"-i" meaning in English

See -i in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /iː/
enPR: ē Etymology: From the Arabic nisba suffix ـِيّ (-iyy) or from Hebrew ־י (-i), both sharing a common Semitic root. In English, productive from the 19th century. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|-}} Arabic, {{der|en|he|־י|tr=-i}} Hebrew ־י (-i), {{der|en|sem|-}} Semitic Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes|cat3=noun-forming suffixes|head=|id=demonym}} -i, {{en-suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes|cat3=noun-forming suffixes|id=demonym}} -i
  1. Used to form adjectives and nouns describing people of a particular city, region, or country, and the language spoken by these people. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -er, -stan Translations (suffix to form a demonym (especially in the Middle East)): ـِيّ (-iyy) (Arabic), -í [feminine, masculine] (Galician), ־ִי [-i, masculine] (Hebrew), -ई (-ī) (Hindi), -i (Hungarian), [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /aɪ/ [English, traditional], /iː/ (note: rare; imitation of the original Latin or of Italian)
enPR: ī, ē Etymology: From Latin -ī (nominative plural). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|-ī}} Latin -ī Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -i, {{en-suffix}} -i
  1. Forms an alternative plural ending for various words borrowed from Latin that end in ⟨us⟩ in the singular. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--i-en-suffix-uY-m1GId
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: /iː/
enPR: ē Etymology: From Italian -i (masculine plural), from Latin -ī (see etymology 2). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|-i}} Italian -i, {{der|en|la|-ī}} Latin -ī Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -i, {{en-suffix}} -i
  1. Forms an alternative plural ending for words borrowed from Italian that end in ⟨o⟩ or ⟨e⟩ in the singular. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--i-en-suffix-zPqIgEQo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Suffix

IPA: /iː/
enPR: ē Etymology: Variant of -ie or -y. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -i, {{en-suffix}} -i
  1. Used to form diminutives of given names. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--i-en-suffix-r5~8FwrJ Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 20 21 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Alternative forms

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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Becki, Benji, Jimmi, Lexi, Nicki, Sammi, Sandi, Trini, Vicki",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form diminutives of given names."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "diminutive",
          "diminutive#English"
        ],
        [
          "given name",
          "given name#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "ē"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-i"
}

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