и

Letter

и (upper case И)

1. A letter of the Cyrillic script, called i.

Letter

и (upper case И)

1. A letter of the Old Cyrillic script, called izhe.

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Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Abaza alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Abkhaz alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (ji) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Adyghe alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [jə]

Noun

и • (ji)

1. eight

Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Aghul alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Alutor alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Archi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Avar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /i/

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: [i]

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The ninth letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [i]

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and (used to connect two homogeneous similar words or phrases)
   • Момчета и момичета излизат да играят.

     • Momčeta i momičeta izlizat da igrajat.
     • Boys and girls come out to play.
2. and (used at the end of a list to indicate the last item)
   • хляб, масло и сирене

     • hljab, maslo i sirene
     • bread, butter and cheese
3. and (used to join sentences or sentence fragments in chronological order)
   • Поправих стола и той отново се счупи.

     • Popravih stola i toj otnovo se sčupi.
     • I mended the chair and it broke again.
4. and (used to indicate causation)
   • Още веднъж ме попитай за определението на „и“ и ще изкрещя.

     • Ošte vednǎž me popitaj za opredelenieto na „i“ i šte izkreštja.
     • Ask me the definition of “and” again and I’ll scream.
5. and (used to ask for elaboration)
   • „Нямам ключ.“   „И...“   „И ми трябва, за да вляза.“

     • „Njamam ključ.“   „I...“   „I mi trjabva, za da vljaza.“
     • “I don't have a key.”   “And...”   “And I need one to get in.”
6. also, too, likewise, as well
   • Synonym: също (sǎšto)
   • И аз няма да бъда там.

     • I az njama da bǎda tam.
     • I shan't be there either.
   • И аз ще бъда там.

     • I az šte bǎda tam.
     • I shall be there, too./I shall also be there.
   • и двамата ― i dvamata ― both
7. even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)
   • Synonym: дори (dori)
   • Не съм го и видял.

     • Ne sǎm go i vidjal.
     • I haven't even seen him.
8. just, exactly, precisely
   • Synonym: именно (imenno)
   • Така и предполагах.

     • Taka i predpolagah.
     • Just as I suspected.
9. (mathematics) and, plus (used to indicate addition)
   • Пет и шест е единадесет.

     • Pet i šest e edinadeset.
     • Five and six is eleven.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Buryat alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and

Letter

и (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Chukchi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Chuvash alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Dargwa alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Dungan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Eastern Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Even alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Evenki alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Ingush alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Itelmen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Noun

и (i)

1. water

Letter

и • (ji) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Kabardian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Noun

и • (ji)

1. eight

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Kalmyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /əj/

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Noun

и (i) n (plural э’ӈ)

1. name

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈi/, [ˈi]
• Hyphenation: и

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and
2. but
3. even

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Kumyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Lezgi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA: /i/
• (letter name): IPA: [i]

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Macedonian alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and
2. both
   • И рацете и нозете ти се изгребани.

     • I racete i nozete ti se izgrebani.
     • Both your arms and your legs are scratched.

Particle

и • (i)

1. too, also

Interjection

и • (i)

1. oh no

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Mansi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈi/
• Syllabification: и (1 syllable)

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Mongolian alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Noun

и • (i)

1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter И / и.

Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Nivkh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Particle

и (i)

1. yes, yeah, right
   • Меги ӿуктоӽ виныте, и? ― Megi huktoẋ vinəte, i? ― We're going there, right?

Noun

и (i)

1. river

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. A letter of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet, called иже (iže), and written in the Old Cyrillic script.

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and

Pronoun

и • (ji) m

1. him (* no nominative singular or plural; use тъ or онъ or оныи for the nominative)

Pronunciation

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA: /ji/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA: /ji/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA: /ji/
• Hyphenation: и

Conjunction

и (i)

1. and

Pronunciation

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA: /ˈjɪ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA: /ˈjɪ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA: /ˈjɛ/
• Hyphenation: и

Pronoun

и (i)

1. (rare) he
2. (rare) the two of them
3. (rare) they

Pronunciation

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA: /ji/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA: /ji/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA: /ji/
• Hyphenation: и

Preposition

и (i)

1. (+ locative) Alternative form of въ (vŭ, “inside”)
2. (+ accusative) Alternative form of въ (vŭ, “into”)

Letter

и (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Orok alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /i/

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Ossetian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Moldovan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [i]
• IPA: [ɪ] (unstressed)
• IPA: [ɨ] (after a hard consonant at the end of a word)

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Russian alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Noun

и • (i) n inan (indeclinable)

1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter И.
2. The name of the Latin-script letter I.

Conjunction

и • (i)

1. and
   • Synonyms: (partial) а (a), да (da)
   • Вот я́блоко и гру́ша. ― Vot jábloko i grúša. ― Here’s an apple and a pear.
   • Да и да́же уже́ не боли́т. ― Da i dáže užé ne bolít. ― And it doesn't even hurt anymore.
   • Да да́же уже́ и не боли́т. ― Da dáže užé i ne bolít. ― And it doesn't even hurt anymore.
2. as well as, both ... and ...
   • Росси́и нужны́ и а́рмия, и фло́т. ― Rossíi nužný i ármija, i flót. ― Russia needs an army as well as a navy.
3. as well
   • Synonyms: ещё и (ješčó i), та́кже и (tákže i)
   • Я и э́то зна́ю. ― Ja i éto znáju. ― I know that as well.
4. even
   • Бою́сь дана́йцев и дары́ принося́щих. ― Bojúsʹ danájcev i darý prinosjáščix. ― I fear the Danaans [Greeks], even those bearing gifts.
   • Да он и её не нашёл — сло́вно нас успе́ли обокра́сть. ― Da on i jejó ne našól — slóvno nas uspéli obokrástʹ. ― And he didn't find even that, as if someone had managed to rob us.
   • Ой, да я ж да́же и не пыта́лся! ― Oj, da ja ž dáže i ne pytálsja! ― Oh my! I didn't even try to put any effort! (It can be either sarcasm or not) (даже means "even" too)

Particle

и • (i)

1. Used as an emphasiser, including in a few set phrases. (Note that "есть (jestʹ)" is also used, which is usually omitted.)
   1. To emphasise the truth of a verb
      • Он так и де́лает. ― On tak i délajet. ― He does do it that way.
      • Она́ и пошла́ туда́. ― Oná i pošlá tudá. ― She did go there.
      • Оно́ и есть тако́е. ― Onó i jestʹ takóje. ― It is like that.
      • Я и есть тот челове́к. ― Ja i jestʹ tot čelovék. ― I am that person.
   2. To emphasise a contrast
      • А е́сли и есть... ― A jésli i jestʹ... ― And if there is... (after having stated that there isn't)
      • А мо́жет быть и нет. ― A móžet bytʹ i net. ― Or maybe not (after having stated that something may be).
      • Э́то бу́дет траге́дией, но, похо́же, всё к э́тому и идёт. ― Éto búdet tragédijej, no, poxóže, vsjó k étomu i idjót. ― This would be a tragedy, but it looks like things are heading that way.
   3. To emphasise a parenthetical remark
      • как и всегда́ ― kak i vsegdá ― as always
      • Он челове́к, как и ты. ― On čelovék, kak i ty. ― He's a person, like you.
      • Я осужда́л всех, в том числе́ и себя́. ― Ja osuždál vsex, v tom čislé i sebjá. ― I blamed everyone, including myself.
      • Опа́сность мирово́го конфли́кта, хотя́ и отдалённая, по-пре́жнему сохраня́ется.

        • Opásnostʹ mirovóvo konflíkta, xotjá i otdaljónnaja, po-préžnemu soxranjájetsja.
        • The risk of world conflict, though remote, is still present.
   4. As other emphasis or in set phrases
      • Я не зна́ю, поэ́тому и спра́шиваю. ― Ja ne znáju, poétomu i sprášivaju. ― I don't know. That's why I'm asking.
      • так и есть ― tak i jestʹ ― so it is
      • так и на́до ― tak i nádo ― that's how it should be
      • Мне э́то и впрямь ко́е-что напомина́ет. ― Mne éto i vprjamʹ kóje-što napominájet. ― This really reminds me of something.
      • Похо́же, ты и впра́вду меня́ пло́хо зна́ешь. ― Poxóže, ty i vprávdu menjá plóxo znáješʹ. ― Looks like you really don't know me.
      • Не отта́лкивай того́ челове́ка, кото́рый и пра́вда беспоко́ится о тебе́. ― Ne ottálkivaj tovó čelovéka, kotóryj i právda bespokóitsja o tebé. ― Don't push away the person who actually cares about you.
      • вот и всё ― vot i vsjó ― that's all
      • А вот и наш друг. ― A vot i naš drug. ― Here comes our friend.
      • почему́ бы и нет ― počemú by i net ― why not
      • так и не ― tak i ne ― never (managed to, got round to)
      • и без того́ ― i bez tovó ― already, as it is, even without that

Noun

и • (i) n inan (indeclinable)

1. Yi (an ethnic group of southwestern China)
2. Yi (the Tibeto-Burman languages used by the Yi)
3. Yi (the script used to write the languages)

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /i/

Letter

и (lower case, upper case И, Latin spelling i)

1. The tenth letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /i/

Conjunction

и (Latin spelling i)

1. and
   • Ивица и Марица се воле ― Ivica and Marica love each other.
   • и тако даље ― and so on
2. (и..и..) both..and..
   • не можеш истовремено и тужити и судити. ― you can't simultaneously both sue and judge
3. also, too
   • и мени се свиђа ваш одабир ― I like your choice too
4. even (usually preceded by ча̏к)
   • (чак) и ја сам позван на забаву! ― even I have been invited to the party
5. (не са̏мо .. не̏го/ве̏ћ и...) also, too
   • он је не само даровит, него и јако марљив ― he is not only talented, but also very industrious
6. so, so that (= те, па)
   • уморио сам се и нисам могао више играти кошарку ― I grew tired, so I couldn't play basketball anymore

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Southern Altai alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Tabasaran alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Tajik alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Tundra Nenets alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈjiː/

Noun

и • (yī)

1. mind

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Tuvan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Udmurt alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /ɪ/

Letter

и • (y) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Ukrainian alphabet, called и (y), and written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The tenth letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The eleventh letter of the Western Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)

1. The twelfth letter of the Yakut alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.