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Appendix:Variations of "ii" Translingual Etymology Borrowed from mul la -ii, the genitive form of la -ius, a masculine suffix often appended to non-Latin names in order to Latinize them (e.g. la Shakespeārius). Pronunciation English: en US /i.aɪ/ /i.i/ rare, imitating Latin Suffix mul suffix feminine -ae no neuter Creates eponymous specific epithets relating to a male namesake when appended to their surname. mul Sanderson en surname -ii sandersonii Sanderson's, of Sanderson whence also a presumed nominal Latin la *Sandersōnius. Derived terms mul English Etymology From rebracketing of plural forms like en radii (plural of en radius), borrowed from Latin. Latin forms the nominative plural of second-declension nouns by replacing -us with -ī, which results in plural forms that end in -iī for nouns with singulars ending in -ius. Some English speakers occasionally extend -ii to form nonstandard plural forms of English nouns that end simply with the letters -us or with other letter sequences with a similar pronunciation (such as -is /ɪs/). Pronunciation en variously /aɪ/ /i.aɪ/ /iː/ Suffix inflectional suffixes en -i. Used to form nonstandard, uncommon, often humorous alternative plural forms of nouns that end in -us, -is or a similar sound. Examples: en Elvis Elvii en penis penii en virus virii en walrus walrii en fetus fetii en stewardess stewardii en Airbus Airbii Usage notes All such forms are nonstandard, and therefore may be proscribed. For certain forms, such as en cactii, a standard spelling with -i (en cacti) exists; in this case, the -ii spelling may be simply a misspelling of the -i form. Other innovative plurals in -ii, such as stewardii, bear no resemblance to any standard plural form of the word; these may be used as intentionally nonstandard forms, often for the sake of humor. Compare the (often humorous) intentional use of nonstandard plural forms in en -en plural noun. en rebracketings Blackfoot Suffix bla suffix verb-forming suffixes creates inanimate intransitive verbs creates inanimate transitive verbs creates animate intransitive verbs Derived terms bla inanimate intransitive bla inanimate transitive bla animate intransitive References . Gagauz Etymology Compare bgx -iy. Suffix gag suffix gag Cioc-Maidan Avdarma Vulcănești Etulia Cișmichioi gag -er Further reading Dinçaslan, M.F. (2023). Gagavuz Türkçesi Ana Ağız Alanları ile Alt Ağız Gruplarının Şimdiki Zaman Ekinin Varyantlarına Göre Tasnifi. Uluslararası Türk Lehçe Araştırmaları Dergisi / International Journal of Turkic Dialects (TÜRKLAD). 7. Cilt, 2. Sayı, 369-38 Italian Etymology From it la - -īvī (via -īī).it Patota Giuseppe Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano 2002 il Mulino Bologna 88-15-08638-2 145 Example: Italian it finii, from Latin la finivi. Suffix verb used with a stem to form the first-person singular past historic of regular it -ire verbs References Latin Suffix la suffix form -iī la -ius nom//voc m p ; gen m//n s Malay Suffix ms suffix ms -2 Navajo Pronunciation nv /-ìː/ Suffix nv suffix nominalizer, creating agentive nouns from verbs and adjectives: "that which [verbs]", or "that which [is of adjective quality]"; compare en -er Usage notes Example: from the verb nv hataał he sings + -ii, we can make a noun for nv hataałii singer Derived terms nv See also nv -í nv -ígíí nv suffixes ii Palula Etymology phl Pronunciation phl /-ii, -i/ Suffix phl suffix Genitive suffix Alternative forms phl -íi With accent-shifting nouns phl -e Biori phl -í With accent-shifting nouns in Biori References