i'

English

Contraction

i'

1. (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.

2. (colloquial) it

Guerrero Amuzgo

Article

i'

1. the singular definite article, the

Synonyms

• ëⁿ'

See also

• eⁿ' plural

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi/^°
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: ì'

Pronoun

i'

1. (poetic) Alternative form of io

Adverb

i'

1. (literary, poetic) Alternative form of ivi

Further reading

• i in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Middle French

Alternative forms

• j'

Pronoun

i'

1. Elided form of ie, used before a word starting with a vowel

Neapolitan

Pronoun

i'

1. Alternative form of io

Norman

Etymology

Old French il.

Pronoun

i'

1. (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.

2. (Jersey, impersonal) it

Sassarese

Alternative forms

• i

Preposition

i'

1. Apocopic form of in, chiefly used before definite articles

   Abà mi posu i' la caddrea ― Now I'll sit on the chair