"i-" meaning in Esperanto

See i- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Audio: LL-Q143 (epo)-Lepticed7-i-.wav
Etymology: The i vowel common to other correlatives, such as ki- and ti-, without the defining consonant. Head templates: {{head|eo|prefix}} i-
  1. Any-, some-. (Indeterminate correlative prefix.) Tags: morpheme Derived forms: iu (english: some individual, someone, somebody), io (english: some object, something), ia (english: some kind of), ies (english: belonging to some person, someone's), iel (english: some manner/degree, somehow), ie (english: some place, somewhere), iam (english: some time, sometime), iom (english: some quantity, some of), ial (english: for some reason)
    Sense id: en-i--eo-prefix-pCsoPpnO Categories (other): Esperanto correlatives, Esperanto entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "The i vowel common to other correlatives, such as ki- and ti-, without the defining consonant.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "i-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto correlatives",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "some individual, someone, somebody",
          "word": "iu"
        },
        {
          "english": "some object, something",
          "word": "io"
        },
        {
          "english": "some kind of",
          "word": "ia"
        },
        {
          "english": "belonging to some person, someone's",
          "word": "ies"
        },
        {
          "english": "some manner/degree, somehow",
          "word": "iel"
        },
        {
          "english": "some place, somewhere",
          "word": "ie"
        },
        {
          "english": "some time, sometime",
          "word": "iam"
        },
        {
          "english": "some quantity, some of",
          "word": "iom"
        },
        {
          "english": "for some reason",
          "word": "ial"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any-, some-. (Indeterminate correlative prefix.)"
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
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}
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  "derived": [
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      "english": "some individual, someone, somebody",
      "word": "iu"
    },
    {
      "english": "some object, something",
      "word": "io"
    },
    {
      "english": "some kind of",
      "word": "ia"
    },
    {
      "english": "belonging to some person, someone's",
      "word": "ies"
    },
    {
      "english": "some manner/degree, somehow",
      "word": "iel"
    },
    {
      "english": "some place, somewhere",
      "word": "ie"
    },
    {
      "english": "some time, sometime",
      "word": "iam"
    },
    {
      "english": "some quantity, some of",
      "word": "iom"
    },
    {
      "english": "for some reason",
      "word": "ial"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "prefix"
      },
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        "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
        "Esperanto lemmas",
        "Esperanto prefixes",
        "Esperanto terms with audio links"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any-, some-. (Indeterminate correlative prefix.)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "text": "Audio"
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  ],
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}

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