From the name of the letter i (of which j was originally a variant) by affixing the /d͡ʒ/ sound to it. Compare French ji, and the similar derivation of Italian vu.
Generally changed to jay by association with kay.
jy (plural jies or jyes or jys)
From Dutch jij (which see), from Middle Dutch ji, northern form of gi.
jy (object jou, possessive jou)
| subjective | objective | possessive determiner | possessive pronoun | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | 1st | ek | my | myne | ||
| 2nd | jy | jou | joune | |||
| 2nd, formal | u | u s’n | ||||
| 3rd, masc | hy | hom | sy | syne | ||
| 3rd, fem | sy | haar | hare | |||
| 3rd, neut | dit | sy | syne | |||
| plural | 1st | ons | ons s’n | |||
| 2nd | julle / jul1 | julle s’n | ||||
| 3rd | hulle / hul1 | hulle s’n | ||||
| 1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence. | ||||||
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