What is the meaning of -i-?
A spelling variant of a word-final -y vowel when followed by a suffix that does not begin with an i, for example -ied, -ier, -iest.
In compound words, a spelling variant of a final or suffixed -y vowel in the first word.
it, them; mi class(IV)/n class(IX) object concord
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