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[ Translingual

Common forms of i
Common forms of i

[ Etymology 1

The approximate form of I from which Latin lower case i derived

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

[ Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

  1. Lower case form of I. The ninth lower case letter of the classical Latin alphabet and many variations thereof, including the English alphabet.

[ Usage notes

The letter i is used in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in several romanization systems to represent a high tense front unrounded vowel (IPA: /i/), such as the sound of i in Spanish and Italian mi and in English machine.

[ See also

Derived symbols

Similar and related symbols

[ Etymology 2

[ Symbol

i

  1. (mathematics, often in italics or bold) The unit imaginary number that is the square root of -1. Graphically, i is shown on the vertical (y-axis) plane.
  2. (engineering, often in bold) The current flow in a circuit in amperes.
  3. (programming) A common variable name representing a generic index, especially in loops.

[ Synonyms

[ 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

[ Cardinal number

i (lower case Roman numeral, upper case I)

  1. cardinal number one.

[ See also

[ English

[ Etymology

Old French i, from Latin ī, from Etruscan I (i).

[ Pronunciation

[ Homophones

[ Letter

i (lower case, upper case I, plural Is, is, I’s, i’s)

  1. (mathematics) The symbol for the imaginary number that represents the sqrt( − 1).
  2. The ninth letter of the English alphabet. See main entry at I.

[ 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.

[ Bosnian

[ Conjunction

i

  1. and

[ Catalan

[ Etymology

From Latin et (“‘and’”).

[ 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.

[ Cornish

[ Pronoun

i

  1. they

[ Croatian

[ Conjunction

i

  1. and

[ Danish

[ Preposition

i

  1. in, inside.

[ Irish

[ Etymology

From Old Irish i < Proto-Celtic *eni (cf. Welsh yn) < Proto-Indo-European *en (cf. English in, Latin in, Greek ἐν).

[ Pronunciation

[ Preposition

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
  1. in

[ Usage notes

Triggers eclipsis of a following consonant.

[ Alternative forms

  • in (used before vowels in place of eclipsis)

Combined with definite article:

[ Italian

[ Article

i

  1. Masculine plural definite article, used before words beginning with a single consonant other than z (gli used in other cases)

[ Japanese

[ Romaji

i (hiragana い)

  1. 胃: stomach
  2. 位: position
  3. 井: well
  4. い: hiragana letter i
  5. イ: katakana letter i

[ Ladino

[ Conjunction

i

  1. and
  2. too

[ Latin

[ Verb

ī

  1. go! walk! (second-person singular imperative of eō)

[ Lojban

[ Particle

i

  1. Separates sentences.
  2. Separates clauses in a sentence, when combined with a conjunction of selma'o ja, joi, or bi'i or a preposition or tense marker followed by bo.

[ Norwegian

[ Preposition

i

  1. in

[ Polish

[ Pronunciation

[ 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.

[ Romanian

[ Pronunciation

IPA: /i/

[ Letter

i (lowercase, capital I)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Romanian alphabet generally representing the phoneme /i/. Preceded by h and followed by î.

[ Usage notes

See I for notes on pronunciation.

[ Scottish Gaelic

[ Pronoun

i

  1. she, her, it (3rd person singular feminine non-emphatic pronoun)

[ Related terms

[ Serbian

[ Pronunciation

[ Alternative forms

[ Conjunction

i

  1. and

[ Slovak

[ Conjunction

i

  1. and
  2. as well as

[ Spanish

[ Alternative forms

[ Conjunction

i

  1. (archaic) and

[ Swedish

[ Pronunciation

[ Preposition

i

  1. in

[ See also

[ Tok Pisin

[ Particle

i

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

[ Tupinambá

[ Pronoun

i

  1. He, she, it, they (with descriptive verbs)
    i porang (he/she/it is / they are beautiful)
  2. Him, her, it, them (with transitive verbs)
    a-i-kuab (i know him/her/it/them)
  3. His, her, its, their (with nouns)
    i py (his/her/its/their foot/feet)
  4. Him, her, it, them (before postpositions)
    i xupé (to him/her/it/them)

[ Volapük

[ Conjunction

i

  1. also
  2. too

[ Welsh

[ Pronoun

i

  1. I, me.

[ See also

[ Preposition

i

  1. to, for.
Singular Plural
First person i mi, i fi i ni
Second person i ti i chi
Third person iddo fe
iddi hi		 iddyn nhw
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