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-i-

connective vowel

used between elements in a compound word
⇒ cuneiform
⇒ coniferous
Compare -o-

Origin

from Latin, stem vowel of nouns and adjectives in combination

-i-

1
the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o-, is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin, if the second element is of Latin origin:
cuneiform; Frenchify.
-i-I.
a linking vowel of many compounds, originally found in the combining form of many Latin words, but often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology, as in cuneiform, Frenchify, etc.
II.
letter substituted for final y in affixed forms, as in twenty to twentieth, sky to skies.
-i-
 ETYMOLOGY  Latin, thematic vowel of most nouns and adjectives in combination
— used as a connective vowel to join word elements especially of Latin origin
    matrilineal
    raticide
-i-
/aɪ/  
suffix
a connecting vowel chiefly forming words ending in -ana, -ferous, -fic, -form, -fy, -gerous, -vorous
［起连接作用, 主要构成以-ana, -ferous, -fic, -form, -fy, -gerous, -vorous结尾的单词。比较-O-.］
-i-connective or quasi-connective L. -i-, being the stem-vowel, as in omni-vorus, or a weakened representative thereof, as in grani-vorus (grano-), or herbi-vorus (herba-), or merely connective, as in gramin-i-vorus (gramin-); so uni-formis, auri-fer, terri-genus, pac-i-ficus. So in many English words taken from L. directly or through French, and in modern words formed on their analogy, e.g. amœbi-form, hydri-form (erroneously hydraform, hydræform), seti-form, etc.
-i- /ɪ/ combining form (connective).Repr. Latin -i- as a stem vowel or connective, adopted in English through French or directly from Latin, forming the connecting vowel esp. of words in -ana, -ferous, -fic, -form, -fy, -gerous, -vorous: cf. -o-.
-i-
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, thematic vowel of most nouns and adjectives in combination
— used as a connective vowel to join two elements of usually Latin origin, being either identical with
 < auriform >
or representative of
 < Herbivora >
an original Latin stem vowel or simply inserted
 < cantilever >
— compare -o-

-i- 1

Interfix

  1. in coining neologisms A vowel inserted interconsonantally between morphemes of Latinate origin in order to ease pronunciation (an anaptyxis, a linking vowel).

Etymology

From Latin.

Derived terms

  • equi- (equidistant)
  • -iferous (sudoriferous)
  • -iform (cuneiform, setiform)
  • -ify (Frenchify)

    • See also

  • -k-
  • -o- (the Greek parallel)

    • References

  • The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition] lists -i- as an entry.

    • -i- 2

    Interfix

    1. pharmacology a monoclonal antibody derived from a non-human primate source

    Etymology

    The initial vowel of primate

    Related terms

  • -mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies. (See that entry for full paradigm.)

    • References

  • USP Dictionary of USAN and International Drug Names, U.S. Pharmacopeia, 2000

    • -i- 3

    Suffix

    1. Alternative form of -y (“having the quality of”)

    Etymology

    From -y.

    Usage notes

    Spelling change, used when followed by another suffix such as -ness, as in mess → messy → messiness, or -ly as in messily.
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