-i

From Latin -Ä«, the plural ending of the Latin second declension, whence the plural of Italian nouns in -o and -e.

Full definition of -i

Suffix

1. used to indicate a plural form of some words of Latin or Italian origin, such as virtuosi or concerti

From the Arabic nisba suffix ـي.

In English productive from the 19th century.

Suffix

1. Used to form adjectives and nouns describing people of a particular city, region, or country, and the language spoken by these people.Iraq → Iraqi, Israel → Israeli, Pakistan → Pakistani, Bengal → Bengali, Nepal → Nepali, Desh → Desi, Hyderabad → Hyderabadi