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i' in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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English
Contraction
i'
- (colloquial, poetic) in
c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , line 44:Thou speak'st with all thy wit; / And yet, i' faith, with wit enough for thee.
- (colloquial) it
Guerrero Amuzgo
Article
i'
- the singular definite article, the
Synonyms
See also
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi/°
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: ì'
Pronoun
i'
- (poetic) Alternative form of io
Adverb
i'
- (literary, poetic) Alternative form of ivi
Further reading
Middle French
Pronoun
i'
- Elided form of ie, used before a word starting with a vowel
Neapolitan
Pronoun
i'
- Alternative form of io
Norman
Etymology
Old French il.
Pronoun
i'
- (Jersey) he
1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 512:Si nou lli dounne ùn peis i' prend une faïve.- If you give him a pea, he will take a bean.
- (Jersey, impersonal) it
Sassarese
Preposition
i'
- Apocopic form of in, chiefly used before definite articles
- Abà mi posu i' la caddrea ― Now I'll sit on the chair