# short i

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The vowel sound /ɪ/, as in the words pit and stick.
2. The name of the letter й/Й in Cyrillic alphabets.

## Etymology
* (Cyrillic letter): Calque of Russian и кра́ткое (i krátkoje).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/short-i