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English
Verb
vy (third-person singular simple present vies or vyes, present participle vying, simple past and past participle vied or vyed)
- Obsolete form of vie.
1698, John Milton, A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works, page 27:[…] and by continual Study had so incorporated the Phrase and Stile of that Apostle into all his familiar Letters, that the Imitation seem'd to vy with the Original.
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- vyg (also standard, less common)
Etymology
Backformation from vye, plural of vyg, from Dutch vijg.
Pronunciation
Noun
vy (plural vye)
- fig
Derived terms
Cornish
Pronoun
vy
- I, me
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech vy, from Proto-Slavic *vy, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
vy
- you (personal second person plural)
- you (formal second person singular)
Declension
Declension of vy (pl-only animate pronoun)
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plural
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| nominative
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vy
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| genitive
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vás
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| dative
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vám
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| accusative
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vás
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| vocative
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—
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| locative
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vás
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| instrumental
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vámi
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Derived terms
Related terms
Czech personal pronouns
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singular
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plural
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| 1st person
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já
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my
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| 2nd person
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familiar
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ty
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vy
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| polite
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vy
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| 3rd person
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m
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on
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oni*
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| f
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ona
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ony
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| n
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ono
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ona
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| reflexive
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sebe, se (clitic)
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| * animate referents only, for inanimate ones ony is used.
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Further reading
- vy in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- vy in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- vy in Internetová jazyková příručka
Malagasy
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
vy
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Mapudungun
Noun
vy (Raguileo spelling)
- name
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Mbyá Guaraní
Verb
vy
- to wake up, to get up
Conjugation
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French vue (“vision”).
Noun
vy m (definite singular vyen, indefinite plural vyer, definite plural vyene)
- perspective, outlook, vision
- Han har store vyer om framtida. ― He has great visions for the future.
References
- “vy” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “vy” in The Ordnett Dictionary
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French vue (“vision”).
Noun
vy m (definite singular vyen, indefinite plural vyar, definite plural vyane)
- perspective, outlook, vision
- Han har store vyar for framtida. ― He has great visions for the future.
References
- “vy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vy.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
vy
- you, ye (plural or dual, nominative)
- you (plural or dual, accusative)
Declension
Declension of the personal pronouns
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1st person
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2nd person
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Reflexive
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| Nominative
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jáz, já
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ty
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| Genitive
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mne, mě
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tebe, tě
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sebe, sě
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| Dative
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mně, mi
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tobě, ti
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sobě, si
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| Accusative
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mě, mne
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tě, tebe
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sě, sebe
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| Locative
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mně
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tobě
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sobě
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| Instrumental
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mnú
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tobú, tebú
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sobú, sebú
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| Possessive
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mój
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tvój
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svój
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| Dual
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1st person
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2nd person
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Reflexive
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| Nominative
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vě, va, ma
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vy
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—
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| Genitive
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najú
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vajú
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sebe, sě
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| Dative
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náma
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váma
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sobě, si
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| Accusative
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ny, najú
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vy, vajú
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sě, sebe
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| Locative
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najú
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vajú
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sobě
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| Instrumental
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náma
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váma
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sobú, sebú
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| Possessive
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náš, najú
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váš, vajú
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svój
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| Plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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Reflexive
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| Nominative
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my
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vy
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—
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| Genitive
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nás
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vás
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sebe, sě
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| Dative
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nám, nem
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vám, vem
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sobě, si
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| Accusative
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ny, nás
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vy, vás
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sě, sebe
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| Locative
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nás
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vás
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sobě
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| Instrumental
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námi
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vámi
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sobú, sebú
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| Possessive
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náš
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váš
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svój
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Descendants
References
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vy.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
vy
- you (personal second person plural)
- you (formal second person singular)
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
From French vue.
Pronunciation
Noun
vy c
- view
Declension
See also