ypsilon
English edit
Noun edit
ypsilon (plural ypsilons)
- Alternative form of upsilon
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón) from ὖ (û) + ψιλός (psilós), “bare y”.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ypsilon m inan or n
- upsilon
- The name of the Latin-script letter Y.
Declension edit
when masculine:
Indeclinable when neuter.
See also edit
- (Latin-script letter names) písmeno; á, bé, cé, dé, é, ef, gé, há, chá, í, jé, ká, el, em, en, ó, pé, kvé, er, es, té, ú, vé, dvojité vé, iks, ypsilon, zet
References edit
- ^ "ypsilon" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón) from ὖ (û) + ψιλός (psilós).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ypsilon n (singular definite ypsilonet, plural indefinite ypsiloner)
Inflection edit
Declension of ypsilon
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ypsilon | ypsilonet | ypsiloner | ypsilonerne |
genitive | ypsilons | ypsilonets | ypsiloners | ypsilonernes |
See also edit
- ypsilon on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- upsilon (superseded)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ypsilon f (uncountable)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
< Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón)
Υυ | Previous: | tau |
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Next: | fii |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ypsilon
- upsilon (Greek letter)
Declension edit
Inflection of ypsilon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | ypsilon | ypsilonit | ||
genitive | ypsilonin | ypsilonien | ||
partitive | ypsilonia | ypsiloneja | ||
illative | ypsiloniin | ypsiloneihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | ypsilon | ypsilonit | ||
accusative | nom. | ypsilon | ypsilonit | |
gen. | ypsilonin | |||
genitive | ypsilonin | ypsilonien | ||
partitive | ypsilonia | ypsiloneja | ||
inessive | ypsilonissa | ypsiloneissa | ||
elative | ypsilonista | ypsiloneista | ||
illative | ypsiloniin | ypsiloneihin | ||
adessive | ypsilonilla | ypsiloneilla | ||
ablative | ypsilonilta | ypsiloneilta | ||
allative | ypsilonille | ypsiloneille | ||
essive | ypsilonina | ypsiloneina | ||
translative | ypsiloniksi | ypsiloneiksi | ||
abessive | ypsilonitta | ypsiloneitta | ||
instructive | — | ypsilonein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “ypsilon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈi.psi.lon/, (careful style) /ˈy.psi.lon/
- Rhymes: -ipsilon, (careful style) -ilon
- Hyphenation: ỳ‧psi‧lon
Noun edit
ypsilon m or f (invariable)
- Alternative form of ipsilon
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Koine Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /yːpˈsiː.lon/, [yːpˈs̠iːɫ̪ɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ipˈsi.lon/, [ipˈsiːlon]
Noun edit
ȳpsīlon f (indeclinable)
- A name of the letter Y.
Synonyms edit
Coordinate terms edit
- (Latin-script letter names) littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā / *acca, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta
References edit
Slovak edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately, from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ypsilon m inan (genitive singular ypsilonu, nominative plural ypsilony, genitive plural ypsilonov, declension pattern of dub)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Y.
- (Greek letter names) upsilon
Declension edit
Declension of ypsilon
Synonyms edit
- (name of the letter Yy): tvrdé í
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “ypsilon”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024