-i-

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin -i-.

Interfix[edit]

-i-

  1. (in coining neologisms) A vowel inserted interconsonantally between morphemes of Latinate origin in order to ease pronunciation (an anaptyxis, a linking vowel).
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
  • -o- (the Greek parallel)

References[edit]

  • The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition] lists -i- as an entry.

Etymology 2[edit]

The initial vowel of primate.

Interfix[edit]

-i-

  1. (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody derived from a non-human primate source
Related terms[edit]
  • -mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies. (See that entry for full paradigm.)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
  • USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names, U.S. Pharmacopeia, 2000

Czech[edit]

Interfix[edit]

-i-

  1. connecting two parts of some compound words
    konipas (kůň +‎ -i- +‎ pást)

Derived terms[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *-i-, from Proto-Uralic *-j (oblique plural marker).

Interfix[edit]

-i-

  1. Plural marker in nominal forms, except in nominative case, in which it is -t.
    talossa - taloissain the house - in the houses
Usage notes[edit]
  • if the plural indicator is between two vowels it becomes -j-
    talon - talojenof the house - of the houses

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *-i-, from Proto-Uralic *-j (past tense marker).

Interfix[edit]

-i-

  1. Past tense marker in verbs.
    katson - katsoinI watch - I watched

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the reduction of several historical unstressed short stem vowels during the Old Latin period. The reduced vowel was later reinterpreted as part of various suffixes.

Interfix[edit]

-i-

  1. Connecting vowel inserted between a stem and a suffix in compound words.

Derived terms[edit]

Old Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Interfix[edit]

-i-

  1. used in forming certain compounds

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Polish: -i-

Polish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /i/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: i

Interfix[edit]

-i-

  1. used in forming certain compounds
    łamać + strajkłamistrajk

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • -i- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish[edit]

Interfix[edit]

-i-

  1. forms compounds

Derived terms[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Infix[edit]

-i-

  1. it, them; mi class(IV)/n class(IX) object concord

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