Î This letter represents the sound /aɪ/. It's usually the stress, but not always. E.g. to combine -> ta combîne isle -> île vile -> vîle violence -> vîlence to violate -> ta vîolete idea -> îdía irony -> îrony to contrive -> ta contrîve to abide -> to abîde to find -> ta fînd to grind -> ta grînd divine -> divîne knight -> nîht high -> hîh height -> hîht -î is also used as the plural of some words derived from Latin. E.g. octopus -> octopî alonmnus -> alomnî fongus -> fongî