg undras paa, at i sku kjenn' mæg; æg trur aller, at æg kjenne ør; æg tyks aller ha sett ør før.

     Though I wonder how you would know me. I don't think I know you. I don't think I've ever seen you before.

References

• “i” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Torp, Alf (1919), “I”, in Nynorsk etymologisk ordbok, Kristiania: Aschehoug, page 240
• Ivar Aasen (1850), “i”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Anagrams

• I, i-

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Occitan

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

i f (plural is)

1. i (the letter i, I)

Derived terms

• i grèga

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin hīc.

Adverb

i

1. there
   • circa 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:

     Et grant compagnie i a d'omes

     And there is a large company of men

Descendants

• French: y

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Old Irish

Preposition

i

1. Alternative spelling of hi

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin hīc.

Adverb

i

1. there
   • 12th century, Bernard de Ventadour — Anc no gardei sazo ni mes

     E las melhors domnas i son !

     And the best women are there!

Descendants

• Occitan: i

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Paicî

Noun

i

1. louse

References

• Jim Hollyman, K. J. Hollyman, Études sur les langues du Nord de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, page 52, 1999

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Papiamentu

Alternative forms

• y (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Spanish y and Portuguese e and Kabuverdianu i.

Conjunction

i

1. and

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Pijin

Particle

i

1. Separates the subject of a sentence from the predicate, used when the subject is a pronoun or a noun

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /i/

• Audio

  (file)

Etymology 1

See Translingual section.

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The twelfth letter of the Polish alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *i, from Proto-Indo-European *ei, an early locative singular determiner, formed from the root *h₁e-, *h₁o-. Compare Ancient Greek εἰ (ei, “if”), Gothic 𐌴𐌹 (ei, “and, so that, be it”). Follows from ablative Proto-Indo-European *ed.

Conjunction

i

1. and

   Adam i Ewa tylko zjedli jabłko. ― Adam and Eve only ate an apple.

   Patrzę na nią i oczom nie wierzę. ― I look at her and can't believe my eyes.

2. even

   Wychodząc i kaloryfer nam naprawił. ― Leaving he even repaired our radiator.

   I ślepa wiewiórka czasem znajdzie orzech. ― Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.

   Ja krowy to i w telewizji nigdy nie widziałem. ― I never saw a cow, even on TV.

3. also, too

   I mnie się podoba wasz wybór. ― I like your choice too.

   Czy i my? ― We too?

4. so, so that

   Zmęczyłem się i nie byłem już w stanie grać w koszykówkę. ― I grew tired, so I couldn't play basketball anymore.

   Byłeś głupi, i cierp teraz. ― You were a fool, so now suffer.

5. as well as

   Polsce potrzebne są i armia, i flota. ― Poland needs an army as well as a navy.

6. Emphasizing particle.

   I dobrze. ― Fine.

Further reading

• i in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• i in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA: /i/

• Audio (BR)

  (file)

• Homophone: e (some accents)

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The ninth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Noun

i m (plural is)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter I.

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Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *i.

Particle

i

1. relational particle that marks the object of a verb

Usage notes

Used in all cases except with verbs of sensing; in which case, use e.

Preposition

i

1. at
2. in

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Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/

Etymology 1

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. (International Standard) The twelfth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. (Pan-Vlax) The thirteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).

Etymology 2

Article

i f sg (masculine singular o, plural e)

1. the; feminine singular definite article

   i Sperànca ― Speranza

   i Rumùnia ― Romania

Declension

The definite article

number and gender	m sg	f sg	pl
nominative	o	i	e
oblique	e

Usage notes

• The definite article is used with proper nouns (given names and place names) as well.

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Romanian

Etymology 1

See Translingual section.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /i/, /j/, /ʲ/

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The eleventh letter of the Romanian alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

See I for notes on pronunciation.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă,  â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Πî, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Etymology 2

From Old Church Slavonic и (i).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /i/

Conjunction

i

1. (obsolete) and

   Synonym: și

Usage notes

Mostly used in the context of iproci (and so on...)

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Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *i.

Particle

i

1. used to mark the following (noun or noun phrase) as a direct object

Preposition

i

1. (indicating destination) to

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Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin hīc (“here”).

Pronoun

i (adverbial)

1. there (at a place)
2. there, thither (to there)

   Synonym: bi, nche

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Sathmar Swabian

Pronoun

i

1. I

References

• Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)

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Savi

Noun

i

1. water

References

• Kendall D. Decker Languages of Chitral )1992), Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan, 5. Islamabad: National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University and Summer Institute of Linguistics xxii, page 185

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Scots

Etymology

From Middle English i, variant of in (“in”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪ/

Preposition

i

1. in

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sí. Cognates include Irish sí and Manx ee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi/

Pronoun

i

1. she, her, it

See also

Scottish Gaelic personal pronouns

	simple		emphatic
	singular	plural	singular	plural
First person	mi	sinn	mise	sinne
Second person	thu, tu1)	sibh	thusa, tusa1)	sibhse
Third person m	e	iad	esan	iadsan
Third person f	i		ise
*) sibh and sibhse also act as the polite singular pronouns. **) To mark a direct object of a verbal noun, the derivatives of gam are used. 1) used when following a verb ending in -n, -s or -dh.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

See Translingual section.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /i/

Letter

i (Cyrillic spelling и)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/

• Audio

  (file)

Conjunction

i (Cyrillic spelling и)

1. and

   Ivica i Marica se vole ― Ivica and Marica love each other.

   i tako dalje ― and so on

2. (i… i…) both… and…

   ne možeš istovremeno i tužiti i suditi. ― you can't simultaneously both sue and judge

3. also, too, as well

   i meni se sviđa vaš odabir ― I like your choice too

4. even (usually preceded by čȁk)

   (čak) i ja sam pozvan na zabavu! ― even I have been invited to the party

5. (ne sȁmo… nȅgo/vȅć i…) also, too

   on je ne samo darovit, nego i jako marljiv ― he is not only talented, but also very industrious

6. so, so that (= te, pa)

   umorio sam se i nisam mogao više igrati košarku ― I grew tired, so I couldn't play basketball anymore

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Silimo

Noun

i

1. water

References

• Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics), page 105

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Sirionó

Noun

i

1. water

References

• Phonemes of the Siriono Language
• A Flip-Flop in Siriono

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Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /i/, /j/

Letter

i (upper case I)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi/

Conjunction

i

1. and
2. as well as

Derived terms

• i keď

Further reading

• i in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• (Phoneme): IPA^(key): /i/, /j/
• (Letter name): IPA^(key): /i/

  • Audio (Spain)

    (file)

Etymology 1

Directly from Latin.

Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

1. The ninth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

   Synonym: i latina

Noun

i f (plural íes)

1. Name of the letter I.

Derived terms

• i griega
• i latina

 

Etymology 2

See y.

Conjunction

i

1. Obsolete spelling of y

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Sranan Tongo

Pronoun

i

1. Alternative form of yu.

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Sumerian

Romanization

i

1. Romanization of 𒄿 (i)

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Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish ī, from Old Norse í, from Proto-Germanic *in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iː/

• audio

  (file)

Adverb

i (verb particle)

1. used to signify that an action is done with intensity

Derived terms

• ligga i
• stå i
• ta i

 

Preposition

i

1. in; located inside
2. in; specifies a place, a region or a country

   Kim bor i Stockholm, som ligger i Sverige.

   Kim lives in Stockholm which lies in Sweden.

3. (about time) to; before a full hour

   Klockan tjugo i elva gick slutligen jag hem.

   At twenty to eleven I finally went home.

4. (about time) for; duration

   Jag sover i flera timmar.

   I sleep for several hours.

5. last, previous

Usage notes

In definition 5, (last, previous) the following noun gets a suffix -s (weekdays: i måndags) or -as (seasons: i höstas, certain holidays, e.g. jul, midsommar, påsk, pingst). Other holidays instead use förra, senaste, sista, e.g. förra nyåret.

Etymology 2

from .

Pronoun

1. I

References

• i in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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Tahitian

Etymology

From .

Preposition

1. at
2. in

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Tlingit

Pronoun

1. your (second-person singular possessive pronoun)

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

Probably from

Particle

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Tokelauan

Etymology

From . Cognates include and .

Preposition

1. in, on, at

2. on, during
3. with, by, using
4. because of

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) ‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 26

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Tongan

Etymology

From .

Preposition

1. in

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Tupinambá

Pronoun

1. He, she, it, they

2. Him, her, it, them

3. His, her, its, their

4. Him, her, it, them

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Turkish

Letter

1. The letter of the alphabet, called [[i#|i]] and written in the Latin script.

Noun

1. The name of the Latin-script letter [[İ#|İ]].

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Turkmen

Letter

1. The letter of the alphabet, called [[i#|i]] and written in the Latin script.

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from or .

Noun

1. The name of the Latin-script letter [[I#|I]].

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Volapük

Adverb

1. also
2. too

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Walloon

Etymology 1

From , from Classical .

Pronoun

1. he

Etymology 2

From , used in place of the missing third-person pronoun, from , accusative plural of .

Pronoun

1. they

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Wano

Noun

1. water

References

• Willem Brurung, The Phonology of Wano, SIL Electronic Working Papers 2007-003 (2007), page 30

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Welsh

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• :
• :
• :
• :

Letter

1. The letter of the alphabet, called [[i#|i]] and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by and followed by .

Derived terms

• Digraph sequences:

Mutation

• i cannot mutate but, being a vowel, does take , for example with the word :

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) ; , , , , , , , , , , , , /, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , /, , , , , ^{(Category: cy:Latin letter names)}

Noun

1. The name of the Latin-script letter [[I#|I]].

Etymology 2

From , from .

Pronoun

1. I, me

Etymology 3

From , from (pronounced ), from , , related to , , .

Preposition

1. to, for

2. that

Usage notes

• Used as a preterite tense form of ‘that’. The subject moves to the front of the subordinate clause, directly following i, and the verb changes back to its verbal noun form.

Inflection

Personal forms

	Singular	Plural
First person	i , i , ,	i , ,
Second person	i , ,	i , ,
Third person	(, , ) ()	,

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Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From unstressed forms of () and .

Etymology 2

From , from .

Preposition

1. In.

   i väntöm dagöm

   in days of waiting; waiting for something

   Han tönnrera uti’n

   He expressed his dissatisfaction over him (“in him”.)

   N O’ḷ-Pärsa däri Bränntjännlin

   Olof Persson (who lives) in Bränntjärnliden

   Da drivi däm i lann däri Burvikslanneṇ.

   Then they ran ashore in the Burvik tract.

   Däri n ânnar histori (...)

   In another story (...)

2. With, of.

   fullpâkke i fåḷk

   fully packed with people

Usage notes

In the first sense often combined with > , . This combination is commonly used for things concrete and close, while by itself commonly is used for larger or more abstract concepts. To refer to a known geographical place, such as a town or village in the near region, the word is commonly place in front.

Etymology 3

From , , , , from .

Preposition

1. Out of, from.

   ä drösst bodt i nä nea markä

   it fell out to the ground

Usage notes

Often combined with , , , .

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White Lachi

Pronunciation

• , , ,

Noun

1. water

References

• Weera Ostapirat, Proto-Kra, Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 23(1) (2000) (as ʔi) (see ASJP)

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

Letter

1. The letter of the alphabet, called [[í#|í]] and written in the Latin script.

Noun

1. The name of the Latin-script letter [[I#|I]].

See also

• As used in Benin:

Etymology 3

Pronoun

1. him, her, it

Pronoun

1. him, her, it

See also

Affirmative subject pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

Negative subject pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person	/
2nd person
3rd person	[pronoun dropped]

Object pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person
2nd person	/
3rd person	[preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] /

Note: except for yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.

Emphatic pronouns

	singular	plural or honorific
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

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Yuqui

Noun

1. water

References

• Perry N. Priest, A contribution to comparative studies in the Guaraní linguistic family, Language Sciences 9(1): 17-20, page 18 (1987)
• L. Villafañe, Gramática Yuki. Lengua Tupí-Guaraní de Bolivia (Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Ediciones del Rectorado, 2004), page 302

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Zia

Etymology

From .

Noun

1. tree

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Zou

Pronunciation 1

Particle

1. yes

Pronunciation 2

Particle

1. no

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) , Canchipur: Manipur University, page 62

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Zulu

Letter

1. The letter of the alphabet, written in the Latin script.