-i-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "i"
English
editEtymology 1
editInterfix
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
editDerived terms
See also
edit- -o- (the Greek parallel)
References
edit- The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition] lists -i- as an entry.
Etymology 2
editThe 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.)
References
edit- USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names, U.S. Pharmacopeia, 2000
Etymology 3
editA word-internal spelling variant of a word-final y.
Suffix
edit-i-
- A spelling variant of a word-final -y vowel when followed by a suffix that does not begin with an i, for example -ied, -ier, -iest.
- In compound words, a spelling variant of a final or suffixed -y vowel in the first word.
- pantiliner (panty + liner)
Usage notes
edit- This convention applies to any final y vowel, not just to the suffix -y. It does not apply to digraph vowels ending in y and followed by a suffix -s, for example lay → lays (cf. laid, lain), nor to a single-letter y vowel before a suffix such as -ing that begin with an i, for example spying (cf. spies, spied). There is no pattern predicting when the spelling change happens; for example, penniless is far more common than pennyless, but babiless is very rare.
Czech
editInterfix
edit-i-
Derived terms
editFinnish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Finnic *-i-, from Proto-Uralic *-j (oblique plural marker).
Interfix
edit-i-
- Plural marker 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
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Proto-Finnic *-i-, from Proto-Uralic *-j (past tense marker).
Interfix
edit-i-
- Past tense marker in verbs.
- katson - katsoin ― I watch - I watched
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom 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 or other appended words in compound words.
Derived terms
editOld Irish
editPronunciation
editPalatalization of a word-final consonant or consonant cluster is indicated by the insertion of an orthographic ⟨i⟩ before the letter(s) representing the consonant(s).
Simulfix
edit-i-
- Creates i-stem adjectives from prefixed bases.
- Marks various inflections, including:
- the genitive singular of masculine and neuter o-stem nouns and o/ā- and u-stem adjectives
- the vocative singular and nominative plural of masculine o-stem nouns and o/ā-stem adjectives
- the accusative and dative singular of feminine ā-stem nouns and o/ā- and u-stem adjectives
- the nominative, vocative and accusative dual of feminine ā-stem nouns
- the accusative and dative singular; nominative, vocative and accusative dual; and nominative plural of masculine and feminine consonant-stem nouns
- the dative singular of neuter consonant-stem nouns
- the third-person singular absolute and conjunct of suffixless preterite active verb forms
- the third-person singular absolute of present s-subjunctive active verb forms
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 345, page 219; reprinted 2017
Old Polish
editPronunciation
editInterfix
edit-i-
- used in forming certain compounds
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Polish: -i-
Polish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Polish -i-.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /i/
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
- Homophones: i, -i
Interfix
edit-i-
- used in forming certain compounds
- łamać + strajk → łamistrajk
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- -i- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
editInterfix
edit-i-
- forms compounds
Derived terms
editSwahili
editInfix
edit-i-
- it, them; mi class(IV)/n class(IX) object concord
See also
editSwahili verbal concords (third person)
Class | Subject concord | Object concord | Relative | |
---|---|---|---|---|
affirmative | negative | |||
m(I) | a-, yu- | ha-, hayu- | -m-, -mw-, -mu- | -ye |
wa(II) | wa- | hawa- | -wa- | -o |
m(III) | u- | hau- | -u- | -o |
mi(IV) | i- | hai- | -i- | -yo |
ji(V) | li- | hali- | -li- | -lo |
ma(VI) | ya- | haya- | -ya- | -yo |
ki(VII) | ki- | haki- | -ki- | -cho |
vi(VIII) | vi- | havi- | -vi- | -vyo |
n(IX) | i- | hai- | -i- | -yo |
n(X) | zi- | hazi- | -zi- | -zo |
u(XI) | u- | hau- | -u- | -o |
ku(XV/XVII) | ku- | haku- | -ku- | -ko |
pa(XVI) | pa- | hapa- | -pa- | -po |
mu(XVIII) | m-, mw-, mu- | ham-, hamw-, hamu- | -mu- | -mo |
For a full table including first and second person, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns. |
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