і

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 1.2 See also 2 Ukrainian 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Pronunciation 2.1.2 Conjunction 2.1.2.1 Synonyms 2.1.3 Particle 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Pronunciation 2.2.2 Interjection 2.3 Etymology 3 2.3.1 Noun 2.4 References

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Symbol

і

1. The tenth letter of the Belarusian Cyrillic alphabet representing /i/
2. The twelfth letter of the Ukrainian Cyrillic alphabet representing /i/

[edit] See also

• Ї
• И
• і
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with I

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[edit] Ukrainian

[edit] Etymology 1

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /i/

[edit] Conjunction

і

1. And, also, even.

[edit] Synonyms

• й (used after vowels)

[edit] Particle

і

1. Augmentative particle, even, and.

[edit] Etymology 2

Primal interjection in response to pain, fear, surprise. Common to many languages.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /i/

[edit] Interjection

і

1. Expressing pain, fear, surprise, joy, disappointment, anger, hatred, etc.

[edit] Etymology 3

[edit] Noun

і (plural і)

1. The Cyrillic letter і and its name, the twelfth letter of the Ukrainian alphabet, representing the sound IPA: /i/.
2. The Latin letter i and its name.

[edit] References

• “і” in Etymolohičnyj Slovnyk Ukraïns’koï Movy (Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language), Mel’nyčuk, O.S., 1982–2006.
• Латинська абетка (‘Latin alphabet’) in Ukrainian Wikipedia.