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Letter i.svg
Unicode name LATIN SMALL LETTER I
Codepoint U+0069
 h ← Basic Latin → j 
See also I, and Appendix:Variations of "i"

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[edit] Translingual

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[edit] Etymology 1

The approximate form of I from which Latin lower case i derived Lower case variation of upper case I, from Ancient Greek letter Ι (I, “Iota”).

[edit] Letter

i lower case (upper case I)

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

i lower case (upper case İ)

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

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Derived symbols

Similar and related symbols

[edit] Etymology 2

  • (mathematics, imaginary number): abbreviation of imaginary
  • (computer programming, generic index): abbreviation of index

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Symbol

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i

  1. (mathematics, often in italics or bold) The imaginary unit that is the positive 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.
  4. (IPA, romanization) close front unrounded vowel.
[edit] Synonyms
  • (mathematics, imaginary number that is the positive square root of -1): j
  • (computer programming, common variable name representing a generic index): j

[edit] Etymology 3

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

[edit] Alternative forms

[edit] Cardinal number

i (lower case Roman numeral, upper case I)

  1. cardinal number one.

[edit] See also

[edit] See also

Other representations of I:

  • Letter styles

  • Capital and lowercase versions of I, in normal and italic type

  • Uppercase and lowercase I in Fraktur

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin i, minuscule of I

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Letter

i lowercase (uppercase I)

  1. The ninth letter of the English alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.
[edit] See also
[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Noun

i (plural ies)

  1. The name of the Latin script letter I/i.
    • the position of an i-dot (the dot of an i)
    • i-mutation, i-umlaut
[edit] Translations
name of the letter I, i
  • Arabic: أي (ar) ('ay) m. (English), إي (ar) ('ii) m.
  • Catalan: i (ca) f.
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: (English letter names are called as in English, no other standard Mandarin name exists)
  • Esperanto: i (eo)
  • German: I (de) n.
[edit] See also

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old English ic.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Pronoun

i

  1. obsolete capitalization of I
[edit] Usage notes
  • Also used in instant messaging due to limitations of entering capitals on a mobile phone's keypad.

[edit] Adangme

[edit] Pronoun

i

  1. I
    I suɔ mo.
    I love you.

[edit] Albanian

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Albanian alphabet.

[edit] Article

i

  1. masculine singular nominative adjectival article

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forms of the adjectival articles
masculine
(gjinia mashkullore)		 feminine
(gjinia femërore)		 plural
(numri shumës)
indefinite
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite
(trajta të shquara)		 indefinite
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite
(trajta të shquara)		 indefinite
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite
(trajta të shquara)
nominative
(emërore)		 i i e e të e
accusative
(kallëzore)		 të e të e të e
genitive, dative and ablative
(gjinore, dhanore dhe rrjedhore)		 të të të së të të
Note that regardless of the definite state of the noun being described, the definite articles are only used when immediately following a definite-form noun. If two adjectives (or other words that use these articles) come back to back, the second word's article will be indefinite.

Notice that while both adjectives require the adjectival article and the same masculine plural agreement, only the first adjectival article takes its definite form, as the second is not in the immediate environment of the modified definite noun.

[edit] Ama

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

i

  1. tooth

[edit] Anglo-Norman

[edit] 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

[edit] Azeri

[edit] Letter

i lower case (upper case İ)

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

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[edit] Borôro

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

i

  1. tree

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Noun

i f. (plural is)

  1. The Latin letter I (lowercase i).
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin et (“and”).

[edit] 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.
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[edit] Cornish

[edit] Pronoun

i

  1. they

[edit] Czech

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Conjunction

i

  1. and (also), and even
  2. even (implying an extreme example, used at the beginning of sentences)
    • I slepá veverka někdy najde ořech. -- Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse í (“in”).

[edit] Preposition

i

  1. in, inside.

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[edit] Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

  1. The ninth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

[edit] See also

  • Previous letter: h
  • Next letter: j

[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA: /i/
  • (phoneme): IPA: /i/
  • Audio
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[edit] Letter

i lower case (upper case I)

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

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[edit] Noun

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

  1. The name of the Latin script letter I/i.

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[edit] Hawaiian

[edit] Particle

i

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

[edit] Preposition

i

  1. (indicating destination) to

[edit] Irish

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Preposition

i

  1. in

[edit] Inflection

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


[edit] Usage notes

Triggers eclipsis of a following consonant.

[edit] Alternative forms

  • in (used before vowels in place of eclipsis; also used before bhur ("your (pl.)") and before foreign words that resist mutation)

Combined with definite article:

Combined with third person possessive:

[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology 1

Reduced form of gli.[1]

[edit] Article

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

i m. pl. (singular il)

  1. the (see the usage notes)
[edit] 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.

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[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Noun

i f. or m. inv.

  1. I or i, the letter I or i
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[edit] References

  1. ^ 2002, Patota, Giuseppe, Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, ISBN 88-15-08638-2, page p. 126:

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Syllable

i

  1. The hiragana syllable い (i) or the katakana syllable イ (i) in Hepburn romanization.

[edit] Noun

i (hiragana い)

  1. 胃: stomach
  2. 位: position
  3. 井: well
  4. 藺: rush (plant)
  5. い: hiragana letter i
  6. イ: katakana letter i

[edit] Ladino

[edit] Etymology

From Old Spanish e, from Latin et.

[edit] Conjunction

i (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אי)

  1. and
  2. too

[edit] Latin

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

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[edit] Noun

ī (indeclinable)

  1. The name of the letter I.
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[edit] References

  • 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.

[edit] Etymology 2

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[edit] Verb

ī

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

[edit] Lojban

[edit] Cmavo

i

  1. Alternative form of .i.: 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.

[edit] Maori

[edit] 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)

[edit] Navajo

[edit] Letter

I i

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Navajo alphabet:
    i = /ɪ˨/
    į = /ɪ̃˨/
    í = /ɪ˥/
    į́ = /ɪ̃˥/
    ii = /iː˨˨/
    įį = /ĩː˨˨/
    íi = /iː˥˨/
    į́į = /ĩː˥˨/
    ií = /iː˨˥/
    įį́ = /ĩː˨˥/
    íí = /iː˥˥/
    į́į́ = /ĩː˥˥/

[edit] Norwegian Bokmål

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse í (“in”).

[edit] 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 (lit. 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 stand
    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 (lit. 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.

[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse í (“in”).

[edit] Preposition

i

  1. (Location) in, inside of
  2. (Duration of time) for, in, during
  3. (Condition, state) in
  4. (Means, method) in
  5. Pertaining to, in reference to

[edit] Old French

[edit] Adverb

i

  1. there

[edit] Descendants

  • French: y

[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] 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.

[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Letter

i (lowercase, uppercase I)

  1. The ninth letter of the alphabet. Preceded by h and followed by j.

[edit] Rapa Nui

[edit] Particle

i

  1. relational particle that marks the object of a verb

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] Preposition

i

  1. at
  2. in

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] 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.

[edit] Usage notes

See I for notes on pronunciation.

[edit] Scots

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Preposition

i

  1. in

[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Pronoun

i

  1. she
  2. her
  3. (referring to a feminine noun) it

[edit] Related terms

  • ise (emphatic)

[edit] See also

[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology 1

See Translingual section.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA: /i/

[edit] Letter

i (Cyrillic spelling и)

  1. The 13th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by h and followed by j.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *i, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] 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
    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

[edit] Sirionó

[edit] Noun

i

  1. water

[edit] Slovak

[edit] Conjunction

i

  1. and
  2. as well as

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology 1

Directly from Latin

[edit] Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

  1. The ninth letter of the Spanish alphabet.

[edit] Noun

i f. (plural i)

  1. Name of the letter I.

[edit] Etymology 2

Reduced form of Latin et; compare Italian e, Old French e, etc.

[edit] Alternative forms

  • (modern) y

[edit] Conjunction

i

  1. (archaic) and

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse í (“in”) (Old Swedish i).

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adverb

i (verb particle)

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

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] 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. (in various constructions) last, previous
    i måndags
    last Monday
    i julas
    last Christmas

[edit] Derived terms

time already past

[edit] Usage notes

In definition 4, (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.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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

[edit] Tahitian

[edit] Preposition

i

  1. at
  2. in

[edit] Tok Pisin

[edit] Particle

i

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

[edit] Tupinambá

[edit] 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)

[edit] Turkish

[edit] Letter

i lower case (upper case İ)

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

[edit] See also

[edit] Noun

i

  1. The name of the Latin script letter İ/i.

[edit] See also

[edit] Volapük

[edit] Adverb

i

  1. also
  2. too

[edit] Welsh

[edit] Pronoun

i

  1. I, me.

[edit] See also

[edit] Preposition

i (stem idd-)

  1. to, for.
    Mae'r jem i Siân - The jewel's for Siân.
  2. that
    Maen nhw'n dweud iddi hi yfed gormod o gwrw - They say that she drank too much beer
Singular Plural
First person iddof, i mi iddom, i ni
Second person iddot, i ti iddoch, i chi
Third person iddo (ef) m.
iddi (hi) f.		 iddynt, iddyn nhw

[edit] See also

[edit] Usage notes

  • i is used to mean 'that' with verbs originally in the preterite past tense. The subject moves to the front of the subordinate clause, directly following i, and the verb changes back to its verbnoun (infinitive) form.
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