Binnen-I
German, noun/ˈbɪnənˌʔiː/
Binnen-I is spelled B-I-N-N-E-N-I (7 letters). Binnen-I is a German neuter noun meaning “word-internal capital I (inserted to mark a word as gender-neutral)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “innerhalb eines Wortes stehendes, großgeschriebenes I”.
What does Binnen-I mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterword-internal capital I (inserted to mark a word as gender-neutral)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. innerhalb eines Wortes stehendes, großgeschriebenes I
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Binnen-I
- Binnen-Is genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Binnen-I?
- /ˈbɪnənˌʔiː/
- [ˈbɪnənˌʔiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.