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TranslingualEdit
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)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See alsoEdit
- (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 Y): Ýý Ỳỳ Ŷŷ ẙ Ÿÿ Ỹỹ Ẏẏ Ȳȳ Ỷỷ Ỵỵ Ɏɏ Ƴƴ ʏ Yy Ꝡꝡ
SymbolEdit
Y
- (chemistry) Symbol for yttrium
- (metrology) Symbol for prefix yotta-
- (genetics) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for any pyrimidine
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for tyrosine
- (travel, aviation) The reservation booking designator for the highest level of economy air fare.
- (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
See alsoEdit
Other representations of Y:
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /waɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɪ
- Homophones: wye, why (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
Etymology 1Edit
LetterEdit
Y (upper case, lower case y, plural Ys or Y's)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wye and written in the Latin script.
- Used for the Greek letter Υ (Y, “upsilon”).
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
NounEdit
Y (plural Ys)
- A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y.
- A Y-shaped object, such as a railroad fork or a support for a telescope; a wye, a bifurcation.
- (lepidopterology) A moth of the genus Plusia, having markings resembling the letter Y.
Etymology 2Edit
Abbreviation by shortening.
InterjectionEdit
Y
- Abbreviation of yes.
NounEdit
Y (plural Ys)
- Abbreviation of year. (In some contexts as YY or YYYY to indicate only the last 2-digits or all 4-digits.)
NounEdit
Y
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of year.
Proper nounEdit
the Y
- (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.
- 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections
NounEdit
Y (plural Ys)
- (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.
AfarEdit
LetterEdit
Y
- The twenty-second and final letter in the Afar alphabet.
See alsoEdit
AfrikaansEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Y (upper case, lower case y)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz
NounEdit
AzerbaijaniEdit
LetterEdit
Y upper case (lower case y)
- The thirty-first letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
BasqueEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Y (upper case, lower case y)
- 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.
See alsoEdit
Central FranconianEdit
PronunciationEdit
- /i/, (German-based also) /y/, /yː/
LetterEdit
Y
- A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
- 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
LetterEdit
Y
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2Edit
LetterEdit
Y
- 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)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Dutch alphabet.
See alsoEdit
FinnishEdit
LetterEdit
Y (upper case, lower case y)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called yy and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ˈʏpsilɔn/
Audio (file)
- (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)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the German alphabet.
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Y (upper case, lower case y)
- A letter of the extended Hungarian alphabet, called ipszilon and written in the Latin script.
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
IdoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Y (lower case y)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (letter name) IPA(key): /i‿ɡˈɡrɛ.ka/, /i‿ɡˈɡrɛ.ko/, /ˈi.psi.lon/[1]
- Rhymes: -ipsilon
- (phonemic realization) IPA(key): /j/, /i/ (varies depending on the loanword)
LetterEdit
Y f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case y)
- 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
- (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
- Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Y in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
MalayEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Y
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
NupeEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Y (upper case, lower case y)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Y (upper case, lower case y)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Polish alphabet, called y or igrek and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż
Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
LetterEdit
Y (upper case, lower case y)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
NounEdit
Y m (plural Ys)
- fork (area where something forks)
- Synonyms: forquilha, bifurcação, ramificação
RomanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Y (upper case, lower case y)
- 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.
See alsoEdit
SaanichEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Y
- The thirty-seventh letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
SomaliEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Y upper case (lower case y)
- The twenty-second letter of the Somali alphabet, called ya and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- The twenty-second letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by H and followed by A.
See alsoEdit
SpanishEdit
LetterEdit
Y (upper case, lower case y)
- the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet
TurkishEdit
LetterEdit
Y (upper case, lower case y)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ye and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
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)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called i dài or i gờ-rét and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Y (upper case, lower case y)
- 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 | |||
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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. |
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
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)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called yí and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
ZuluEdit
LetterEdit
Y (upper case, lower case y)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.