и

See also: Appendix:Variations of "i"

и U+0438, и CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I ← з [U+0437] Cyrillic й → [U+0439]

A distinctive glyph is used for Bulgarian. It resembles the handwritten form in Russian.

Translingual

Letter

и (upper case И)

1. A letter of the Cyrillic script, called i.

Letter

и (upper case И)

1. A letter of the Old Cyrillic script, called izhe.

Gallery

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  Regular.
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  Italics.
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  Handwritten.

Abaza

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Abaza alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъь гъь, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Гӏв гӏв, Д д, Дж дж, Джв джв, Джь джь, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жв жв, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кв кв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Къь къь, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Кӏь кӏь, Л л, Ль ль, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тл тл, Тш тш, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хв хв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Хӏв хӏв, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Шв шв, Шӏ шӏ, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Abkhaz

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Abkhaz alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гь гь, Гә гә, Ӷ ӷ, Ӷь ӷь, Ӷә ӷә, Д д, Дә дә, Е е, Ж ж, Жь жь, Жә жә, З з, Ӡ ӡ, Ӡә ӡә, И и, К к, Кь кь, Кә кә, Қ қ, Қь қь, Қә қә, Ҟ ҟ, Ҟь ҟь, Ҟә ҟә, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Ԥ ԥ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тә тә, Ҭ ҭ, Ҭә ҭә, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хә хә, Ҳ ҳ, Ҳә ҳә, Ц ц, Цә цә, Ҵ ҵ, Ҵә ҵә, Ч ч, Ҷ ҷ, Ҽ ҽ, Ҿ ҿ, Ш ш, Шь шь, Шә шә, Ы ы, Ҩ ҩ, Џ џ, Џь џь, Ь ь, Ә ә

Adyghe

Etymology 1

Letter

и • (ji) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Adyghe alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Дзу дзу, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жъ жъ, Жъу жъу, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Пӏу пӏу, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, Тӏу тӏу, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цу цу, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Шъ шъ, Шъу шъу, Шӏ шӏ, Шӏу шӏу, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jə]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

и • (ji)

1. eight

Aghul

Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Aghul alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Дж дж, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чч чч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, ӏ ӏ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Alutor

Letter

и (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Alutor alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Вʼ вʼ, Г г, Гʼ гʼ, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ә ә, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Archi

Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Archi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аа аа, Аӏ аӏ, Ааӏ ааӏ, Ы ы, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гь гь, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъӏ гъӏ, Гъӏв гъӏв, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ее ее, Еӏ еӏ, Ж ж, Жв жв, З з, Зв зв, И и, Ии ии, Иӏ иӏ, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Кв кв, Ккв ккв, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Ккъ ккъ, Къӏ къӏ, Ккъӏ ккъӏ, Къӏв къӏв, Ккъӏв ккъӏв, Кь кь, Кьв кьв, Л л, Лъ лъ, Ллъ ллъ, Лъв лъв, Ллъв ллъв, Лӏ лӏ, Лӏв лӏв, М м, Н н, О о, Оо оо, Оӏ оӏ, Ооӏ ооӏ, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Сс сс, Св св, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, Тв тв, У у, Уу уу, Уӏ уӏ, Х х, Хх хх, Хв хв, Ххв ххв, Хӏ хӏ, Хьӏ хьӏ, Ххьӏ ххьӏ, Хьӏв хьӏв, Ххьӏв ххьӏв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хъӏ хъӏ, Хъӏв хъӏв, Ц ц, Цв цв, Цӏ цӏ, Ццӏ ццӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Щ щ, Шв шв, Щв щв, Э э, Ээ ээ, Эӏ эӏ

Avar

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Avar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, Лъ лъ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Azerbaijani

Letter

и (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ә ә, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ы ы, Ј ј, К к, Ҝ ҝ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ч ч, Ҹ ҹ, Ш ш

Bashkir

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /e/
• (in Russian and Arabic borrowings) IPA^(key): /i/
• (at the end of a word) IPA^(key): /ɪj/

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) хәреф; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Ҙ ҙ, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ҡ ҡ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ә ә, Ю ю, Я я

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: ѝ (ì)

Etymology 1

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The ninth letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ж ж, З з, И и (Ѝ ѝ), Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *i.

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and (used to connect two homogeneous similar words or phrases)

   Момчета и момичета излизат да играят.

   Momčeta i momičeta izlizat da igrajat.

   Boys and girls come out to play.

2. and (used at the end of a list to indicate the last item)

   хляб, масло и сирене

   hljab, maslo i sirene

   bread, butter and cheese

3. and (used to join sentences or sentence fragments in chronological order)

   Поправих стола и той отново се счупи.

   Popravih stola i toj otnovo se sčupi.

   I mended the chair and it broke again.

4. and (used to indicate causation)

   Още веднъж ме попитай за определението на „и“ и ще изкрещя.

   Ošte vednǎž me popitaj za opredelenieto na „i“ i šte izkreštja.

   Ask me the definition of “and” again and I’ll scream.

5. and (used to ask for elaboration)

   „Нямам ключ.“   „И...“   „И ми трябва, за да вляза.“

   „Njamam ključ.“   „I...“   „I mi trjabva, za da vljaza.“

   “I don't have a key.”   “And...”   “And I need one to get in.”

6. also, too, likewise, as well

   Synonym: също (sǎšto)

   И аз няма да бъда там.

   I az njama da bǎda tam.

   I shan't be there either.

   И аз ще бъда там.

   I az šte bǎda tam.

   I shall be there, too./I shall also be there.

   и двамата ― i dvamata ― both

7. even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)

   Synonym: дори (dori)

   Не съм го и видял.

   Ne sǎm go i vidjal.

   I haven't even seen him.

8. just, exactly, precisely

   Synonym: именно (imenno)

   Така и предполагах.

   Taka i predpolagah.

   Just as I suspected.

9. (mathematics) and, plus (used to indicate addition)

   Пет и шест е единадесет.

   Pet i šest e edinadeset.

   Five and six is eleven.

See also

• ѝ (pronoun)

Further reading

• Бояджиев, Тодор (1999) “3. Части на речта / 3.8. Съюз”, in Съвременен Български Език (in Bulgarian), София: Издателска къща "Петър Берон", →ISBN, page 357

Anagrams

• ѝ (ì)

Buryat

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Buryat alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Chechen

Etymology 1

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кх кх, Къ къ, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Оь оь, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Юь юь, Я я, Яь яь, ӏ ӏ

Etymology 2

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and

See also

• а (a)

Chukchi

Letter

и (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Chukchi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ʼ

Chuvash

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Chuvash alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ӗ ӗ, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ӳ ӳ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Crimean Tatar

Letter

и (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, Нъ нъ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Дж дж, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Dargwa

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Dargwa alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Dungan

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Dungan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ә ә, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ў ў, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Eastern Mari

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Eastern Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Even

Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Even alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, Ө ө, Ӫ ӫ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Evenki

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Evenki alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Ingush

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Ingush alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кх кх, Къ къ, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, Яь яь, ӏ ӏ

Itelmen

Etymology 1

Letter

и (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Itelmen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кʼ кʼ, Ӄ ӄ, Ӄʼ ӄʼ, Л л, Љ љ, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̆ о̆, П п, Пʼ пʼ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тʼ тʼ, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ӽ ӽ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Чʼ чʼ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ә ә, Э э, Ю ю, Я я (ʼ, ˚)

Etymology 2

From Russian и (i).

Conjunction

и (i)

1. and

Kabardian

Etymology 1

Letter

и • (ji) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Kabardian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Э э, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кхъ кхъ, Кхъу кхъу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Фӏ фӏ, Х х, Ху ху, Хь хь, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Щӏ щӏ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу

Etymology 2

Kabardian cardinal numbers

<  7	8	9  >
Cardinal : и (ji)

Noun

и • (ji)

1. eight

Kalmyk

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Kalmyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Һ һ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	ي
Cyrillic	и
Latin	i
Yañalif	i

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /əj/

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ұ ұ, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, І і, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Ket

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔiG.

Noun

и (i) n (plural э’ӈ)

1. name

Khakas

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, І і, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ӌ ӌ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Komi-Zyrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian и (i).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi/, [ˈi]
• Hyphenation: и

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and
2. but
3. even

References

• Bubrikh, Dmitry V. (1949) Грамматика литературного коми языка (in Russian), Leningrad: Zhdanov Leningrad State University, page 37
• L. M. Beznosikova, E. A. Ajbabina, R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь, →ISBN, page 234

Kumyk

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Kumyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, Нг нг, О о, Оь оь, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Kyrgyz

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Lezgi

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Lezgi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /i/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [i]

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Etymology 1

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Macedonian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Ѓ ѓ, Е е, Ж ж, З з, Ѕ ѕ, И и, Ј ј, К к, Л л, Љ љ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Ќ ќ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Џ џ, Ш ш

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *i.

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and
2. both

   И рацете и нозете ти се изгребани.

   I racete i nozete ti se izgrebani.

   Both your arms and your legs are scratched.

Particle

и • (i)

1. too, also

Etymology 3

Interjection

и • (i)

1. oh no

Mongolian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian и (i).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi/
• Syllabification: и (1 syllable)

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Mongolian alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Noun

и • (i)

1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter И / и.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) үсэг; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я
• (Cyrillic script letter names) үсэг; а (a), бэ (be), вэ (ve), гэ (ge), дэ (de), е (je), ё (jo), жэ (že), зэ (ze), и (i), хагас и (xagas i), ка (ka), эл (el), эм (em), эн (en), о (o), ө (ö), пэ (pe), эр (er), эс (es), тэ (te), у (u), ү (ü), эф (ef), ха (xa), цэ (ce), чэ (če), ша (ša), ща (šča), хатуугийн тэмдэг (xatuugiin temdeg), урт ы (urt y), зөөлний тэмдэг (zöölnii temdeg), э (e), ю (jü), я (ja) ^{(Category: mn:Cyrillic letter names)}

Nivkh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/

Etymology 1

Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Nivkh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ӷ ӷ, Ғ ғ, Ӻ ӻ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кʼ кʼ, Қ қ, Қʼ қʼ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, П п, Пʼ пʼ, Р р, Р̆ р̆, С с, Т т, Тʼ тʼ, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ҳ ҳ, Ӿ ӿ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Etymology 2

Particle

и (i)

1. yes, yeah, right

   Меги ӿуктоӽ виныте, и? ― Megi huktoẋ vinəte, ― We're going there, right?

Etymology 3

Noun

и (i)

1. (East Sakhalin) river

Related terms

• эри (eri) — Amur

Northern Khanty

Northern Khanty numbers ^(edit)

		10
		1	2  → [a], [b], [c]	10  →
Cardinal: и (i), ит (it)     Ordinal: оԓәӈмит (ołəṇmit)

Etymology 1

Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The fourth letter of the Northern Khanty alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, В в, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, Ԯ ԯ, Ԓ ԓ, Љ љ, М м, Н н, Ң ң, Ӈ ӈ, Њ њ, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Ᲊ ᲊ, У у, Ў ў, Х х, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ы ы, Є є, Э э, Ә ә

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i]

Numeral

и (i)

1. (Kazym) one

References

• Elena Skribnik, editor (2016), Ob-Ugric Database: analysed text corpora and dictionaries for less described Ob-Ugric dialects‎^[1], University of Munich
• Solovar, V. N. (2014) “и”, in Хантыйско-русский Словарь (казымский диалект)‎^[2], Khanty-Mansiysk: ООО «ФОРМАТ», →ISBN, page 70

Northern Mansi

Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Northern Mansi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, А̄ а̄, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Е̄ е̄, Ё ё, Ё̄ ё̄, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ӣ ӣ, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̄ о̄, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӯ ӯ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ы̄ ы̄, Ь ь, Э э, Э̄ э̄, Ю ю, Ю̄ ю̄, Я я, Я̄ я̄

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology 1

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. A letter of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet, called иже (iže), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Old Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е (Є є), Ж ж, Ѕ ѕ (Ꙃ ꙃ), З з (Ꙁ ꙁ), И и, І і (Ї ї), Ꙉ ꙉ, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Оу оу (Ꙋ ꙋ), Ф ф, Х х, Ѡ ѡ (Ѿ ѿ), Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ꙑ ꙑ, Ь ь, Ѣ ѣ, Ꙗ ꙗ, Ѥ ѥ, Ю ю, Ѫ ѫ, Ѭ ѭ, Ѧ ѧ (Ꙙ ꙙ), Ѩ ѩ (Ꙝ ꙝ), Ѯ ѯ, Ѱ ѱ, Ѳ ѳ, Ѵ ѵ, Ҁ ҁ

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *i.

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and

Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *jь.

Pronoun

и • (i) m

1. him (* no nominative singular or plural; use тъ or онъ or оныи for the nominative)

Declension

Declension of и

Singular	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine
Nominative	и i	ѥ je	ꙗ ja
Accusative	и, нь i, nĭ	ѥ je	ѭ jǫ
Genitive	его ego	его ego	ѥѩ jeję
Locative	ѥмь jemĭ	ѥмь jemĭ	ѥи jei
Dative	емоу emu	емоу emu	ѥи jei
Instrumental	имь imĭ	имь imĭ	ѥѭ jejǫ

Dual	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine
Nominative	ꙗ ja	и i	и i
Accusative	ꙗ ja	и i	и i
Genitive	ѥю jeju	ѥю jeju	ѥю jeju
Locative	ѥю jeju	ѥю jeju	ѥю jeju
Dative	има ima	има ima	има ima
Instrumental	има ima	има ima	има ima

Plural	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine
Nominative	и i	ꙗ ja	ѩ ję
Accusative	ѩ ję	ꙗ ja	ѩ ję
Genitive	ихъ ixŭ	ихъ ixŭ	ихъ ixŭ
Locative	ихъ ixŭ	ихъ ixŭ	ихъ ixŭ
Dative	имъ imŭ	имъ imŭ	имъ imŭ
Instrumental	ими imi	ими imi	ими imi

Derived terms

• иже (iže)

See also

• сь (sĭ)
• тъ (tŭ)
• онъ (onŭ)

Old East Slavic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *i. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic и (i) and Old Polish i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ji/→/ji/→/ji/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ji/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ji/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ji/

• Hyphenation: и

Conjunction

и (i)

1. and

Synonyms

• та (ta), да (da)

Descendants

• Old Ruthenian: и (i)
  • Belarusian: і (i), й (j)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: й (j)
  • Ukrainian: і (i), й (j)
• Russian: и (i) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *jь. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic и (i).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɪ/→/ˈjɪ/→/ˈjɛ/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈjɪ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈjɪ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛ/

• Hyphenation: и

Pronoun

и (i)

1. (rare) he
2. (rare) the two of them
3. (rare) they

Usage notes

• Although the nominative of this pronoun was rare, the inflected forms were frequently used.

Declension

Declension of и (irregular)

	Singular			Dual			Plural
	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine
Nominative	и i	е e	ꙗ ja	ꙗ ja	и i		и i	ꙗ ja	ѣ jě
Genitive	его ego		еѣ ejě	ею eju		ею eju	ихъ ixŭ		ихъ ixŭ
Dative	ему emu		еи ei	има ima		има ima	имъ imŭ		имъ imŭ
Accusative	и i	е e	ю ju	ꙗ ja	и i		ѣ jě	ꙗ ja	ѣ jě
Instrumental	имь imĭ		ею eju	има ima		има ima	ими imi		ими imi
Locative	емь emĭ		еи ei	ею eju		ею eju	ихъ ixŭ		ихъ ixŭ

Derived terms

• иже (iže)

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ji/→/ji/→/ji/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ji/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ji/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ji/

• Hyphenation: и

Preposition

и (i)

1. (+ locative) Alternative form of въ (vŭ, “inside”)
2. (+ accusative) Alternative form of въ (vŭ, “into”)

References

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “и”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ‎^[3] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1016

Old Novgorodian

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. A letter of the Old Novgorodian alphabet, written in the Old Cyrillic script.
   • c. 1160‒1180, Берестяная грамота № Свинц. 2‎^[4], Novgorod:

     а б в г д е ж ѕ ꙁ и і к

     a b v g d e ž dz z i i k

   • c. 1180‒1200, Берестяная грамота № 460‎^[5], Novgorod:

     а б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и ї к л м н о п р с т уо ѳ х ѡ ц ч ш щ ъ ѣ ѫ ю у ѧ

     a b v g d e ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u θ x o ć ć š ść ŭ jě ǫ ju u ję

   • c. 1200‒1220, Берестяная грамота № 778‎^[6], Novgorod:

     а б в г д е ж ꙃ ꙁ и ї к л м н о п р с т оу ф х ѿ ц ч ш ъ ѣ ѫ ѫ ю ѧ

     a b v g d e ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u f x otŭ ć ć š ŭ jě ǫ ǫ ju ję

   • c. 1240‒1260, Onfim, Берестяная грамота № 199‎^[7], Novgorod:

     а б в г д ¦ е ж ꙅ ꙁ и и к л м н о п р с т у ѳ х ѿ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ [ь] ѣ ꙋ ю ѫ ѧ …

     a b v g d ¦ e ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u θ x otŭ ć ć š ść ŭ y [ĭ] jě u ju ǫ ję …

   • c. 1240‒1260, Onfim, Берестяная грамота № 201‎^[8], Novgorod:

     а б : в г : д е : ж ꙅ : ꙁ и : і к : л м : н о : п р : с т : у ѳ х ѿ : ц ч : ш щ : ъ ꙑ : ь ѣ : ꙋ ю : ѫ ѧ : …

     a b : v g : d e : ž dz : z i : i k : l m : n o : p r : s t : u θ x otŭ : ć ć : š ść : ŭ y : ĭ jě : u ju : ǫ ję : …

   • c. 1240‒1260, Onfim, Берестяная грамота № 205‎^[9], Novgorod:

     а б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ѳ х отъ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ ь ѣ ꙋ ю ѫ ѧ

     a b v g d e ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u θ x otŭ ć ć š ść ŭ y ĭ jě u ju ǫ ję

   • c. 1360‒1380, Берестяная грамота № 576‎^[10], Novgorod:

     + а б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ф х

     + a b v g d e ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u f x

   • c. 1380‒1400, Берестяная грамота № Ст. Р. 24‎^[11], Staraya Russa:

     а б в г д е ж [ꙅ] ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ф х [ѿ] ѡ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ ь ѣ ѧ

     a b v g d e ž [dz] z i i k l m n o p r s t u f x [otŭ] o ć ć š ść ŭ y ĭ jě ję

Orok

Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Orok alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, А̄ а̄, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Е̄ е̄, Ӡ ӡ, И и, Ӣ ӣ, Ј ј, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ԩ ԩ, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̄ о̄, Ө ө, Ө̄ ө̄, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӯ ӯ, Х х, Ч ч, Э э, Э̄ э̄

Ossetian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /i/

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Ossetian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӕ ӕ, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пъ пъ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тъ тъ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Ц ц, Цъ цъ, Ч ч, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Romanian

Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Moldovan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ж ж, Ӂ ӂ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i]

• Audio:

  (file)

• IPA^(key): [ɪ] (unstressed)
• IPA^(key): [ɨ] (after a hard consonant at the end of a word)

Etymology 1

From the early Cyrillic letter iže, from Greek Η (I, eta).

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Russian alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Noun

и • (i) n inan (indeclinable)

1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter И.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) бу́ква; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я
• (Cyrillic script letter names) буква; а (a), бэ (bɛ), вэ (vɛ), гэ (gɛ), дэ (dɛ), е (je), ё (jo), же (že), зэ (zɛ), и (i), и краткое (i kratkoje)/ий (ij), ка (ka), эл (el)/эль (elʹ), эм (em), эн (en), о (o), пэ (pɛ), эр (er), эс (es), тэ (tɛ), у (u), эф (ef), ха (xa), цэ (cɛ), че (če), ша (ša), ща (šča), твёрдый знак (tvjórdyj znak), ы (y)/еры (jery), мягкий знак (mjaxkij znak), э (e)/э оборотное (e oborotnoje), ю (ju), я (ja) ^{(Category: ru:Cyrillic letter names)}

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *i, from Proto-Indo-European *ei, an early locative singular determiner, formed from the root *h₁e-, *h₁o-. Compare Greek εἰ (ei, “if”), Gothic 𐌴𐌹 (ei, “and, so that, be it”). Follows from ablative Proto-Indo-European *ed.

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and

   Synonyms: (partial) а (a), да (da)

   Вот я́блоко и гру́ша. ― Vot jábloko i grúša. ― Here’s an apple and a pear.

   Да и да́же уже́ не боли́т. ― Da i dáže užé ne bolít. ― And it doesn't even hurt anymore.

   Да да́же уже́ и не боли́т. ― Da dáže užé i ne bolít. ― And it doesn't even hurt anymore.

2. as well as, both ... and ...

   Росси́и нужны́ и а́рмия, и фло́т. ― Rossíi nužný i ármija, i flót. ― Russia needs an army as well as a navy.

3. as well

   Synonyms: ещё и (ješčó i), та́кже и (tákže i)

   Я и э́то зна́ю. ― Ja i éto znáju. ― I know that as well.

4. even

   Бою́сь дана́йцев и дары́ принося́щих. ― Bojúsʹ danájcev i darý prinosjáščix. ― I fear the Danaans [Greeks], even those bearing gifts.

   Да он и её не нашёл — сло́вно нас успе́ли обокра́сть. ― Da on i jejó ne našól — slóvno nas uspéli obokrástʹ. ― And he didn't find even that, as if someone had managed to rob us.

   Ой, да я ж да́же и не пыта́лся! ― Oj, da ja ž dáže i ne pytálsja! ― Oh my! I didn't even try to put any effort! (It can be either sarcasm or not) (даже means "even" too)

Particle

и • (i)

1. Used as an emphasiser, including in a few set phrases.
   1. To emphasise the truth of a verb

      Он так и де́лает. ― On tak i délajet. ― He does do it that way.

      Она́ и пошла́ туда́. ― Oná i pošlá tudá. ― She did go there.

      Оно́ и есть тако́е. ― Onó i jestʹ takóje. ― It is like that.

      Я и есть тот челове́к. ― Ja i jestʹ tot čelovék. ― I am that person.

   2. To emphasise a contrast

      А е́сли и есть... ― A jésli i jestʹ... ― And if there is... (after having stated that there isn't)

      А мо́жет быть и нет. ― A móžet bytʹ i net. ― Or maybe not (after having stated that something may be).

      Э́то бу́дет траге́дией, но, похо́же, всё к э́тому и идёт. ― Éto búdet tragédijej, no, poxóže, vsjo k étomu i idjót. ― This would be a tragedy, but it looks like things are heading that way.

   3. To emphasise a parenthetical remark

      как и всегда́ ― kak i vsegdá ― as always

      Он челове́к, как и ты. ― On čelovék, kak i ty. ― He's a person, like you.

      Я осужда́л всех, в том числе́ и себя́. ― Ja osuždál vsex, v tom čislé i sebjá. ― I blamed everyone, including myself.

      Опа́сность мирово́го конфли́кта, хотя́ и отдалённая, по-пре́жнему сохраня́ется.

      Opásnostʹ mirovóvo konflíkta, xotjá i otdaljónnaja, po-préžnemu soxranjájetsja.

      The risk of world conflict, though remote, is still present.

   4. As other emphasis or in set phrases

      Я не зна́ю, поэ́тому и спра́шиваю. ― Ja ne znáju, poétomu i sprášivaju. ― I don't know. That's why I'm asking.

      так и есть ― tak i jestʹ ― so it is

      так и на́до ― tak i nádo ― that's how it should be

      Мне э́то и впрямь ко́е-что напомина́ет. ― Mne éto i vprjamʹ kóje-što napominájet. ― This really reminds me of something.

      Похо́же, ты и впра́вду меня́ пло́хо зна́ешь. ― Poxóže, ty i vprávdu menjá plóxo znáješʹ. ― Looks like you really don't know me.

      Не отта́лкивай того́ челове́ка, кото́рый и пра́вда беспоко́ится о тебе́. ― Ne ottálkivaj tovó čelovéka, kotóryj i právda bespokóitsja o tebé. ― Don't push away the person who actually cares about you.

      вот и всё ― vot i vsjo ― that's all

      А вот и наш друг. ― A vot i naš drug. ― Here comes our friend.

      почему́ бы и нет ― počemú by i net ― why not

      так и не ― tak i ne ― never (managed to, got round to)

      и без того́ ― i bez tovó ― already, as it is, even without that

Usage notes

• Note that есть (jestʹ) is also used, which is usually omitted.

Descendants

• → Ingrian: i
• → Komi-Zyrian: и (i)

Etymology 3

From Mandarin 彝 (yí).

Noun

и • (i) n inan (indeclinable)

1. Yi (an ethnic group of southwestern China)
2. Yi (the Tibeto-Burman languages used by the Yi)
3. Yi (the script used to write the languages)

Alternative forms

• йи (ji)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /i/

Letter

и (lower case, upper case И, Latin spelling i)

1. The tenth letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Ђ ђ, Е е, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ј ј, К к, Л л, Љ љ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Ћ ћ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Џ џ, Ш ш

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *i, from Proto-Indo-European *éy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/

• Audio:

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Conjunction

и (Latin spelling i)

1. and

   Ивица и Марица се воле ― Ivica and Marica love each other.

   и тако даље ― and so on

2. (и..и..) both..and..

   не можеш истовремено и тужити и судити. ― you can't simultaneously both sue and judge

3. also, too

   и мени се свиђа ваш одабир ― I like your choice too

4. even (usually preceded by ча̏к)

   (чак) и ја сам позван на забаву! ― even I have been invited to the party

5. (не са̏мо .. не̏го/ве̏ћ и...) also, too

   он је не само даровит, него и јако марљив ― he is not only talented, but also very industrious

6. so, so that (= те, па)

   уморио сам се и нисам могао више играти кошарку ― I grew tired, so I couldn't play basketball anymore

Southern Altai

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Southern Altai alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Ј ј, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Tabasaran

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Tabasaran alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ʼ

Tajik

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Tajik alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ӣ ӣ, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӯ ӯ, Ф ф, Х х, Ҳ ҳ, Ч ч, Ҷ ҷ, Ш ш, Ъ ъ, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Tatar

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Tundra Nenets

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jiː]
• Hyphenation: и

Noun

ӣ • (yī)

1. mind

Derived terms

• ӣсавэй (yīsawey°)

 

References

• Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь, Moscow: Огиз, page 292
• N. M. Tereschenko (2005) “и”, in Словарь ненецко-русский и русско-ненецкий, 3rd edition, Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN
• Irina Nikolaeva (2014) A Grammar of Tundra Nenets, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 32

Tuvan

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Tuvan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Udmurt

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Udmurt alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Ӝ ӝ, З з, Ӟ ӟ, И и, Ӥ ӥ, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ӵ ӵ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɪ/

• Audio:

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Letter

и • (y) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Ukrainian alphabet, called и (y), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ґ ґ, Д д, Е е, Є є, Ж ж, З з, И и, І і, Ї ї, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я

Uzbek

Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Ъ ъ, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, Ў ў, Қ қ, Ғ ғ, Ҳ ҳ

Western Mari

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Western Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӓ ӓ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ӹ ӹ, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Yakut

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Yakut alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ҕ ҕ, Д д, Дь дь, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, Нь нь, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Һ һ, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я