-i-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "i"
English
Etymology 1
Interfix
-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
Derived terms
See also
References
- The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition] lists -i- as an entry.
Etymology 2
The initial vowel of primate.
Interfix
-i-
- (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody derived from a non-human primate source
Related terms
- -mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies. (See that entry for full paradigm.)
See also
References
- USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names, U.S. Pharmacopeia, 2000
Etymology 3
From -y.
Suffix
-i-
- Alternative form of -y (“having the quality of”)
Usage notes
Spelling change, used when followed by another suffix such as -ness, as in mess → messy → messiness, or -ly as in messily.
Czech
Interfix
-i-
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Uralic *-j (oblique plural marker).
Infix
-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
- if the plural indicator is between two vowels it becomes -j-
- talon - talojen ― of the house - of the houses
Etymology 2
From Proto-Uralic *-j (past tense marker).
Infix
-i-
- Past tense infix in verbs.
- katson - katsoin ― I watch - I watched
Latin
Etymology
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
-i-
- Connecting vowel inserted between a stem and a suffix in compound words.
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- English lemmas
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- Czech lemmas
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- 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