# и

| и | U+0438, &#1080; CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I |
| ← з [U+0437] | Cyrillic | й → [U+0439] |
* A distinctive glyph is used for Bulgarian. It resembles the handwritten form in Russian.

## Translingual
### Letter

и (upper case И)
* A letter of the Cyrillic script, called i.

### Letter

и (upper case И)
* A letter of the Old Cyrillic script, called izhe.

### Gallery

* Regular.
* Italics.
* Handwritten.

## Abaza
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The twenty-third letter of the Abaza alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъь гъь, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Гӏв гӏв, Д д, Дж дж, Джв джв, Джь джь, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жв жв, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кв кв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Къь къь, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Кӏь кӏь, Л л, Ль ль, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тл тл, Тш тш, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хв хв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Хӏв хӏв, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Шв шв, Шӏ шӏ, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Abkhaz
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The nineteenth letter of the Abkhaz alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гь гь, Гә гә, Ӷ ӷ, Ӷь ӷь, Ӷә ӷә, Д д, Дә дә, Е е, Ж ж, Жь жь, Жә жә, З з, Ӡ ӡ, Ӡә ӡә, И и, К к, Кь кь, Кә кә, Қ қ, Қь қь, Қә қә, Ҟ ҟ, Ҟь ҟь, Ҟә ҟә, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Ԥ ԥ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тә тә, Ҭ ҭ, Ҭә ҭә, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хә хә, Ҳ ҳ, Ҳә ҳә, Ц ц, Цә цә, Ҵ ҵ, Ҵә ҵә, Ч ч, Ҷ ҷ, Ҽ ҽ, Ҿ ҿ, Ш ш, Шь шь, Шә шә, Ы ы, Ҩ ҩ, Џ џ, Џь џь, Ь ь, Ә ә

## Adyghe
### Etymology 1
#### Letter

и • (ji) (lower case, upper case И)
* The nineteenth letter of the Adyghe alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Дзу дзу, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жъ жъ, Жъу жъу, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Пӏу пӏу, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, Тӏу тӏу, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цу цу, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Шъ шъ, Шъу шъу, Шӏ шӏ, Шӏу шӏу, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [jə]
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

и • (ji)
* eight

## Aghul
### Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The fourteenth letter of the Aghul alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Дж дж, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чч чч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, ӏ ӏ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Alutor
### Letter

и (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case И)
* The fourteenth letter of the Alutor alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Вʼ вʼ, Г г, Гʼ гʼ, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ә ә, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Archi
### Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The twenty-fourth letter of the Archi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аа аа, Аӏ аӏ, Ааӏ ааӏ, Ы ы, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гь гь, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъӏ гъӏ, Гъӏв гъӏв, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ее ее, Еӏ еӏ, Ж ж, Жв жв, З з, Зв зв, И и, Ии ии, Иӏ иӏ, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Кв кв, Ккв ккв, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Ккъ ккъ, Къӏ къӏ, Ккъӏ ккъӏ, Къӏв къӏв, Ккъӏв ккъӏв, Кь кь, Кьв кьв, Л л, Лъ лъ, Ллъ ллъ, Лъв лъв, Ллъв ллъв, Лӏ лӏ, Лӏв лӏв, М м, Н н, О о, Оо оо, Оӏ оӏ, Ооӏ ооӏ, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Сс сс, Св св, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, Тв тв, У у, Уу уу, Уӏ уӏ, Х х, Хх хх, Хв хв, Ххв ххв, Хӏ хӏ, Хьӏ хьӏ, Ххьӏ ххьӏ, Хьӏв хьӏв, Ххьӏв ххьӏв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хъӏ хъӏ, Хъӏв хъӏв, Ц ц, Цв цв, Цӏ цӏ, Ццӏ ццӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Щ щ, Шв шв, Щв щв, Э э, Ээ ээ, Эӏ эӏ

## Avar
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The thirteenth letter of the Avar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, Лъ лъ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Azerbaijani
### Letter

и (lower case, upper case И)
* The eleventh letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) һәрф; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ә ә, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ы ы, Ј ј, К к, Ҝ ҝ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ч ч, Ҹ ҹ, Ш ш

## Bashkir
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /e/
* (in Russian and Arabic borrowings) IPA: /i/
* (at the end of a word) IPA: /ɪj/

### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The twelfth letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) хәреф; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Ҙ ҙ, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ҡ ҡ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ә ә, Ю ю, Я я

## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [i]
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: ѝ (ì)

### Etymology 1
#### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The ninth letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ж ж, З з, И и (Ѝ ѝ), Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *i.

#### Conjunction

и • (i)
* 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.
* and (used at the end of a list to indicate the last item)
    хляб, масло и сиренеhljab, maslo i sirenebread, butter and cheese
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.”
* 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
* 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.
* just, exactly, precisely
    Synonym: именно (imenno)
    Така и предполагах.Taka i predpolagah.Just as I suspected.
* (mathematics) and, plus (used to indicate addition)
    Пет и шест е единадесет.Pet i šest e edinadeset.Five and six is eleven.

#### See also

* ѝ (pronoun)

#### Further reading

* Бояджиев, Тодор (1999) “3. Части на речта / 3.8. Съюз”, in Съвременен Български Език (in Bulgarian), София: Издателска къща "Петър Берон", →ISBN, page 357

### Anagrams

* ѝ (ì)

## Buryat
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The tenth letter of the Buryat alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Chechen
### Etymology 1
#### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The twelfth letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кх кх, Къ къ, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Оь оь, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Юь юь, Я я, Яь яь, ӏ ӏ

### Etymology 2
#### Conjunction

и • (i)
* and

#### See also

* а (a)

## Chukchi
### Letter

и (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case И)
* The tenth letter of the Chukchi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ʼ

## Chuvash
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The twelfth letter of the Chuvash alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ӗ ӗ, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ӳ ӳ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Crimean Tatar
### Letter

и (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case И)
* The eleventh letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, Нъ нъ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Дж дж, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Dargwa
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The thirteenth letter of the Dargwa alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Dungan
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The twelfth letter of the Dungan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ә ә, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ў ў, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Eastern Mari
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The tenth letter of the Eastern Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Even
### Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The tenth letter of the Even alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, Ө ө, Ӫ ӫ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Evenki
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The tenth letter of the Evenki alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Ingush
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The twelfth letter of the Ingush alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кх кх, Къ къ, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, Яь яь, ӏ ӏ

## Itelmen
### Etymology 1
#### Letter

и (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case И)
* The eleventh letter of the Itelmen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кʼ кʼ, Ӄ ӄ, Ӄʼ ӄʼ, Л л, Љ љ, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̆ о̆, П п, Пʼ пʼ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тʼ тʼ, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ӽ ӽ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Чʼ чʼ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ә ә, Э э, Ю ю, Я я (ʼ, ˚)

### Etymology 2

From Russian и (i).

#### Conjunction

и (i)
* and

## Kabardian
### Etymology 1
#### Letter

и • (ji) (lower case, upper case И)
* The seventeenth letter of the Kabardian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Э э, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кхъ кхъ, Кхъу кхъу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Фӏ фӏ, Х х, Ху ху, Хь хь, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Щӏ щӏ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

и • (ji)
* eight

## Kalmyk
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The thirteenth letter of the Kalmyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Һ һ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Kazakh

Alternative scripts :
| Arabic | ي |
| Cyrillic | и |
| Latin | i |
| Yañalif | i |

### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /əj/

### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The twelfth letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ұ ұ, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, І і, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Ket
### Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔiG.

### Noun

и (i) n (plural э’ӈ)
* name

## Khakas
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The eleventh letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, І і, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ӌ ӌ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Komi-Zyrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian и (i).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈi/, [ˈi]
* Hyphenation: и

### Conjunction

и • (i)
* and
* but
* even

### References

* Bubrikh, Dmitry V. (1949) Грамматика литературного коми языка [Grammar of the literary Komi language] (in Russian), Leningrad: Zhdanov Leningrad State University, page 37
* L. M. Beznosikova, E. A. Ajbabina, R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 234

## Kumyk
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The twelfth letter of the Kumyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, Нг нг, О о, Оь оь, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Kyrgyz
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The tenth letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Lezgi
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The twelfth letter of the Lezgi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /i/
* (letter name): IPA: [i]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1
#### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The eleventh letter of the Macedonian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Ѓ ѓ, Е е, Ж ж, З з, Ѕ ѕ, И и, Ј ј, К к, Л л, Љ љ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Ќ ќ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Џ џ, Ш ш

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *i.

#### Conjunction

и • (i)
* and
* 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)
* too, also

### Etymology 3
#### Interjection

и • (i)
* oh no

## Mongolian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian и (i).

### Pronunciation

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

### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The tenth letter of the Mongolian alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

### Noun

и • (i)
* The name of the Cyrillic script letter И / и.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) үсэг; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я
* Cyrillic script letter names: үсгүүд (üsgüüd): а (a) · бэ (be) · вэ (ve) · гэ (ge) · дэ (de) · е (je) · ё (jo) · жэ (že) · зэ (ze) · и (i) · хагас и (xagas i) · ка (ka) · эл (el) · эм (em) · эн (en) · о (o) · ө (ö) · пэ (pe) · эр (er) · эс (es) · тэ (te) · у (u) · ү (ü) · эф (ef) · ха (xa) · цэ (ce) · чэ (če) · ша (ša) · ща (šča) · хатуугийн тэмдэг (xatuugiin temdeg) · урт ы (urt y) · зөөлний тэмдэг (zöölnii temdeg) · э (e) · ю (jü) · я (ja)

## Nivkh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /i/

### Etymology 1
#### Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The thirteenth letter of the Nivkh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ӷ ӷ, Ғ ғ, Ӻ ӻ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кʼ кʼ, Қ қ, Қʼ қʼ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, П п, Пʼ пʼ, Р р, Р̆ р̆, С с, Т т, Тʼ тʼ, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ҳ ҳ, Ӿ ӿ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

### Etymology 2
#### Particle

и (i)
* yes, yeah, right
    Меги ӿуктоӽ виныте, и? ― Megi huktoẋ vinəte, ― We're going there, right?

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

и (i)
* (East Sakhalin) river

##### Related terms

* эри (eri) — Amur

## Northern Khanty
### Etymology 1
#### Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The fourth letter of the Northern Khanty alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, В в, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, Ԯ ԯ, Ԓ ԓ, Љ љ, М м, Н н, Ң ң, Ӈ ӈ, Њ њ, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Ᲊ ᲊ, У у, Ў ў, Х х, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ы ы, Є є, Э э, Ә ә

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [i]

#### Numeral

и (i)
* (Kazym) one

### References

* Elena Skribnik, editor (2016), Ob-Ugric Database: analysed text corpora and dictionaries for less described Ob-Ugric dialects‎, University of Munich
* Solovar, V. N. (2014) “и”, in Хантыйско-русский Словарь (казымский диалект) [Khanty-Russian Dictionary (Kazym Dialect)]‎, Khanty-Mansiysk: ООО «ФОРМАТ», →ISBN, page 70

## Northern Mansi
### Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The thirteenth letter of the Northern Mansi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, А̄ а̄, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Е̄ е̄, Ё ё, Ё̄ ё̄, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ӣ ӣ, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̄ о̄, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӯ ӯ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ы̄ ы̄, Ь ь, Э э, Э̄ э̄, Ю ю, Ю̄ ю̄, Я я, Я̄ я̄

## Old Church Slavonic
### Etymology 1
#### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* A letter of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet, called иже (iže), and written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (Old Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е (Є є), Ж ж, Ѕ ѕ (Ꙃ ꙃ), З з (Ꙁ ꙁ), И и, І і (Ї ї), Ꙉ ꙉ, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Оу оу (Ꙋ ꙋ), Ф ф, Х х, Ѡ ѡ (Ѿ ѿ), Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ꙑ ꙑ, Ь ь, Ѣ ѣ, Ꙗ ꙗ, Ѥ ѥ, Ю ю, Ѫ ѫ, Ѭ ѭ, Ѧ ѧ (Ꙙ ꙙ), Ѩ ѩ (Ꙝ ꙝ), Ѯ ѯ, Ѱ ѱ, Ѳ ѳ, Ѵ ѵ, Ҁ ҁ

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *i.

#### Conjunction

и • (i)
* and

### Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *jь.

#### Pronoun

и • (i) m
* him (* no nominative singular or plural; use тъ or онъ or оныи for the nominative)

##### Derived terms

* иже (iže)

#### See also

* сь (sĭ)
* тъ (tŭ)
* онъ (onŭ)

## Old East Slavic
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *i. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic и (i) and Old Polish i.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ji/→/ji/→/ji/
* (ca. 9th CE) IPA: /ji/
* (ca. 11th CE) IPA: /ji/
* (ca. 13th CE) IPA: /ji/
* Hyphenation: и

#### Conjunction

и (i)
* and

##### Synonyms

* та (ta), да (da)

##### Descendants

* Old Ruthenian: и (i)
** Belarusian: і (i), й (j)
** Carpathian Rusyn: й (j)
** Ukrainian: і (i), й (j)
* Russian: и (i) (see there for further descendants)

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *jь. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic и (i).

#### Pronunciation

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

#### Pronoun

и (i)
* (rare) he
* (rare) the two of them
* (rare) they

##### Usage notes

* Although the nominative of this pronoun was rare, the inflected forms were frequently used.

##### Derived terms

* иже (iže)

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ji/→/ji/→/ji/
* (ca. 9th CE) IPA: /ji/
* (ca. 11th CE) IPA: /ji/
* (ca. 13th CE) IPA: /ji/
* Hyphenation: и

#### Preposition

и (i)
* (+ locative) Alternative form of въ (vŭ, “inside”)
* (+ accusative) Alternative form of въ (vŭ, “into”)

### References

* Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “и”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1016

## Old Novgorodian
### Etymology 1
#### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* A letter of the Old Novgorodian alphabet, written in the Old Cyrillic script.
** c. 1160‒1180, Берестяная грамота № Свинц. 2 [Birchbark letter no. Lead 2]‎, Novgorod:а б в г д е ж ѕ ꙁ и і кa b v g d je ž dz z i i k
** c. 1180‒1200, Берестяная грамота № 460 [Birchbark letter no. 460]‎, Novgorod:а б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и ї к л м н о п р с т уо ѳ х ѡ ц ч ш щ ъ ѣ ѫ ю у ѧa b v g d je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u θ x o ć ć š ść ŭ jě ǫ ju u ję
** c. 1200‒1220, Берестяная грамота № 778 [Birchbark letter no. 778]‎, Novgorod:а б в г д е ж ꙃ ꙁ и ї к л м н о п р с т оу ф х ѿ ц ч ш ъ ѣ ѫ ѫ ю ѧa b v g d je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u f x otŭ ć ć š ŭ jě ǫ ǫ ju ję
** c. 1240‒1260, Onfim, Берестяная грамота № 199 [Birchbark letter no. 199]‎, Novgorod:а б в г д ¦ е ж ꙅ ꙁ и и к л м н о п р с т у ѳ х ѿ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ [ь] ѣ ꙋ ю ѫ ѧ …a b v g d ¦ je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u θ x otŭ ć ć š ść ŭ y [ĭ] jě u ju ǫ ję …
** c. 1240‒1260, Onfim, Берестяная грамота № 201 [Birchbark letter no. 201]‎, Novgorod:а б : в г : д е : ж ꙅ : ꙁ и : і к : л м : н о : п р : с т : у ѳ х ѿ : ц ч : ш щ : ъ ꙑ : ь ѣ : ꙋ ю : ѫ ѧ : …a b : v g : d je : ž dz : z i : i k : l m : n o : p r : s t : u θ x otŭ : ć ć : š ść : ŭ y : ĭ jě : u ju : ǫ ję : …
** c. 1240‒1260, Onfim, Берестяная грамота № 205 [Birchbark letter no. 205]‎, Novgorod:а б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ѳ х отъ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ ь ѣ ꙋ ю ѫ ѧa b v g d je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u θ x otŭ ć ć š ść ŭ y ĭ jě u ju ǫ ję
** c. 1360‒1380, Берестяная грамота № 576 [Birchbark letter no. 576]‎, Novgorod:+ а б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ф х+ a b v g d je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u f x
** c. 1380‒1400, Берестяная грамота № Ст. Р. 24 [Birchbark letter no. St. R. 24]‎, Staraya Russa:а б в г д е ж [ꙅ] ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ф х [ѿ] ѡ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ ь ѣ ѧa b v g d je ž [dz] z i i k l m n o p r s t u f x [otŭ] o ć ć š ść ŭ y ĭ jě ję

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *is, from Proto-Indo-European *ís and *yós. Cognate with Old East Slavic и (i), Old Church Slavonic и / ⰻ (i).

#### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: и

#### Pronoun

и • (i)
* he

##### Declension
## Orok
### Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The tenth letter of the Orok alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, А̄ а̄, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Е̄ е̄, Ӡ ӡ, И и, Ӣ ӣ, Ј ј, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ԩ ԩ, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̄ о̄, Ө ө, Ө̄ ө̄, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӯ ӯ, Х х, Ч ч, Э э, Э̄ э̄

## Ossetian
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /i/

### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The fourteenth letter of the Ossetian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӕ ӕ, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пъ пъ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тъ тъ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Ц ц, Цъ цъ, Ч ч, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Pannonian Rusyn
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈi]
* Rhymes: -i
* Hyphenation: и

### Etymology 1
#### Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The eleventh letter of the Pannonian Rusyn alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ґ ґ, Д д, Е е, Є є, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ї ї, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ю ю, Я я, Ь ь

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Slovak i, from Proto-Slavic *i.

#### Conjunction

и (i)
* and
    ту и там ― tu i tam ― here and there
** 2024 November 15, С. Фейса, “Конєц шицки лєдво дочекали”, in Руске Слово‎:Єденасти новембер велька подїя у историї Европи и швета прето же того дня закончена Перша шветова война, хтора тирвала пейц роки.Jedenasti november velʹka podjija u istoriji Evropi i šveta preto že toho dnja zakončena Perša švetova vojna, xtora tirvala pejc roki.The eleventh of November is a big event in the history of Europe and the world, because the First World War, which lasted five years, ended on that day.
* (in the form и … и … (i … i …)) both … and …, as well as, not only … but also …
    вон и пан и науковец ― von i pan i naukovec ― he is both a gentleman and a scholar
* also, too, as well
    Near-synonym: тиж (tiž)
** 2024 October 16, М. Тамаш, “Лєм на цвикли єст заробку [Even in beets there are profits]”, in Руске Слово‎:На польох на хторих є винята, штреднї урожай цвикли добри, руша ше од коло 55 тони по 76 тони по гектару и, як гваря продукователє, єст и поля на хторих урожай менши и на хторих цвикла з часци згнїла.Na polʹox na xtorix je vinjata, štrednji urožaj cvikli dobri, ruša še od kolo 55 toni po 76 toni po hektaru i, jak hvarja produkovatelje, jest i polja na xtorix urožaj menši i na xtorix cvikla z časci zhnjila.In the fields on which it is harvested, the average yield of beets is good, from around 55 tons to 76 tons per hectare, and, like the producers say, there are also fields on which the yield is smaller and on which the beets have partially rotted.
** 2024 November 4, Ан. Медєши, “Огньогасци отримали указуюци вежби”, in Руске Слово‎:Окрем популаризациї огньогаства медзи младима, як гварели члени ДОД, циль таких вежбох и же би ше змоцнєйло схопносци огньогасцох и тих хтори ратую, понеже їх реакция часто ключни фактор у ситуацийох борби за живот.Okrem popularizaciji ohnʹohastva medzi mladima, jak hvareli členi DOD, cilʹ takix vežbox i že bi še zmocnjejlo sxopnosci ohnʹohascox i tix xtori ratuju, poneže jix reakcija často ključni faktor u situacijox borbi za život.In addition to the popularization of firefighting among young people, as DOD members said, the purpose of such exercises is also to strengthen the skills of firefighters and rescuers, as their reaction is often a key factor in life-threatening situations.
* even, either
** 2024 October 25, О. Планчак Сакач, “Ґутемберґова ера на екрану”, in Руске Слово‎:Можеце подцаговац пасуси хтори ше вам пача, а и автор кнїжки ше вам може подписац.Možece podcahovac pasusi xtori še vam pača, a i avtor knjižki še vam može podpisac.You can underline the passages that you like, and even the author of the book can sign for you.
** 2024 December 7, С. Фейса, “Гушля ту такой при шерцу”, in Руске Слово‎:Прето грала и теди кед по нєй було очиглядне же нєодлуга на швет попатри и єй друге дзивче – Стефана.Preto hrala i tedi ked po njej bulo očihljadne že njeodluha na švet popatri i jej druhe dzivče – Stefana.That's why she played even when it was obvious that her second daughter - Stefana - would soon be born.
** 2024 December 14, М. Афич, “Ремесло хторе ше отримало вецей як сто роки”, in Руске Слово‎:Владислав робел дас по 1970. рок, як шведочи його младши син Дюра, та гвари же оцец, заш лєм, волєл камиони, авта, механїку, а чежко було и материял набавиц за тапациранє.Vladislav robel das po 1970. rok, jak švedoči joho mladši sin Djura, ta hvari že ocec, zaš ljem, voljel kamioni, avta, mexanjiku, a čežko bulo i materijal nabavic za tapaciranje.Vladislav worked roughly after 1970, as confirmed by his younger son Djura, who says that his father, nevertheless, liked trucks, cars, mechanics, but it was difficult to even get material for upholstery.
* so, so that, and so
    Synonym: та (ta)

#### Particle

и (i)
* emphasis particle
    нє крашнє спреведнуц, алє дакеди ше и муши ― nje krašnje sprevednuc, alje dakedi še i muši ― it's not nice to lie, but sometimes you just have to

#### Adverb

и (i)
* anyway, anyways, anyhow (in any manner)
* anyway, anyways; used to change a subject
    и, та хто би там могол дойсц? ― i, ta xto bi tam mohol dojsc? ― anyways, so who would be able to get there?

### References

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “и”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “and”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 24
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “both”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 41

## Romanian
### Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The tenth letter of the Moldovan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ж ж, Ӂ ӂ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Russian
### Pronunciation

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

### Etymology 1

From the early Cyrillic letter iže, from Greek Η (I, eta).

#### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The tenth letter of the Russian alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

#### Noun

и • (i) n inan (indeclinable)
* The name of the Cyrillic script letter И.

##### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) бу́ква; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я
* Cyrillic script letter names: бу́квы (búkvy): а (a) · бэ (bɛ) · вэ (vɛ) · гэ (gɛ) · дэ (dɛ) · е (je) · ё (jo) · же (že) · зэ (zɛ) · и (i) · и́ кра́ткое (í krátkoje)/ий (ij) · ка (ka) · эл (el)~эль (elʹ) · эм (em) · эн (en) · о (o) · пэ (pɛ) · эр (er) · эс (es) · тэ (tɛ) · у (u) · эф (ef) · ха (xa) · цэ (cɛ) · че (če) · ша (ša) · ща (šča) · твёрдый зна́к (tvjórdyj znák) · ы (y)/еры́ (jerý) · мя́гкий зна́к (mjáxkij znák) · э (e)/э́ оборо́тное (é oborótnoje) · ю (ju) · я (ja)

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *i, from Proto-Indo-European *ei, an early locative singular determiner, formed from the root *h₁e-, *h₁o-. Compare Greek εἰ (ei, “if”), Gothic 𐌴𐌹 (ei, “and, so that, be it”). Follows from ablative Proto-Indo-European *ed.

#### Conjunction

и • (i)
* 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.
* 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.
* as well
    Synonyms: ещё и (ješčó i), та́кже и (tákže i)
    Я и э́то зна́ю. ― Ja i éto znáju. ― I know that as well.
* 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)
* Used as an emphasiser, including in a few set phrases.
** 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.
** 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, vsjo k étomu i idjót. ― This would be a tragedy, but it looks like things are heading that way.
** 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.
** 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 vsjo ― 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

##### Usage notes

* Note that есть (jestʹ) is also used, which is usually omitted.

##### Descendants

* → Ingrian: i
* → Komi-Zyrian: и (i)

### Etymology 3

From Mandarin 彝 (yí).

#### Noun

и • (i) n inan (indeclinable)
* Yi (an ethnic group of southwestern China)
* Yi (the Tibeto-Burman languages used by the Yi)
* Yi (the script used to write the languages)

##### Alternative forms

* йи (ji)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /i/

#### Letter

и (lower case, upper case И, Latin spelling i)
* The tenth letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

#### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Ђ ђ, Е е, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ј ј, К к, Л л, Љ љ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Ћ ћ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Џ џ, Ш ш

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *i, from Proto-Indo-European *éy.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /i/
* Audio:(file)

#### Conjunction

и (Latin spelling i)
* and
    Ивица и Марица се воле ― Ivica and Marica love each other.
    и тако даље ― and so on
* (и..и..) both..and..
    не можеш истовремено и тужити и судити. ― you can't simultaneously both sue and judge
* also, too
    и мени се свиђа ваш одабир ― I like your choice too
* even (usually preceded by ча̏к)
    (чак) и ја сам позван на забаву! ― even I have been invited to the party
* (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
* so, so that (= те, па)
    уморио сам се и нисам могао више играти кошарку ― I grew tired, so I couldn't play basketball anymore

## Southern Altai
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The eleventh letter of the Southern Altai alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Ј ј, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Tabasaran
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The thirteenth letter of the Tabasaran alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ʼ

## Tajik
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The eleventh letter of the Tajik alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ӣ ӣ, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӯ ӯ, Ф ф, Х х, Ҳ ҳ, Ч ч, Ҷ ҷ, Ш ш, Ъ ъ, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Tatar
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The twelfth letter of the Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Tundra Nenets
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [jiː]
* Hyphenation: и

### Noun

ӣ • (yī)
* mind

#### Derived terms

* ӣсавэй (yīsawey°)

### References

* Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 292
* N. M. Tereschenko (2005) “и”, in Словарь ненецко-русский и русско-ненецкий, 3rd edition, Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN
* Irina Nikolaeva (2014) A Grammar of Tundra Nenets, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 32

## Tuvan
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The tenth letter of the Tuvan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Udmurt
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The twelfth letter of the Udmurt alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Ӝ ӝ, З з, Ӟ ӟ, И и, Ӥ ӥ, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ӵ ӵ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /ɪ/
* Audio:(file)

### Letter

и • (y) (lower case, upper case И)
* The eleventh letter of the Ukrainian alphabet, called и (y), and written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ґ ґ, Д д, Е е, Є є, Ж ж, З з, И и, І і, Ї ї, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я

## Uzbek
### Letter

и (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The tenth letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Ъ ъ, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, Ў ў, Қ қ, Ғ ғ, Ҳ ҳ

## Western Mari
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The eleventh letter of the Western Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӓ ӓ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ӹ ӹ, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

## Yakut
### Letter

и • (i) (lower case, upper case И)
* The twelfth letter of the Yakut alphabet, called и (i), and written in the Cyrillic script.

### See also

* (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ҕ ҕ, Д д, Дь дь, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, Нь нь, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Һ һ, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я