From Latin -i-.
-i-
- (in coining neologisms) A vowel inserted interconsonantally between morphemes of Latinate origin in order to ease pronunciation (an anaptyxis, a linking vowel).
- The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition] lists -i- as an entry.
The initial vowel of primate.
-i-
- (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody derived from a non-human primate source
- -mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies. (See that entry for full paradigm.)
- USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names, U.S. Pharmacopeia, 2000
A word-internal spelling variant of a word-final y.
-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.
- happiness (happy + -ness)
- In compound words, a spelling variant of a final or suffixed -y vowel in the first word.
- pantiliner (panty + liner)
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).
-i-
- connecting two parts of some compound words
- konipas (kůň + -i- + pást)
From Proto-Finnic *-i-, from Proto-Uralic *-j (oblique plural marker).
-i-
- Plural marker in nominal forms, except in nominative case, in which it is -t.
- talossa - taloissa ― in the house - in the houses
- if the plural indicator is between two vowels it becomes -j-
- talon - talojen ― of the house - of the houses
From Proto-Finnic *-i-, from Proto-Uralic *-j (past tense marker).
-i-
- Past tense marker in verbs.
- katson - katsoin ― I watch - I watched
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.
-i-
- Connecting vowel inserted between a stem and a suffix in compound words.
- IPA(key): [ʲ] (realized on the following consonant)
Palatalization 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).
-i-
- Creates i-stem adjectives from prefixed bases.
- so- (“good”) + nert (“strength”) + -i- → sonairt (“strong”, literally “(with) good strength”)
- dí- + folud + -i- → deolaid (“gratuitous”)
- ess- (privative prefix) + ómun (“fear”) + -i- → esamain (“fearless”)
- 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
-i-
- used in forming certain compounds
Inherited from Old Polish i.
- IPA(key): /i/
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: i
-i-
- used in forming certain compounds
- łamać + strajk → łamistrajk
- -i- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
-i-
- forms compounds
-i-
- it, them; mi class(IV)/n class(IX) object concord
Swahili verbal concords (third person)