I
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See also: i, ᛁ
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Translingual
Symbol
I
- (chemistry{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) symbol for iodine
- (license plate codes) Italy
- I or i — (Roman numerals) the (cardinal) number one; (also Ⅰ, ⅰ)
- Article I read Article one
- I adj, first;the ordinal number for one; (from Roman numeral).
- George I read George the first
- (US) abbreviation for Interstate
- Take I-80 to Cheyenne.
I
- (physics{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}), (electronics) electrical current (German Intensität)
English
| Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| and | to | in | #6: I | that | was | he |
Pronunciation
| IPA | SAMPA | Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| /aɪ/ | /aI/ | /ī/ |
- Image:Loudspeaker.png Audio (US)?, file
- Homophones: aye, eye
- Rhymes: -aɪ
Etymology 1
Old French i, from Latin ī, from Etruscan I (i).
Abbreviation
I
- (US{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) (roadway) interstate
Noun
I or i (plural: Is, is, I’s, i’s)
- The ninth letter of the English alphabet.
Etymology 2
Middle English I, ich, from Old English ic, from common Germanic *ik, possibly from a preform *ekaⁿ from Proto-Indo-European keǵóm, *eǵHóm, or directly from *éǵoH. Near cognates include Gothic ik, German ich, Frisian ik, and Dutch ik.
Personal pronoun
I (plural: we; possessive adjective: my)
- The speaker or writer her/himself (the first person singular, I, refers to the speaker or writer alone).
Inflection
| object | me |
| reflexive | myself |
| possessive | mine or my |
Translations
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Latin
I
In Latin, the letter written as I in ancient times was either a vowel or a consonant, depending on position and the word, but with the vowel being most common. The two forms had different pronunciation and different metrical treatment in poetry.
A modern typographical convention is to write J for the consonant form and leave I for the vowel. This is applied both to ordinary words and proper nouns. A similar modern convention exists in writing the vowel V as U (see V for more). But while U is very commonly written, the use of J is more variable.
Generally speaking, modern Latin-English dictionaries always write J; for example, the substantial 1879 dictionary of Lewis and Short. Reprints of classical works on the other hand sometimes write J and sometimes write I, with the use of I being in a sense deliberately classical (though adherence to classical conventions rarely extends say to all-capitals and no spaces between words, as actually found in originals).
Pronunciation
As a vowel,
- (Classical): IPA: short /i/, long /i:/
As a consonant,
- (Classical): IPA: /j/, but doubled /jj/ when between vowels
de:I es:I fr:I ko:I hr:I io:I it:I ku:I hu:I ja:I pl:I pt:I ro:I fi:I sd:I sv:I zh:I