ye
English Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Middle English ye, ȝe, from Old English ġē (“ye”), the nominative case of the second-person plural personal pronoun, from Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *jīz, a North-West variant of Proto-Germanic *jūz (“ye”), from Proto-Indo-European *yūs, *yū́ (“ye”), plural of *túh₂. Cognate with Scots ye (“ye”), Saterland Frisian jie, Dutch gij, jij, je (“ye”), Low German ji, jie (“ye”), German ihr (“ye”), Danish and Swedish I (“ye”), Icelandic ér (“ye”). See also you.
Pronunciation Edit
Pronoun Edit
ye (personal pronoun)
- (archaic outside Northern England, Cornwall, Ireland, Newfoundland) You (the people being addressed).
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], part II (books IV–VI), London: […] [Richard Field] for William Ponsonby, →OCLC, stanza 17, page 512:
- My liefe (ſayd ſhe) ye know, that long ygo, / Whileſt ye in durance dwelt, ye to me gaue / A little mayde, the which ye chylded tho ; / The ſame againe if now ye liſt to haue, / The ſame is yonder Lady, whom high God did ſaue.
- 1671, Elisha Coles, chapter 6, in ΧΡΙΣΤΟΛΟΓΙΑ: Or, a Metrical Paraphraſe on the Hiſtory of Our Lord and Saviour Jeſus Chriſt : Dedicated to His Univerſal Church[1]:
- Queſtion me then no more; whate'er ye want, / Ask in my Name, and God ſhall ſurely grant. / You've asked nothing yet for Jesus sake : / Ask and receive, and of my joyes partake.
- 1995, Elizabeth II, “Legal Notice 247 of 1996”, in Hong Kong Government Gazette[2], page B1096:
- Know Ye that We have declared and by these Presents do declare our Will and Pleasure as follows— […]
- (archaic) You (the singular person being addressed).
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick[3], chapter 23:
- Know ye now, Bulkington? Glimpses do ye seem to see of that mortally intolerable truth; that all deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea; [...]
Usage notes Edit
Ye was originally used only for the nominative case (as the subject), and only for the second-person plural. Later, ye was used as a subject or an object, either singular or plural, which is the way that you is used today. In modern Hiberno-English usage, ye is used as a subject or an object in the plural, to contrast with you (singular).
Synonyms Edit
- (second-person plural): See Thesaurus:y'all
Derived terms Edit
References Edit
- Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [4]
Etymology 2 Edit
From Middle English þe. Early press typographies lacked the letter þ (“thorn”), for which the letter y was substituted due to their resemblance in blackletter hand (etymological y was for a while distinguished by a dot, ẏ). Short form yͤ continued long after the digraph th had replaced þ elsewhere.
Alternative forms Edit
- ye, yͤ
Pronunciation Edit
- Traditionally pronounced the same as the, but now often pronounced with the ordinary sound of ⟨y⟩: IPA(key): /jiː/
Article Edit
ye
- (archaic, definite) The.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Timothy 1:17, column 2:
- Now vnto yͤ king eternal, immortall, inuiſible, the onely wiſe God, be honour and glory for euer ⁊ euer. Amen.
- 1647, The old deluder, Satan, Act. (cited in American Public School Law, K. Alexander, M. Alexander, 1995)
- It being one cheife proiect of ye ould deluder, Satan, to keepe men from the knowledge of Scriptures, as in formr times by keeping ym in an unknowne tongue, so in these lattr times by perswading from ye use of tongues, yt so at least ye true sence & meaning of ye originall might be clouded by false glosses of saint seeming deceivers, yt learning may not be buried in ye church and commonwealth, the Lord assisting or endeavors,—
- Ye Olde Medicine Shoppe (pseudoarchaic)
Derived terms Edit
Etymology 3 Edit
Interjection Edit
ye
Etymology 4 Edit
Noun Edit
ye (plural yes)
Translations Edit
Anagrams Edit
Asturian Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
ye
Azerbaijani Edit
Verb Edit
ye
Bambara Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Postposition Edit
ye
- at, towards
- for
- N ye nin kɛ Madu ye
- I did this for Madou
- with
- N bɛ n ko ni safunɛ ye
- I wash myself with soap
Etymology 2 Edit
Verb Edit
ye (auxiliary)
- (verbal auxiliary for transitive verbs) marks an action which is accomplished
- Ne ye moto san
- I bought a motorbike
Etymology 3 Edit
Verb Edit
ye
- (transitive) to see
- Ne m'a ye fɔlɔ
- I haven't seen him yet
Derived terms Edit
Catawba Edit
Noun Edit
ye
Usage notes Edit
- Catawba nouns do not inflect for number.
- Many of Catawba's names for tribes incorporate this word, e.g. yę iswa (“the Catawba”, literally “people of the river”), yę manterą (“the Cherokee”, literally “people born in/on the land”).
- The vowel of this word is generally nasalized; this is reflected in different ways or not at all in different transcriptions: ye, yę, yen. Sometimes, an initial i, also nasalized, is found: inyen / įyę.
References Edit
- 1858, Oscar M. Lieber, Vocabulary of the Catawba Language
- 1900, Albert S. Gatschet, Grammatic Sketch of the Catawba Language (published in the American Anthropologist)
- 1942, Frank G. Speck and C. E. Shaeffer, Catawba Kinship and Social Organization
- 1945, Frank T. Siebert, Jr., Linguistic Classification of Catawba (published in the International Journal of American Linguistics)
Fula Edit
Etymology Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Particle Edit
ye
References Edit
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
Haitian Creole Edit
Etymology Edit
From French est (“is”), third person singular of the indicative present of être (“to be”).
Verb Edit
ye
Ido Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Preposition Edit
ye
- to, at, by (preposition used when no other fits the meaning)
- Lu kaptis la kavalo per lazo ye la kolo.
- He/she captured the horse by a lasso to the neck.
- Ye la angulo di la strado.
- At the corner of the street.
- Ilu prenis elu ye la tayo.
- He took her by the waist.
Noun Edit
ye (plural ye-i)
- The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.
See also Edit
Japanese Edit
Romanization Edit
ye
Mandarin Edit
Romanization Edit
ye
- Nonstandard spelling of yē.
- Nonstandard spelling of yé.
- Nonstandard spelling of yě.
- Nonstandard spelling of yè.
Usage notes Edit
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Maquiritari Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
ye
- (Ye'kwana dialect) Alternative form of iye (“wood, tree”)
Middle English Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Old English ġē, from Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́ (with the nominative ending added). Compare the second-person dual pronoun ȝit.
Alternative forms Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Pronoun Edit
ye (accusative yow, genitive youres, youren, possessive determiner your)
- Second-person plural pronoun: ye, you (plural).
- c. 1225, “Introduction”, in Ancrene Ƿiſſe (MS. Corpus Christi 402)[5], Herefordshire, published c. 1235, folio 1, verso; republished at Cambridge: Parker Library on the Web, 2018 January:
- Ant ȝe mine leoue ſuſtren habbeð moni dei icrauet on me efter riƿle
- And you, my beloved sisters, have asked me for a rule many times.
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)[6], published c. 1410, Matheu 16:15, page 9r, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
- iheſus ſeide to hem / but whom ſeyn ȝe me to be .·?
- Jesus said to them, "But who do you say I am?"
- (formal) second-person singular pronoun: you (singular).
- a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “Book II”, in Troilus and Criseyde, lines 22–28:
- Ȝe knowe ek that in fourme of ſpeche is chaunge / With-inne a thousand ȝeer, and wordes tho /That hadden pris now wonder nyce and ſtraunge /Us thenketh hem, and ȝet thei ſpake hem so / And ſpedde as wel in loue as men now do / Ek forto wynnen loue in ſondry ages / In ſondry londes, ſondry ben vſages […]
- You also know that the form of language is in flux; / within a thousand years, words / that had currency; really weird and bizarre / they seem to us now, but they still spoke them / and accomplished as much in love as men do now. / As for winning love across ages and / across nations, there are lots of usages […]
Usage notes Edit
The formal singular usage, following the T-V distinction, was used to address one's superiors, elders or others to whom one might wish to show politeness or respect.
Descendants Edit
Verb Edit
ye (present participle yeyn)
- Address a single person by the use of the pronoun ye instead of thou.
- 1511, Promptorium Parvulorum (de Worde), sig. M.iiiᵛ/2
- Yeyn or sey ye with worshyp, viso.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1511, Promptorium Parvulorum (de Worde), sig. M.iiiᵛ/2
See also Edit
nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | possessive | |||
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singular | 1st-person | I, ich, ik | me | min mi1 |
min | ||
2nd-person | þou | þe | þin þi1 |
þin | |||
3rd-person | m | he | him hine2 |
him | his | his hisen | |
f | sche, heo | hire heo |
hire | hire hires, hiren | |||
n | hit | hit him2 |
his, hit | — | |||
dual3 | 1st-person | wit | unk | unker | |||
2nd-person | ȝit | inc | inker | ||||
plural | 1st-person | we | us, ous | oure | oure oures, ouren | ||
2nd-person4 | ye | yow | your | your youres, youren | |||
3rd-person | inh. | he | hem he2 |
hem | here | here heres, heren | |
bor. | þei | þem, þeim | þeir | þeir þeires, þeiren |
1Used preconsonantally or before h.
2Early or dialectal.
3Dual pronouns are only sporadically found in Early Middle English; after that, they are replaced by plural forms. There are no third-person dual forms in Middle English.
4Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References Edit
- “yẹ̄, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 May 2018.
Etymology 2 Edit
From Old English gēa, from Proto-West Germanic *jā, from Proto-Germanic *ja.
Alternative forms Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Adverb Edit
ye
Descendants Edit
References Edit
- “yē, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3 Edit
Noun Edit
yë (plural yën)
- Alternative form of eie
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Prologues”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC, lines 9–10:
- And smale foweles maken melodye, / That slepen al the nyght with open yë.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 4 Edit
Article Edit
ye
- (chiefly Northern) Alternative form of þe (“the”)
Etymology 5 Edit
Pronoun Edit
ye
- (chiefly Northern) Alternative form of þe (“thee”)
Norn Edit
Etymology Edit
Adverb Edit
ye
- (Orkney) not
Pali Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Pronoun Edit
ye
- masculine nominative/accusative plural of ya (“who (relative)”)
Scots Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Pronoun Edit
ye (second person, singular or plural; possessive determiner yer, possessive pronoun yers, singular reflexive yersel, plural reflexive yersel)
See also Edit
personal pronoun | possessive pronoun |
possessive determiner | |||||
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subjective | objective | reflexive | |||||
first person | singular | A I, ik |
me mei |
masel mysel |
mines | ma my | |
plural | we | us, we's hus |
oorsels, oorsel wirsels, wirsel |
oors wirs |
oor wir | ||
second person | singular | standard (formal) | ye you, yow |
ye you, yow |
yersel yoursel |
yers yours |
yer your |
Insular (informal) | thoo | thee | thysel, theesel | thines | thy, thee, thees | ||
plural | ye, yese you, youse |
ye, yese you, youse theer |
yesels yoursels |
yers yours |
yer your | ||
third person | singular | masculine | he, e | him, im | himsel, hissel | his, is | his, is |
feminine | she | her, er | hersel | hers | her, er | ||
neuter | it hit |
it hit |
itsel hitsel |
its hits |
its hits | ||
genderless, nonspecific (formal) |
ane | ane | – | – | ane's | ||
plural | thay | thaim | thaimsel, thaimsels | thairs | thair |
Spanish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: ye
Noun Edit
ye f (plural yes)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Y.
- Synonym: i griega
Usage notes Edit
- "Ye" was recommended by the Real Academia Española as a simpler name for the more common i griega (literally “Greek i”). Adoption of it has been slow.
Further reading Edit
- “ye”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog Edit
Etymology Edit
From Spanish ye, the Spanish name of the letter Y/y.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
ye (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒ)
- (historical) The name of the Latin-script letter Y/y, in the Abecedario.
Turkish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun Edit
ye
- The name of the Latin-script letter Y.
See also Edit
- (Latin-script letter names) harf; a, be, ce, çe, de, e, fe, ge, yumuşak ge, he, ı, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, ö, pe, re, se, şe, te, u, ü, ve, ye, ze
Etymology 2 Edit
Borrowed from Persian یه (ye).
Noun Edit
ye
- Last letter of the Arabic alphabet: ي
- Previous: و
Etymology 3 Edit
Verb Edit
ye
Uzbek Edit
Verb Edit
ye
- imperative of yemoq
Volapük Edit
Conjunction Edit
ye
Yola Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Contraction Edit
ye
Etymology 2 Edit
From Middle English ye, from Old English ġē, from Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ.
Pronoun Edit
ye
- you[1]
- 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1:
- Ye be welcome, hearthilee welcome, mee joees,
- You are welcome, heartily welcome, my joys,
Derived terms Edit
Etymology 3 Edit
Article Edit
ye
- Alternative form of a (“the”)[1]
- 1867, “Prologue”, in CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
- Ye soumissive Spakeen o'ouz Dwelleres o' Baronie Forthe, Weisforthe.
- The humble Address of the Inhabitants of the Barony of Forth, Wexford.
Etymology 4 Edit
Determiner Edit
ye
- Pronunciation spelling of yer (“your”).[2]
- 1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 14:
- Thou liest valse co secun that thou an ye thick,
- You lie false, said the second, that you and your kid,
References Edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 80, 94 & 114
- ^ Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129
Yoruba Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
yè
- (Idanre, Ondo) mother
- (Idanre, Ondo) a term of endearment or respect for an older woman or female relative
Usage notes Edit
- (term of endearment): usually used with mi (“third-person singular possessive pronoun”).
- (both senses): follow greetings and pleasantries.
Etymology 2 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
yé
- (transitive) to understand
- Ṣó yé yín? ― Do you understand?
- Kò yé mi ― I don't understand
Etymology 3 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
yé
Etymology 4 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
yè
- (intransitive) to survive
- Ògún yè, mo yè ― Ogun survives, I survive
Etymology 5 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
yé
- (transitive) to lay (eggs)
- Adìẹ mi ti yé ẹyin ― My hen's laid eggs
Zulu Edit
Pronoun Edit
-ye
- Combining stem of yena.