-i
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-i¹
- /iː/
Where it comes from
* For Semitic-speaking places, from the Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) (nisba suffix) and from Hebrew ־י (-i), both sharing a common Semitic root.
* For Indo-Iranian-speaking places, from Persian ـی (-ī) (cognate with the following and also conflated with the above) and Hindustani Hindi -ई (-ī) / Urdu ـی (-ī), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas, therefore a doublet of the homophonous suffix -y
In English, productive since the 19th century.
suffix
- Used to form adjectives, nouns, demonyms (describing people of a particular city, region or country) or genonyms (describing people of a particular tribe, clan or family) and the language spoken by these people. Hindustan + -i → Hindustani
-i²
- /aɪ/ English, traditional
- /iː/
Where it comes from
From Latin -ī (nominative plural).
suffix
- Forms an alternative plural ending for various words borrowed from Latin that end in ⟨us⟩ in the singular. focus + -i → foci
- Forms an alternative plural ending for various words that end in ⟨us⟩ in the singular, despite not being borrowed from Latin. platypus + -i → platypi
-i³
- /iː/
Where it comes from
From Italian -i (masculine plural), from Latin -ī (see etymology 2).
suffix
- Forms an alternative plural ending for words borrowed from Italian that end in ⟨o⟩ or ⟨e⟩ in the singular. concerto + -i → concerti
-i⁴
- /iː/
Where it comes from
Variant of -ie or -y.
suffix
- Used to form diminutives of given names. Becki, Benji, Jimmi, Lexi, Nicki, Sammi, Sandi, Trini, Vicki
Translations
Talk about this word "-i." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-i. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. -i. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-i "-i." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-i.Cite this
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title = {-i},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-i},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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