jii
Finnish
Etymology
The sound represented by the letter J + ii (“name of the letter I”). Compare English jy, French ji, which have been formed in the same way.
Pronunciation
Noun
jii
- The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.
Declension
Inflection of jii (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | jii | jiit | |
genitive | jiin | jiiden jiitten | |
partitive | jiitä | jiitä | |
illative | jiihin | jiihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | jii | jiit | |
accusative | nom. | jii | jiit |
gen. | jiin | ||
genitive | jiin | jiiden jiitten | |
partitive | jiitä | jiitä | |
inessive | jiissä | jiissä | |
elative | jiistä | jiistä | |
illative | jiihin | jiihin | |
adessive | jiillä | jiillä | |
ablative | jiiltä | jiiltä | |
allative | jiille | jiille | |
essive | jiinä | jiinä | |
translative | jiiksi | jiiksi | |
abessive | jiittä | jiittä | |
instructive | — | jiin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Mandinka
Noun
jii
- Alternative spelling of jí
References
- V Vydrin, On the Problem of the Proto-Mande Homeland (JOLR, 2009) (as jíi)
- How to Write Mandinka: Assignments & Answers (1991) (as jii)