contraction, det, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of I (letter of the alphabet or the ego) form-of, plural
2. 2
   plural of the letter i form-of, plural

   "remember to dot your i's"

Contraction

1. 1
   Contraction of I + is. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, dialectal, nonstandard

   "I's going now."

2. 2
   It's (it is). contraction
3. 3
   Contraction of I has. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, dialectal, nonstandard

   "I's got to go."

4. 4
   Contraction of I was. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, nonstandard

   "I's going to the store yesterday."

Determiner

1. 1
   Synonym of my. nonstandard

   "This is my husband and I's favorite place to sit."

Synonyms

All synonyms

my

Example

More examples

"He who minds his Ps and Qs will not forget to dot the "i's" and cross his "t's", when writing."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From I + -'s (suffix forming plurals).

Etymology 2

From I + 's (contraction of is, has, and was).

Etymology 3

From I + -'s (possessive marker).

Etymology 4

Pronunciation spelling of it's.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.