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Y

See also: y, Ɏ, ¥, 丫, ㄚ, and Appendix:Variations of "y"

Y U+0059, Y
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y
← X
[U+0058] 		Basic Latin Z →
[U+005A]
Ｙ U+FF39, Ｙ
FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y
← Ｘ
[U+FF38] 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Ｚ →
[U+FF3A]

TranslingualEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

A late borrowing from the Ancient Greek letter Υ (U, “ypsilon”), first used to write Greek loanwords in Latin, derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤅‎ (w, “waw”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓏲.

LetterEdit

Y (lower case y)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

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SymbolEdit

Y

  1. (chemistry) Symbol for yttrium
  2. (metrology) Symbol for prefix yotta-
  3. (genetics) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for any pyrimidine
  4. (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for tyrosine
  5. (travel, aviation) The reservation booking designator for the highest level of economy air fare.
  6. (mathematics, computer science) A Fixed-point combinator; especially Haskell Curry's combinator defined as λ f.(λ x.f (x x)) (λx.f (x x))

GalleryEdit

  • Letter styles
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    Uppercase and lowercase versions of Y, in normal and italic type

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    Uppercase and lowercase Y in Fraktur

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Other representations of Y:

EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y, plural Ys or Y's)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wye and written in the Latin script.
  2. Used for the Greek letter Υ (Y, “upsilon”).
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NounEdit

Y (plural Ys)

  1. A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y.
  2. A Y-shaped object, such as a railroad fork or a support for a telescope; a wye, a bifurcation.
  3. (lepidopterology) A moth of the genus Plusia, having markings resembling the letter Y.

Etymology 2Edit

Abbreviation by shortening.

InterjectionEdit

Y

  1. Abbreviation of yes.

NounEdit

Y (plural Ys)

  1. Abbreviation of year. (In some contexts as YY or YYYY to indicate only the last 2-digits or all 4-digits.)

NounEdit

Y

  1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of year.

Proper nounEdit

the Y

  1. (Canada, US) Short for the YMCA or YWCA.
    • 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections
      He had sat next to Cindy returning from the Y and smelled the chlorine on her. A sodden Band-Aid had clung by a few lingering bits of stickum to her knee.

NounEdit

Y (plural Ys)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) A particular facility run by the YMCA/YWCA.
    • a. 1969, John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, Penguin, published 1981, →ISBN:
      Of course, the audience up here at the Bronx “Y” will probably be a little parochial, but if I make good in the lecture, I might one day end up speaking down at the Lex. Ave. “Y” where great thinkers like Norman Mailer and Seymour Krim are always airing their views.
    • 2021 May 17, Jane E. Brody, “A Birthday Milestone: Turning 80!”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      When a 50ish woman at my Y learned that I was about to turn 80, she exclaimed, “80 is the new 60, and you set a great example for the rest of us!”

AfarEdit

LetterEdit

Y

  1. The twenty-second and final letter in the Afar alphabet.

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AfrikaansEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /əɪ̯/

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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NounEdit

Y (plural Y's, diminutive Y'tjie)

  1. Y

AzerbaijaniEdit

LetterEdit

Y upper case (lower case y)

  1. The thirty-first letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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BasqueEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /i ɡreko/, [i ɣ̞re̞.ko̞]

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y)

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Basque alphabet, called i greko and written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

  • Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.

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Central FranconianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • /i/, (German-based also) /y/, /yː/

LetterEdit

Y

  1. A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
  2. A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

Usage notesEdit

  • Only used rarely in loanwords, respectively after the German or Dutch cognate.

ChineseEdit

Pronunciation 1Edit

Note: Often realised as one syllable.
Note:
  • Often realised as one syllable;
  • 1ua often pronounced as 1hhua.

LetterEdit

Y

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation 2Edit

LetterEdit

Y

  1. The twenty-fifth letter used in Pinyin.
Usage notesEdit
  • 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
  • The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

Y (capital, lowercase y)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: X
  • Next letter: Z

FinnishEdit

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called yy and written in the Latin script.

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GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (letter name) IPA(key): /ˈʏpsilɔn/
  • (phoneme)
    • In Greek words generally /ʏ/, /yː/, but in unstressed syllables alternatively /i/ (e.g. in poly-).
    • In other borrowings, e.g. from English, /j/, /ɪ/, /iː/, /aɪ̯/, etc.
    • Natively only in proper nouns, mostly in -ay-, -ey-, both pronounced /aɪ̯/.

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the German alphabet.

HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈi]
  • (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈipsilon]

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y)

  1. A letter of the extended Hungarian alphabet, called ipszilon and written in the Latin script.

DeclensionEdit

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Y Y-ok
accusative Y-t Y-okat
dative Y-nak Y-oknak
instrumental Y-nal Y-okkal
causal-final Y-ért Y-okért
translative Y-ná Y-okká
terminative Y-ig Y-okig
essive-formal Y-ként Y-okként
essive-modal — —
inessive Y-ban Y-okban
superessive Y-on Y-okon
adessive Y-nál Y-oknál
illative Y-ba Y-okba
sublative Y-ra Y-okra
allative Y-hoz Y-okhoz
elative Y-ból Y-okból
delative Y-ról Y-okról
ablative Y-tól Y-októl
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		Y-é Y-oké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		Y-éi Y-okéi
Possessive forms of Y
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Y-om Y-aim
Y-jaim
2nd person sing. Y-od Y-aid
Y-jaid
3rd person sing. Y-a
Y-ja 		Y-ai
Y-jai
1st person plural Y-unk Y-aink
Y-jaink
2nd person plural Y-otok Y-aitok
Y-jaitok
3rd person plural Y-uk
Y-juk 		Y-aik
Y-jaik

Derived termsEdit

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IdoEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

Y (lower case y)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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ItalianEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

  • (letter name) IPA(key): /i‿ɡˈɡrɛ.ka/, /i‿ɡˈɡrɛ.ko/, /ˈi.psi.lon/[1]
  • (phonemic realization) IPA(key): /j/, /i/ (varies depending on the loanword)

LetterEdit

Y f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case y)

  1. the twenty-fifth letter of the Latin alphabet, called ipsilon, i greco or i greca in Italian

Usage notesEdit

  • The letter Y is not considered part of the Italian alphabet. It is found mainly in loanwords.

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Y in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

MalayEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

Y

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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NupeEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y)

  1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y)

  1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Polish alphabet, called y or igrek and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

  • Y in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Y in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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NounEdit

Y m (plural Ys)

  1. fork (area where something forks)
    Synonyms: forquilha, bifurcação, ramificação

RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y)

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called igrec or i grec and written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.

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SaanichEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

Y

  1. The thirty-seventh letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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SomaliEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ʝ/, /ɪ̯/, /i̯/
  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ʝæ/

LetterEdit

Y upper case (lower case y)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Somali alphabet, called ya and written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by H and followed by A.

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SpanishEdit

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y)

  1. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet

TurkishEdit

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y)

  1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ye and written in the Latin script.

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VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔi˧˧ zaːj˨˩], [ʔi˧˧ ɣəː˨˩ zɛt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ jaːj˦˩], [ʔɪj˧˧ ɣəː˦˩ ʐɛt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ jaːj˨˩], [ʔɪj˧˧ ɣəː˨˩ ɹɛk̚˦˥]
  • Phonetic: i dài, i gờ rét

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y)

  1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called i dài or i gờ-rét and written in the Latin script.

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WelshEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ə/, /əː/

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y)

  1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by W.

MutationEdit

  • Y cannot be mutated but, being a vowel, does take h-prothesis, for example with the word ysgol (“school; ladder”):
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ysgol unchanged unchanged hysgol
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Further readingEdit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Y”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

YorubaEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called yí and written in the Latin script.

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ZuluEdit

LetterEdit

Y (upper case, lower case y)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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