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See also: Appendix:Variations of "i"
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Interfix[edit]
-i-
- (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]
Derived terms
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-
- (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-
Derived terms[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Uralic *-j (oblique plural marker).
Infix[edit]
-i-
- Indicator of plural in nominal forms, except in nominative case, in which it is -t.
- talossa - taloissa ― in the house - in the houses
Usage notes[edit]
- if the plural indicator is between two vowels it becomes -j-
- talon - talojen ― of the house - of the houses
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Uralic *-j (past tense marker).
Infix[edit]
-i-
- Past tense infix in verbs.
- katson - katsoin ― I 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-
- Connecting vowel inserted between a stem and a suffix in compound words.
Derived terms[edit]
Polish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Interfix[edit]
-i-
- used in forming certain compounds
- łamać + strajk → łamistrajk
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English lemmas
- English interfixes
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- Czech lemmas
- Czech interfixes
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Uralic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Uralic
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish infixes
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Latin lemmas
- Latin interfixes
- Polish 1-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/i
- Rhymes:Polish/i/1 syllable
- Polish lemmas
- Polish interfixes