i

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The Universal Character Set
Letter i.svg
Unicode name LATIN SMALL LETTER I
Basic Latin U+0069
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 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] 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.
  4. (phonetics) 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.
[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] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

From from Latin i, minuscule of I

[edit] Letter

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

  1. The ninth letter of the English alphabet. See main entry at I.
[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] Noun

Singular
i

Plural
ies

i (plural ies)

  1. The name of the letter I.
    • the position of an i-dot (the dot of an i)
    • i-mutation, i-umlaut
[edit] Translations
name of the letter I, i

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old English ic.

[edit] Pronoun

i

  1. Obsolete spelling of I.
[edit] Usage notes
  • The use of this spelling is coming back into use in instant messaging.

[edit] Bosnian

[edit] Conjunction

i

  1. and

[edit] Catalan

[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] Croatian

[edit] Conjunction

i

  1. and

[edit] Czech

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Conjunction

i

  1. and (also)

[edit] Danish

[edit] Preposition

i

  1. in, inside.

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (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] Irish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish i < Proto-Celtic *eni (cf. Welsh yn) < Proto-Indo-European *en (cf. 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

i m. pl.

  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

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

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Romaji

i (hiragana い)

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

[edit] Ladino

[edit] Etymology

From Latin et > Old Spanish e

[edit] Conjunction

i

  1. and
  2. too

[edit] Latin

[edit] Verb

ī

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

[edit] Lojban

[edit] 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.

[edit] Norwegian

[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] 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] 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)

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[edit] Serbian

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Alternative forms

  • (Cyrillic) и (i)

[edit] Conjunction

i

  1. and

[edit] Sirionó

[edit] Noun

i

  1. water

[edit] Slovak

[edit] Conjunction

i

  1. and
  2. as well as

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Letter

i (lower case, upper case I)

  1. The tenth letter of the Spanish alphabet.

[edit] Noun

i f. (plural is)

Singular
i f.

Plural
is f.
  1. Name of the letter I.

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Alternative forms

  • (modern) y

[edit] Conjunction

i

  1. (archaic) and

[edit] Swedish

[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) specifies a time already past
    i måndags
    last Monday
    i julas
    last Christmas

[edit] Derived terms

time already past

[edit] Usage notes

In definition 4, (specifies a time already past) it will, if followed by certain expressions for time, such as names of weekdays, seasons, certain holidays (e.g. jul, midsommar, påsk, pingst but not e.g. nyår, which is never even used with "i", but "förra" (previous) or "senaste"/"sista" (latest/last)) cause the word for the time end in an extra -(a)s. (The -a- is omitted in case of weekdays.) Thus måndag, but i måndags, and jul, but i julas.

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[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.

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[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] Volapük

[edit] Conjunction

i

  1. also
  2. too

[edit] Welsh

[edit] Pronoun

i

  1. I, me.

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[edit] Preposition

i

  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 i mi, i fi i ni
Second person i ti i chi
Third person iddo fe
iddi hi		 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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