и

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

Translingual[edit]

Letter[edit]

и (upper case И)

1. A letter of several Cyrillic alphabets.

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Adyghe[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [jə]

• audio

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Numeral[edit]

и • (i)

1. eight

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Azerbaijani[edit]

Letter[edit]

и (lowercase, uppercase и) (italics: И, и)

1. The eleventh letter of the Cyrillic alphabet as formerly used for Azeri, preceded by З and followed by Ы, and representing /ɪ/. Since 1991, this sound has been written İ.

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [i]

Conjunction[edit]

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)

   A: Нямам ключ. B: И... A: И ми трябва, за да вляза. ― A: Njamam ključ. B: I... A: I mi trjabva, za da vljaza. ― A: I don't have a key. B: And... A: And I need one to get in.

6. also, too, likewise, as well

   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)

   Не съм го и видял. ― Ne sǎm go i vidjal. ― I haven't even seen him.

8. just, exactly, precisely

   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.

Synonyms[edit]

• (also): също (sǎšto)
• (even): дори (dori)
• (exactly): именно (imenno)

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [ˈi]

Pronoun[edit]

ѝ • (ì) f (personal, possessive)

1. Short form of the third-person singular feminite pronoun in the dative case, used as the indirect object of a verb, translated as to her, for her, her, when the noun is animate, and as to it, for it, it, when the noun is inanimate.

   Дай ѝ книгата.

   Daj ì knigata.

   Give her the book.

   Той ѝ написа писмо.

   Toj ì napisa pismo.

   He wrote her a letter.

   Не ѝ се ходи на кино.

   Ne ì se hodi na kino.

   She doesn't feel like going to the cinema.

   Котката си играеше с кълбото прежда, което ѝ бяха дали.

   Kotkata si igraeše s kǎlboto prežda, koeto ì bjaha dali.

   The cat was playing with the ball of yarn they had given it.

2. Short form of the third-person singular feminine possessive pronoun, translated as her when the noun is animate, and as its when the noun is inanimate.

   Мария и баща ѝ.

   Marija i bašta ì.

   Maria and her father.

   Очите ѝ са сини.

   Očite ì sa sini.

   Her eyes are blue.

   Котката и опашката ѝ.

   Kotkata i opaškata ì.

   The cat and its tail.

Usage notes[edit]

• The accented letter ѝ is not considered a separate letter in Bulgarian, and is used only on this one occasion to disambiguate the pronoun ѝ from the conjunction и (meaning and).

Related terms[edit]

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Chechen[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

и • (i)

1. and

See also[edit]

• а (a)

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Itelmen[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *'iv

Noun[edit]

и (i)

1. water

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Kabardian[edit]

Kabardian cardinal numbers

<  7	8	9  >
Cardinal : и (i)

Numeral[edit]

и • (i)

1. eight

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Kazakh[edit]

Cyrillic	и (ï)
Arabic	ي‎

Pronunciation[edit]

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /əj/

Letter[edit]

и • (ï) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Kazakh Cyrillic alphabet

See also[edit]

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а (A a), Ә ә (Ä ä), Б б (B b), В в (V v), Г г (G g), Ғ ғ (Ğ ğ), Д д (D d), Е е (E e), Ё ё (Yo yo), Ж ж (J j), З з (Z z), И и (Ï ï), Й й (Y y), К к (K k), Қ қ (Q q), Л л (L l), М м (M m), Н н (N n), Ң ң (Ñ ñ), О о (O o), Ө ө (Ö ö), П п (P p), Р р (R r), С с (S s), Т т (T t), У у (W w), Ұ ұ (U u), Ү ү (Ü ü), Ф ф (F f), Х х (X x), Һ һ (H h), Ц ц (C c), Ч ч (Ç ç), Ш ш (Ş ş), Щ щ (Şş şş), Ъ ъ (ʺ ʺ), Ы ы (I ı), І і (İ i), Ь ь (ʹ ʹ), Э э (É é), Ю ю (Yw yw), Я я (Ya ya)

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Macedonian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [i]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *i.

Conjunction[edit]

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[edit]

и • (i)

1. too, also

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Old Church Slavonic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *i.

Conjunction[edit]

и • (i)

1. and

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *jь.

Pronoun[edit]

и • (ji) m

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

Declension[edit]

	Singular	Dual	Plural
nominative	*и	ꙗ	*и
genitive	ѥго	ѥю	ихъ
dative	ѥмоу	има	имъ
accusative	и	ꙗ	ѩ
instrumental	имь	има	ими
locative	ѥмь	ѥю	ихъ

Related terms[edit]

• ѥ (je)
• ѭ (jǫ)

See also[edit]

• онъ (onŭ)
• она (ona)
• оно (ono)

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Old East Slavic[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

и (i)

1. and

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Ossetian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /i/

Letter[edit]

и • (i) (upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Ossetian alphabet.

See also[edit]

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а (A a), Ӕ ӕ (Æ æ), Б б (B b), В в (V v), Г г (G g), Гъ гъ (Ǧ ǧ), Д д (D d), Дж дж (Ǵ ǵ), Дз дз (Ʒ ʒ), Е е (E e), З з (Z z), И и (I i), Й й (J j), К к (K k), Къ къ (K’ k’), Л л (L l), М м (M m), Н н (N n), О о (O o), П п (P p), Пъ пъ (P’ p’), Р р (R r), С с (S s), Т т (T t), Тъ тъ (Tʺ t’), У у (U u), Ф ф (F f), Х х (X x), Хъ хъ (Q q), Ц ц (C c), Цъ цъ (C’ c’), Ч ч (Ḱ ḱ), Чъ чъ (Ḱ’ ḱ’), Ы ы (Y y)

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Russian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [i]

• audio

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Early Cyrillic letter iže, from Greek Η (“eta”).

Letter[edit]

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И) (italics: И, и)

1. The tenth letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is и (i) and is usually pronounced /i/, but unstressed or after certain consonants it merges with ы into /ɪ/. It is preceded by З (Z) and followed by Й (J).

See also[edit]

• Wikipedia article on the Cyrillic alphabet
• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles beginning with: И, и

Noun[edit]

и • (i) n inan (indeclinable)

1. The Cyrillic letter И (I), и (i).
2. (Roman letter) I, i
3. (English letter) E, e

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Conjunction[edit]

и • (i)

1. and

   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

   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 sacrasm or not) (даже means "even" too)

Synonyms[edit]

• (and): а (a)
• (and): да (da)

Etymology 3[edit]

Same as 2.

Particle[edit]

и • (i)

1. (preceding a verb) Emphasizes the truth of the following verb. Note that "есть (jestʹ)" is also used, which is usually omitted.

   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.

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /i/

Letter[edit]

и (Latin spelling i)

1. The 10th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic alphabet, preceded by з and followed by ј.

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /i/

• audio

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Conjunction[edit]

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