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

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Translingual

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

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. Doublet of U and V.

Letter

Y (lower case y)

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

See also

Symbol

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))

Gallery

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

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Letter

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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Noun

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.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

Interjection

Y

  1. Abbreviation of yes.

Noun

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.)

Noun

Y

  1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of year.

Etymology 3

Clippings.

Proper noun

the Y

  1. (Canada, US) Clipping of 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.

Noun

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, →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!”

Etymology 4

See IJ.

Proper noun

Y

  1. Obsolete form of IJ (“a lake (formerly a bay) adjoining the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands”).
    • 1813, William Müller, D. P., Topographical and Military Description of Germany and the Surrounding Country, 2nd edition, London: T. Egerton, pages 4–5:
      Amsterdam, Hol. fortif. on the gulf Y and the Amstel river, 27,000 ho. in the town, nearly as many in the suburbs; 210,000 inh. 1000 rp. 50,000 lm. 6000 sailors; well built, many canals, ground very damp and marshy, very clean streets, […]

Afar

Letter

Y

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

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /əɪ̯/

Letter

Y (upper case, lower case y)

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

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Noun

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

  1. Y

Azerbaijani

Letter

Y upper case (lower case y)

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

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Basque

Pronunciation

Letter

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 notes

  • Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.

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Central Franconian

Pronunciation

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

Letter

Y

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

Usage notes

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

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

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

    Letter

    Y

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

    Pronunciation 2

    Letter

    Y

    1. The twenty-fifth letter used in Pinyin.
    Usage notes
    • 《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).

    Dutch

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    Y (capital, lowercase y)

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

    See also

    • Previous letter: X
    • Next letter: Z

    Finnish

    Etymology

    The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and Y for information on the development of the glyph itself. In particular, the use of ⟨y⟩ for /y/ follows the Swedish orthography, which in turn follows Latin.

    Letter

    Y (upper case, lower case y)

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

    Derived terms

    compounds

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    German

    Pronunciation

    • (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/.

    Letter

    Y (upper case, lower case y)

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

    Hungarian

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    Y (upper case, lower case y)

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

    Declension

    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 terms

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    Ido

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    Y (lower case y)

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

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    Italian

    Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Pronunciation

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

    Letter

    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 notes

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

    See also

    References

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

    Kashubian

    Etymology

    The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and Y for development of the glyph itself.

    Letter

    Y (upper case, lower case y)

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

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    Lower Sorbian

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    Y (lower case y)

    1. The thirty-first letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, called y and written in the Latin script.

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    Malay

    Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia ms

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    Y

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

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    Nupe

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    Y (upper case, lower case y)

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

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    Polish

    Etymology

    The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and Y for development of the glyph itself.

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    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.

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    Portuguese

    Letter

    Y (upper case, lower case y)

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

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    Noun

    Y m (plural Ys)

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

    Romanian

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    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 notes

    Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.

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    Saanich

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    Y

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

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    Silesian

    Etymology

    The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and Y for development of the glyph itself.

    Letter

    Y (upper case, lower case y)

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

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    Somali

    Pronunciation

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

    Letter

    Y upper case (lower case y)

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

    Usage notes

    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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    Spanish

    Letter

    Y (upper case, lower case y)

    1. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet

    Tagalog

    Etymology

    From Spanish Y. Each pronunciation has a different source:

    • Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English Y.
    • Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜌ (ya).
    • Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish Y.

    Pronunciation

    • (letter name, Filipino alphabet): IPA(key): /waj/,

    • (letter name, Abakada alphabet): IPA(key): /ja/,

    • (letter name, Abecedario): IPA(key): /ˈje/,
    • (phoneme): IPA(key): /j/,
    • (phoneme, used as a vowel): IPA(key): /i/,
    • Rhymes: -aj, -a, -e

    Letter

    Y (upper case, lower case y, Baybayin spelling ᜏᜌ᜔)

    1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called way and written in the Latin script.

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    Letter

    Y (upper case, lower case y, Baybayin spelling ᜌ)

    1. The twentieth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abakada alphabet), called ya and written in the Latin script.

    Letter

    Y (upper case, lower case y, Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒ)

    1. (historical) The twenty-seventh letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called ye and written in the Latin script.

    Further reading

    • “Y”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

    Turkish

    Letter

    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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    Vietnamese

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    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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    Welsh

    Pronunciation

    • (standard) IPA(key): /ə/, /əː/

    Letter

    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.

    Mutation

    • 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 reading

    • 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

    Yoruba

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    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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    Zulu

    Letter

    Y (upper case, lower case y)

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

    See also

    Wikious
    Boobota
    Sagapedia