ij

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ij"

ij U+0133, ij LATIN SMALL LIGATURE IJ ← IJ [U+0132] Latin Extended-A Ĵ → [U+0134]

Drehu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ið/

Verb

ij

1. to drink

References

• Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Dutch

Etymology

From ii, where the second i was modified. Used to be pronounced as /i/, in accordance with the other Dutch double vowels.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛi̯/

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯
• Homophones: ei, IJ

Letter

ij (upper case IJ)

1. a digraph, sometimes considered a letter of the Dutch alphabet

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letter; A a (Á á, Ä ä), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, Ë ë), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï, IJ ij), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z

Noun

ij f (plural ij's, diminutive ijtje n)

1. the digraph ij

References

• Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “ij”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001

Further reading

• IJ (digraph) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Inari Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic negative verb stem *e- ~ *ä- ~ *a-.

Verb

ij

1. not

Inflection

Inflection of ij
	present indicative	imperative	optative
1st singular	jieˈm	—	iällum
2nd singular	jieˈh	ele	ele
3rd singular	ij	—	iäˈlus
1st dual	iän	—	iälˈloon
2nd dual	eppee	ellee	ellee
3rd dual	iäˈvá	—	iällus
1st plural	ep	—	iällup
2nd plural	eppeđ	elleđ	elleđ
3rd plural	iä	—	iällus

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic negative verb stem *e- ~ *ä- ~ *a-.

Verb

ij

1. not

Usage notes

Followed by the verb in the connegative form of the appropriate mood. The indicative is used for the conditional and potential, while the imperative has its own forms.

Inflection

Inflection of ij
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative	optative
1st singular	iv	ittjiv	—	—
2nd singular	i	ittji	ale	allu
3rd singular	ij	ittjij	allis	allus
1st dual	en	ejma	allon	allun
2nd dual	ähppe	ejda	alˈle	alluda
3rd dual	äbá	ejga	alliska	alluska
1st plural	ep	ejma	allop	allup
2nd plural	ehpit	ejda	allit	allut
3rd plural	e	ettjin	allisa	allusa

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic negative verb stem *e- ~ *ä- ~ *a-.

Verb

ij

1. not

Usage notes

Followed by the verb in the connegative form of the appropriate mood. The indicative is used for the conditional and potential, while the imperative has its own forms.

Inflection

Inflection of ij
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative	optative
1st singular	iv	idtjiv	—	—
2nd singular	i	idtji	iele	ilu
3rd singular	ij	idtjij	—	—
1st dual	en	iejme idtjijmen	—	—
2nd dual	iehpen ähppen	iejde idtjijden	iellen	illun
3rd dual	ieba iebá	iejga idtjijga	—	—
1st plural	ep iehpe	iejme idtjijme	—	—
2nd plural	ehpit	iejda idtjijde	ellit	illut
3rd plural	e	idtjin	—	—

Further reading

• ij in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Skolt Sami

Etymology

Proto-Uralic negative verb stem *e- ~ *ä- ~ *a

Verb

ij

1. not

Inflection

Inflection of ij
	indicative	imperative	optative
1st singular	jiõm	—	—
2nd singular	jiõk	jeäʹl	jeäʹl
3rd singular	ij	—	jeälas
1st plural	jeäʹp	—	jeälˈlap
2nd plural	jeäʹped	jieʹlˈled	jieʹlˈled
3rd plural	jie jiâ	—	jeälˈlas
4th	jeäʹt	—	—

Southern Sami

Etymology

Proto-Uralic negative verb stem *e- ~ *ä- ~ *a

Verb

ij

1. not

Inflection

Inflection of ij
	present indicative	past indicative	present imperative	past imperative
1st singular	im	idtjim	aelliem	ollem
2nd singular	ih	idtjih	aellieh	ollh
3rd singular	ij	idtji	aellis	olles
1st dual	ean	idtjimen	aellien	ollen
2nd dual	idien	idtjiden	aelleden	olleden
3rd dual	eakan	idtjigan	aellis	olles
1st plural	ibie	idtjimh	aellebe	ollebe
2nd plural	idie	idtjidh	aellede	ollede
3rd plural	eah	idtjin	aellis	olles

Ume Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic negative verb stem *e- ~ *ä- ~ *a-.

Verb

ij

1. not