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i en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /aɪ/ (phoneme)
  • /aɪ/ (letter, name)
  • ī (letter, name)
  • /i/ (phoneme)
  • (US) audio
  • /ə/ (phoneme)
  • /iː/ (phoneme)
  • /ɪ/ (phoneme)

Etymology

From Latin i, minuscule of I.

Meanings

  1. The name of the Latin script letter I/i.
    • i-mutation, i-umlaut
    • the position of an i-dot (the dot of an i)

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
eye alternative lexicographic
ies Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

i-stem · short i · long i · i-word · i-dotter · i-breve · dot the i's and cross the t's · i-umlaut · i-mutation · i-dotting · ith · i-adjective · barred i · i-risk

Relateds

zed · em · e · double-u · o · tee · pee · cue · cee · zee · u · el · kay · letter · ess · dee · wye · vee · aitch · en · ar · a · ex · gee · jay · ef · bee

Translations (40)

tr i (name of the letter I, i) · el άι (name of the letter I, i) · th ไอ (name of the letter I, i) · ja アイ (name of the letter I, i) · ast i (name of the letter I, i) · ga iodhadh (name of the letter I, i) · ar إِي (name of the letter I, i) · vi i ngắn (name of the letter I, i) · oc i (name of the letter I, i) · es i latina (name of the letter I, i) · my အိုင် (name of the letter I, i) · ru и (name of the letter I, i) · cy i ddot (name of the letter I, i) · io i (name of the letter I, i) · mr आय (name of the letter I, i) · hi आई (name of the letter I, i) · bn আই (name of the letter I, i) · pt i (name of the letter I, i) · fa آی (name of the letter I, i) · ko 아이 (name of the letter I, i) · gl i (name of the letter I, i) · ar أَي (name of the letter I, i) · haw ʻī (name of the letter I, i) · ro i (name of the letter I, i) · ms ai (name of the letter I, i) · la ī (name of the letter I, i) · vi i (name of the letter I, i) · eo i (name of the letter I, i) · es i (name of the letter I, i) · ru ай (name of the letter I, i) · cy i (name of the letter I, i) · de I (name of the letter I, i) · fi ii (name of the letter I, i) · bg и (name of the letter I, i) · ga í (name of the letter I, i) · ca i (name of the letter I, i) · gl i latino (name of the letter I, i) · ja 牛の角文字 (name of the letter I, i) · cy i dot (name of the letter I, i) · ga idad (name of the letter I, i)

Source: en.wiktionary, “i” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

i en · NUM · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /aɪ/ (phoneme)
  • /aɪ/ (letter, name)
  • ī (letter, name)
  • /i/ (phoneme)
  • (US) audio
  • /ə/ (phoneme)
  • /iː/ (phoneme)
  • /ɪ/ (phoneme)

Etymology

From Latin i, minuscule of I.

Meanings

  1. (lowercase, number) The ninth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
is Number=Plur lexicographic
i's Number=Plur lexicographic
I uppercase lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “i” (num), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

i en · SYM · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /aɪ/ (phoneme)
  • /aɪ/ (letter, name)
  • ī (letter, name)
  • /i/ (phoneme)
  • (US) audio
  • /ə/ (phoneme)
  • /iː/ (phoneme)
  • /ɪ/ (phoneme)

Etymology

From Latin i, minuscule of I.

Meanings

  1. (letter, lowercase) The ninth letter of the English alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
is Number=Plur lexicographic
i's Number=Plur lexicographic
I uppercase lexicographic

Relateds

t · P · k · X · E · F · Y · G · S · i · O · A · V · l · r · c · x · M · n · H · z · B · y · h · u · f · L · W · j · g · I · C · letter · d · p · T · U · m · R · K · v · a · s · e · w · D · b · J · Q · Z · N · o · q

Source: en.wiktionary, “i” (character), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

i en · PRON · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /aɪ/

Etymology

From Old English iċ.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, nonstandard) Alternative letter-case form of I.
    alt of I
    • Here follow ſome few lines in the original, which not underſtanding i have omitted. […] Laſtly that amidſt ſo many viciſſitudes of fortune, to which I have been expoſed, amongſt all the goods, i ſay, and evils, the joyfull and gloomy, the pleaſing, and diſagreeable circumſtances of life, thou endowedſt me with an equal, conſtant, manly, and ſuperior ſpirit on every occaſion. 1762, Benj[amin] Stillingfleet, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Natural History, Husbandry, and Physick. To Which Is Added the Calendar of Flora., 2nd edition, London: […] R. and J. Dodsley, […]; S. Baker, […]; and T. Payne, […], pages 30 and 32:
    • As YouTuber Alex Elmslie tweeted, “ ‘once COVID is over’ is starting to sound a lot like ‘when i fix my sleep schedule.’ ” 2021 January 26, Travis M. Andrews, “‘When covid is over’ sounds like ‘when I meet Harry Styles’: The new pandemic meme, explained”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2021: