і
/[i]/
Ukrainiancharacterconjparticleintj
Definitions
- 1.The twelfth letter of the Ukrainian alphabet, called і (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.
- 2.and, also, even
- 3.Augmentative particle, even, and.
- 4.Expressing pain, fear, surprise, joy, disappointment, anger, hatred, etc.
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
From Middle Ukrainian и (y), from Proto-Slavic *i, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey, an early locative singular determiner, formed from the root *h₁e-, *h₁o-. Compare Ancient Greek εἰ (ei, “if”), Gothic 𐌴𐌹 (ei, “and, so that, be it”).
Forms
- iromanization
- Іuppercase