1 : a word referring grammatically to an antecedent. 2 : a thing having a relation to or connection with or necessary dependence on another thing. 3a : a person connected with another by blood or affinity. b : an animal or plant related to another by common descent. 4 : a relative term.
How do you pronounce this word relative?
Can I be pronounced as E?
Some other times, “i” is pronounced as “/ih/”. It’s a “short i”. We find it it “closed syllables” that end with a consonant. A long /ai/, that we find in “open syllables” – such as when the letter “i” is followed by a consonant then a vowel, especially a silent “e”.
