Meaning of -i | Babel Free

Definitions

1. suffix forming adjectives from nouns
   morpheme
2. -ine (of or pertaining to)
   morpheme
3. forms diminutives
   masculine, morpheme
4. -yne
   masculine, morpheme
5. forms names of plants and animals
   masculine, morpheme
6. forms names of tools
   masculine, morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“mar (“sea”) + -í → marí (“marine”)”

“setembre (“September”) + -í → setembrí (“September [relational]”)”

“Bilbao (“Bilbao”) + -í → bilbaí (“Bilbaoan”)”

“gavot (“razorbill auk”) + -í → gavotí (“auklet”)”

“corbata (“necktie”) + -í → corbatí (“bowtie”)”

“flauta (“flute”) + -í → flautí (“piccolo”)”

“teulada (“roof”) + -í → teuladí (“sparrow”)”

“garlanda (“garland”) + -í → garlandí (“Tricholoma caligatum (a large edible mushroom native to the Mediterranean)”)”

“ploma (“pen”) + -í → plomí (“nib”)”

“rampa (“ramp”) + -í → rampí (“rake”)”

“esfumar (“to soften, to fade”) + -í → esfumí (“stump (artist's tool)”)”

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