I

I and/or. i is ninth of the and (even if it can be expressed under certain conditions konsonantisch). The letter I has an average frequency of 7,55% in German texts. It is thereby that third-most frequent letter in German texts. Furthermore "I" has different other meanings (mostly Abbreviations).

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Discussion

The long-spoken I

A long-spoken I becomes in that also IE marked. double i gives it only rarely and also only in foreign words, like z. B. in . Ih gives it against it more frequently (particularly at the word beginning, like z. B. It).

Origin

Proto more semitischer
Poor or hand
in two variants
Phoenizi Yodh Greek Iota Etruski I Latin I

In proto semitischen alphabet the letter represents the symbol for an arm with hand. Already in this alphabet was begun to stylize the symbol strongly so that partially only the arm diffraction and the outlines of the hand are recognizable. In phoenizischen alphabet the letter had the name Yodh (arm/hand) and stood for that Half consonant [ j ] (as in jung).

Into that the Yodh became as Iota taken over. The Greeks changed the sound value of the letter, it because of their vocal-rich language stood now for [ i ]. Already in the earlyGreek alphabet from that 7. Century v. Chr. the Iota lost all adding and became simple senkrechten the line.

Neither in the etruskischen nor in latin alphabet the letter was changed, the sound value [ i ] remained still substantial. The highlight on the small letter developed in . It was in Accent, which became ever smaller.

Meanings

  • as Roman number those 1
  • i (other forms: IE, ih and ieh) is one Interjektion, the refusal, disgust and/or. Abhorrence expresses
  • I is the gaelische name for the island Iona (Eilean well I)
  • in that
    • i is abbreviation for those .
    • becomes frequent I for those Unit matrix used.
  • in that
    • designates I the element .
  • in that Numismatik the identification letter I stands
    • for the French Muenzpraegestaette Limoges from 1539 to 1837.
  • in Roman inscriptions and texts
  • i. is abbreviation for "in".
  • The large I in a word is called Within i.
  • A i hung to a noun is a possibility, those Reduction form to form. Usually it is used for a Koseform or a well-meaning attitude. (Schatzi, Fundi, Assi)
  • ? becomes in as Ungerundeter closed central vowel ([?.

Derivative

A "i-Doetzchen", and/or. "i-pupil" or also "i-male" is colloquially a first grader, there in German write instruction the letter i mostly first was, which was taught.


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