и

See also: Appendix:Variations of "i"

и U+0438, и CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I ← з [U+0437] Cyrillic й → [U+0439]

Translingual

Letter

и (upper case И)

1. A letter of several Cyrillic alphabets.

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Adyghe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jə]

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Numeral

и • (i)

1. eight

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Azerbaijani

Cyrillic letter И и (И и), normal above, italics below.

Handwritten forms

Letter

и (lowercase, uppercase и) (italics: И, и)

1. The eleventh letter of the Cyrillic alphabet as formerly used for Azeri, preceded by З and followed by Ы, and representing /ɪ/. Since 1991, this sound has been written İ.

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and (used to connect two homogeneous similar words or phrases)

   Момчета и момичета излизат да играят. ― Momčeta i momičeta izlizat da igrajat. ― Boys and girls come out to play.

2. and (used at the end of a list to indicate the last item)

   хляб, масло и сирене ― hljab, maslo i sirene ― bread, butter and cheese

3. and (used to join sentences or sentence fragments in chronological order)

   Поправих стола и той отново се счупи. ― Popravih stola i toj otnovo se sčupi. ― I mended the chair and it broke again.

4. and (used to indicate causation)

   Още веднъж ме попитай за определението на “и” и ще изкрещя. ― Ošte vednǎž me popitaj za opredelenieto na “i” i šte izkreštja. ― Ask me the definition of “and” again and I’ll scream.

5. and (used to ask for elaboration)

   A: Нямам ключ. B: И... A: И ми трябва, за да вляза. ― A: Njamam ključ. B: I... A: I mi trjabva, za da vljaza. ― A: I don't have a key. B: And... A: And I need one to get in.

6. also, too, likewise, as well

   И аз няма да бъда там ― I az njama da bǎda tam ― I shan't be there either

   И аз ще бъда там ― I az šte bǎda tam ― I shall be there, too./I shall also be there.

   и двамата ― i dvamata ― both

7. even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)

   Не съм го и видял. ― Ne sǎm go i vidjal. ― I haven't even seen him.

8. just, exactly, precisely

   Така и предполагах. ― Taka i predpolagah. ― Just as I suspected.

9. (mathematics) and, plus (used to indicate addition)

   Пет и шест е единадесет. ― Pet i šest e edinadeset. ― Five and six is eleven.

Synonyms

• (also): също (sǎšto)
• (even): дори (dori)
• (exactly): именно (imenno)

See also

• ѝ (ì)

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Chechen

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and

See also

• а (a)

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Itelmen

Etymology

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *'iv

Noun

и (i)

1. water

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Macedonian

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and
2. both

   И рацете и нозете ти се изгребани.

   I racete i nozete ti se izgrebani.

   Both your arms and your legs are scratched.

Particle

и • (i)

1. too, also

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *i.

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *jь.

Pronoun

и • (ji) m

1. him (* no nominative singular or plural; use тъ or онъ for the nominative)

Declension

	Singular	Dual	Plural
nominative	*и	ꙗ	*и
genitive	ѥго	ѥю	ихъ
dative	ѥмоу	има	имъ
accusative	и	ꙗ	ѩ
instrumental	имь	има	ими
locative	ѥмь	ѥю	ихъ

Related terms

• ѥ (je)
• ѭ (jǫ)

See also

• онъ (onŭ)
• она (ona)
• оно (ono)

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Old East Slavic

Conjunction

и (i)

1. and

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Ossetian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /i/

Letter

и • (i) (upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Ossetian alphabet.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а (A a), Ӕ ӕ (Æ æ), Б б (B b), В в (V v), Г г (G g), Гъ гъ (Ǧ ǧ), Д д (D d), Дж дж (Ǵ ǵ), Дз дз (Ʒ ʒ), Е е (E e), З з (Z z), И и (I i), Й й (J j), К к (K k), Къ къ (K’ k’), Л л (L l), М м (M m), Н н (N n), О о (O o), П п (P p), Пъ пъ (P’ p’), Р р (R r), С с (S s), Т т (T t), Тъ тъ (Tʺ t’), У у (U u), Ф ф (F f), Х х (X x), Хъ хъ (Q q), Ц ц (C c), Цъ цъ (C’ c’), Ч ч (Ḱ ḱ), Чъ чъ (Ḱ’ ḱ’), Ы ы (Y y)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i]

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Etymology 1

From Early Cyrillic letter iže, from Greek Η (“eta”).

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И) (italics: И, и)

1. The tenth letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is и (i) and is usually pronounced /i/, but unstressed or after certain consonants it merges with ы into /ɪ/. It is preceded by З (Z) and followed by Й (J).

See also

• Wikipedia article on the Cyrillic alphabet
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: И, и

Noun

и • (i) n inan (indeclinable)

1. The Cyrillic letter И (I), и (i).
2. (Roman letter) I, i
3. (English letter) E, e

Etymology 2

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

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and

   Вот я́блоко и гру́ша.

   Vot jábloko i grúša.

   Here’s an apple and a pear.

2. as well as, both ... and ...

   Росси́и нужны́ и а́рмия, и фло́т.

   Rossíi nužný i ármija, i flót.

   Russia needs an army as well as a navy.

3. even

   Бою́сь дана́йцев и дары́ принося́щих

   Bojúsʹ danájcev i darý prinosjáščix

   I fear the Danaans [Greeks], even those bearing gifts.

Synonyms

• (and): а (a)

Etymology 3

Particle

и • (i)

1. (preceding a verb) Emphasizes the truth of the following verb. Note that "есть (jestʹ)" is also used, which is usually omitted.

   Он так и де́лает.

   On tak i délajet.

   He does do it that way.

   Она́ и пошла́ туда́.

   Oná i pošlá tudá.

   She did go there.

   Оно́ и есть тако́е.

   Onó i jestʹ takóje.

   It is like that.

   Я и есть тот челове́к.

   Ja i jestʹ tot čelovék.

   I am that person.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /i/

Letter

и (Latin spelling i)

1. The 10th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic alphabet, preceded by з and followed by ј.

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/

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Conjunction

и (Latin spelling i)

1. and

   Ивица и Марица се воле ― Ivica and Marica love each other.

   и тако даље ― and so on

2. (и..и..) both..and..

   не можеш истовремено и тужити и судити. ― you can't simultaneously both sue and judge

3. also, too

   и мени се свиђа ваш одабир ― I like your choice too

4. even (usually preceded by ча̏к)

   (чак) и ја сам позван на забаву! ― even I have been invited to the party

5. (не са̏мо .. не̏го/ве̏ћ и...) also, too

   он је не само даровит, него и јако марљив ― he is not only talented, but also very industrious

6. so, so that (= те, па)

   уморио сам се и нисам могао више играти кошарку ― I grew tired, so I couldn't play basketball anymore