IJ

See also: ij, íj, and -ij

IJ U+0132, IJ LATIN CAPITAL LIGATURE IJ ← ı [U+0131] Latin Extended-A ij → [U+0133]

Translingual

Alternative forms

• IJ (single character)

Letter

IJ (lower case ij, mixed case Ij)

1. A digraph from the letters I and J.

See also

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter I):  Íí  Ìì  Ĭĭ  Îî  Ǐǐ  Ïï  Ḯḯ  Ĩĩ  Įį  Īī  Ỉỉ  Ȉȉ  Ȋȋ  Ịị  Ḭḭ  Ɨɨɨ̆  ᵻ  ᶖ   İi   Iı  ɪ  Ｉｉ  fi  ffi  IJij  IJij
• (Variations of letter J):  Ĵĵ  Ɉɉ  J̌ǰ  ȷ  ϳ  ʝ  ɟ  ʄ  ᴊ  Ｊｊ  IJij  IJij  LJLjlj  LJLjlj  NJNjnj  NJNjnj

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) Y

Etymology

From Dutch IJ.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /eɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Proper noun

IJ

1. A lake (formerly a bay) adjoining the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
   • 1999, Geert Mak, Philipp Blom, transl., Amsterdam: A brief life of the city, Vintage, published 2001, page 9:

     Velsen, a considerable Roman garrison, was not far away; moreover, for centuries the windy IJ formed part of the northern border of the Roman Empire.

Anagrams

• -ji, JI, Ji

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ahwō. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛi̯/

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• Hyphenation: IJ
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯
• Homophone: ei

Proper noun

IJ n

1. the IJ

Derived terms

• IJburg
• IJmeer
• IJmond
• IJmuiden

Descendants

• → English: IJ