ꟾ


ꟾ U+A7FE, ꟾ
LATIN EPIGRAPHIC LETTER I LONGA
← ꟽ
[U+A7FD]
Latin Extended-D ꟿ →
[U+A7FF]

Latin

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iː/

Letter

ꟾ (upper case)

  1. (in ancient inscriptions) a long I, used instead of the apex (◌́) found on other vowel letters.
    • c. 100 CE Roman inscription (image):
      C[aius]·AVRELIVS / PARTꟵENIVS / ÓRNÁMENTꟾS·DEC[urionalibus] / HONÓRÁTVS·COL[oniae]·AVG[ustae] / NEMAVSꟾ·ꟾIIIIꟾVIR·AVG[ustalis] / COL[onia]·CÓPIA·CLAVD[ia]·AVG[usta]·LVGVD[uni] / ITEM·NÁRBÓNE·MÁRTIO / ET·FIR[ma]·IVL[ia]·SECVND[anorum] ARAVSIÓNE / ET·FORO·IVLIꟾ·PÁCÁTO / VBꟾQVE·GRÁTVITꟾS·HONÓRIBVS

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