-i-

English

Etymology 1

From Latin -i-.

Interfix

-i-

1. (in coining neologisms) A vowel inserted interconsonantally between morphemes of Latinate origin in order to ease pronunciation (an anaptyxis, a linking vowel).

Derived terms

See also

• -o- (the Greek parallel)

References

• The Concise Oxford English Dictionary lists -i- as an entry.

Etymology 2

The initial vowel of primate.

Interfix

-i-

1. (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody derived from a non-human primate source

Related terms

• -mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies. (See that entry for full paradigm.)

See also

References

• USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names, U.S. Pharmacopeia, 2000

Czech

Interfix

-i-

1. connecting two parts of some compound words

   konipas (kůň +‎ -i- +‎ pást)

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *-i-, from Proto-Uralic *-j (oblique plural marker).

Interfix

-i-

1. Plural marker in nominal forms, except in nominative case, in which it is -t.

   talossa - taloissa ― in the house - in the houses

Usage notes

• if the plural indicator is between two vowels it becomes -j-

  talon - talojen ― of the house - of the houses

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *-i-, from Proto-Uralic *-j (past tense marker).

Interfix

-i-

1. Past tense marker in verbs.

   katson - katsoin ― I watch - I watched

Latin

Etymology

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.

Interfix

-i-

1. Connecting vowel inserted between a stem and a suffix in compound words.

Derived terms

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (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).

Simulfix

-i-

1. 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”)

2. Marks various inflections, including:
   1. the genitive singular of masculine and neuter o-stem nouns and o/ā- and u-stem adjectives
   2. the vocative singular and nominative plural of masculine o-stem nouns and o/ā-stem adjectives
   3. the accusative and dative singular of feminine ā-stem nouns and o/ā- and u-stem adjectives
   4. the nominative, vocative and accusative dual of feminine ā-stem nouns
   5. the accusative and dative singular; nominative, vocative and accusative dual; and nominative plural of masculine and feminine consonant-stem nouns
   6. the dative singular of neuter consonant-stem nouns
   7. the third-person singular absolute and conjunct of suffixless preterite active verb forms
   8. the third-person singular absolute of present s-subjunctive active verb forms

Derived terms

Further reading

• Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2003) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 345, page 219

Old Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /i/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /i/

Interfix

-i-

1. used in forming certain compounds

Derived terms

Descendants

• Polish: -i-

Polish

Alternative forms

• -y-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: i

Interfix

-i-

1. used in forming certain compounds

   łamać + strajk → łamistrajk

Derived terms

See also

• -o-, -u-

Further reading

• -i- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Interfix

-i-

1. forms compounds

Derived terms

Swahili

Infix

-i-

1. it, them; mi class_(IV)/n class_(IX) object concord

See also