What is Short I?
{{Cyrillic alphabet| Heading=Cyrillic letter Short I| Image=[[File:Cyrillic letter short I - uppercase and lowercase.svg|100px]]}} '''Short I''' ('''Й''', '''й'''), otherwise known as '''Iy''' (which sounds like [y]) or '''Yot''', is a letter in the [[Cyrillic alphabet]]. It sounds like [j]. It is an [[I (Cyrillic)|И]] with a [[breve]] over its top. Short I is used in the [[Russian language|Russian]] alphabet, where it is called '''i kratkoye''' (''и краткое''), the [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] alphabet, the [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] alphabet, where it is called '''i kratko''' (''и кратко''), and the [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]] alphabet. In [[Serbian language|Serbian]], [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]] and [[Azerbaijani language|Azeri]], [[Je (Cyrillic)|Ј]] is used instead of Й. ==Related pages== * [[I (Cyrillic)]] * [[Je (Cyrillic)]] {{Europe-stub}}