# -и
## Abkhaz
### Suffix

-и • (-i)
* and

#### Usage notes

Can be used with all Abkhaz words. It should be placed after all words which use it:
    аби ани ― abi ani ― father and mother
An и placed after an а will result in еи:
    Атуристцәа Аҟәаҟеи Гәдоуҭаҟеи ицеит.Atʼuristʼcʷa Aqʷʼaqʼei Gʷdowtaqʼei icejtʼ.The tourists went to Sukhumi and Gudauta.

#### See also

* -гьы (-gʲə)

## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьjь.

### Suffix

-и • (-i)
* Forms relational adjectives from certain titular nouns.
    ‎бог (bog, “God”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎бо́жи (bóži, “of God, God's”)
    ‎враг (vrag, “enemy”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎вра́жи (vráži, “of the enemy, enemy's”)
* Forms relational adjectives from nouns denoting animals.
    ‎вълк (vǎlk, “wolf”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎въ́лчи (vǎ́lči)
    ‎пти́ца (ptíca, “bird”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎пти́чи (ptíči)
    ‎овца́ (ovcá, “sheep”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎о́вчи (óvči)
    ‎гъ́с(ка) (gǎ́s(ka), “goose”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎гъ́ши (gǎ́ši)

#### Derived terms
## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [i]

### Suffix

-и • (-i)
* Appended to nouns to create verbs.
    ‎врева (vreva) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎вреви (vrevi)
    ‎дозвола (dozvola) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎дозволи (dozvoli)
    ‎зрак (zrak) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎зрачи (zrači)
    ‎ѕвон (dzvon) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎ѕвони (dzvoni)
    ‎срам (sram) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎срами (srami)
* Appended to adjectives to create verbs.
    ‎бел (bel) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎бели (beli)
    ‎бистар (bistar) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎бистри (bistri)
    ‎крив (kriv) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎криви (krivi)
    ‎рамен (ramen) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎рамни (ramni)
    ‎ќелав (ḱelav) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎ќелави (ḱelavi)

#### Derived terms
## Moksha
### Etymology

Perhaps related to Finnish -ja, Estonian -ja, Livonian -ji, e.g., jūoji (“drinker”).

### Suffix

-и • (-i)
* agentive suffix
** V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
    читатель — морафтысь, лувисьčitateľ — moraftïś, luv iśreader [in Russian] — reader

#### Derived terms
## Mongolian
### Etymology

Derived from Russian -ия f (-ija, “-y, -ey, -ia, -ium”) and -ий m (-ij, “-ius”).

### Pronunciation

Silent.

### Suffix

-и • (-i)
* Used in place of Russian -ия (-ija) and -ий (-ij) in loanwords with stems that do not end in с (s) or ц (c).
    Alternative form: -∅
    Итали ― Itali ― Italy
    Бельги ― Belʹgi ― Belgium
    Маврики ― Mavriki ― Mauritius

#### Derived terms
## Old Church Slavonic
### Alternative forms

* -ⰻ (-i) — Glagolitic

### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-jь.

### Suffix

-и • (-i)
* Adjectival of secondary origin:
** From nouns
    ‎грѣшьникъ (grěšĭnikŭ, “sinner”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎грѣшьничь (grěšĭničĭ, “sinner's”)
    ‎ловьць (lovĭcĭ, “hunter”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎ловьчь (lovĭčĭ, “hunter's”)
    ‎мѫченикъ (mǫčenikŭ, “martyr”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎мѫченичь (mǫčeničĭ, “martyr's”)
    ‎вьдовица (vĭdovica, “widow”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎вьдовичь (vĭdovičĭ, “widow's”)
    ‎дѣвица (děvica, “virgin, maiden”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎дѣвичь (děvičĭ, “girl's”)
    ‎агнѧ (agnę, “lamb”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎агньчь (agnĭčĭ, “lamb's”)
    ‎говѧдо (govędo, “bull, ox”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎говѧждь (govęždĭ, “bovine”)
** From adjectives
    ‎бъдръ (bŭdrŭ, “lively”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎бъждр҄ь (bŭždrʹĭ, “brisk”)
    ‎прокъ (prokŭ, “remnant”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎прочь (pročĭ, “other”)
** From verbs
    ‎лъгати (lŭgati, “to lie”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎лъжь (lŭžĭ, “lie's”)
    ‎боуꙗти (bujati, “to thrive, to rage”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎боуи (bui, “immoderate”)

#### Usage notes

When attached to a word ending in a consonant, the -j- glide iotates the aforementioned consonant which often leads to one of the Slavic palatalizations.

#### Related terms

* -ии (-ii)

### References

* Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка‎, София

## Old Novgorodian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-jas, from Proto-Indo-European *-yós. Cognate with Old East Slavic -и (-i), Old Church Slavonic -и (-i).

### Suffix

-и • (-i)
* Adjectival of secondary origin:
** From nouns
    ‎кꙑꙗнине (kyjanine, “Kyivan (resident of Kyiv)”) + ‎-и (-i) → ‎кꙑꙗнинь (kyjaninĭ, “Kyivan's”)

#### Derived terms
## Ukrainian
### Suffix

-и • (-y) n
* inflection of -а (-a):
** genitive singular
** nominative/vocative plural