short i
Meanings
noun
- The vowel sound /ɪ/, as in the words pit and stick. (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in sitting as contrasted with siting.)
- The name of the letter й/Й in Cyrillic alphabets.
Word forms
Etymology
* (Cyrillic letter): Calque of Russian и кра́ткое (i krátkoje).
Antonyms
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