Etymology

-i-

Today it means: A vowel inserted interconsonantally between morphemes of Latinate origin in order to ease pronunciation (an anaptyxis, a linking vowel). Full definition →

Latin -i-
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-i- · interfix1

  1. Latin · borrowed from-i-
  2. Latin · borrowed from-i-
  3. English today-i-

Borrowed from Latin -i-.

-i- · interfix2

The initial vowel of primate.

-i- · suffix3

A word-internal spelling variant of a word-final y.

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