Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryENGLISH - LETTER
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Y (_lower case_, _upper case_ Y, _plural_ YS _or_ Y'S)
* The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called _wye_ and written in the Latin script.
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* (_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
y (lower case, upper case Y, plural ys or y's)
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The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wye and written in the Latin script.
- (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
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryTRANSLINGUAL - LETTER
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Y _lower case_ (_upper case_ Y)
* The twenty-fifth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
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* (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
y lower case (upper case Y)
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The twenty-fifth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
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(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
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(Variations of letter Y): Ýý Ỳỳ Ŷŷ
ẙ Ÿÿ Ỹỹ Ẏẏ Ȳȳ Ỷỷ Ỵỵ Ɏɏ Ƴƴ ʏ Yy Ꝡꝡ
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Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION
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English - Pronunciation
* (letter name): IPA(key): /ˈwaɪ/
* (phoneme): IPA(key): /i/, /aɪ/, /ə/, /j/
* Homophones: why, Wye, wye
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryENGLISH - ABBREVIATION
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Y
* Abbreviation of _year_.
* 2003, Howard Tanner, Sonia Jones, _Becoming a Successful Teacher of Mathematics_
Consider the following questions selected from the tests and estimate the proportion of Y8 pupils you would expect to answer correctly.
* (UK, television) Abbreviation of _youth_., usually followed by an age appropriate for the content so marked.
_Y7_
* (computing) Abbreviation of _yes_.
* (slang, text messaging, Internet) Abbreviation of _why_.
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* Y2K
y
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Abbreviation of year.
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(UK, television) Abbreviation of youth., usually followed by an
age appropriate for the content so marked.
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Y7
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(computing) Abbreviation of yes.
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(slang, text messaging, Internet)
Abbreviation of why.
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* U
* V
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryARAGONESE - ETYMOLOGY
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From Latin _et_, from Proto-Indo-European _*éti_.
From Latin et,
from Proto-Indo-European *éti.
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryARAGONESE - CONJUNCTION
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Y
* and
y
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and
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryASTURIAN - ETYMOLOGY
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Y
* and
y
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and
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryASTURIAN - PRONOUN
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Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryAZERI - LETTER
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Y _lower case_ (_upper case_ Y)
* The thirty-first letter of the Azeri alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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* (_Latin script letters_) HƏRF; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Əə, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Xx, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Qq, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, YY, Zz
y lower case (upper case Y)
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The thirty-first letter of the Azeri alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Latin script letters) hərf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Əə, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Xx, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Qq, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryDUTCH - PRONUNCIATION
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Dutch - Pronunciation
* (letter name): IPA(key): /ɛɪ/
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Dutch - See Also
* Previous letter: x
* Next letter: z
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryFALA - CONJUNCTION
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Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryFAROESE - PRONUNCIATION
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Faroese - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): /iː/
* Homophone: i
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IPA(key): /iː/
- Homophone: i
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryFAROESE - LETTER
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Y (_upper case_ Y)
* The twenty-sixth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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* (_Latin script letters_) BÓKSTAVUR; Aa, Áá, Bb, Dd, Ðð, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Íí, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Óó, Pp, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Úú, Vv, YY, Ýý, Ææ, Øø
y (upper case Y)
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The twenty-sixth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Latin script letters) bókstavur; Aa, Áá, Bb, Dd, Ðð, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Íí, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Óó, Pp, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Úú, Vv, Yy, Ýý, Ææ, Øø
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryFRENCH - ETYMOLOGY 1
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Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryFRENCH - EXTERNAL LINKS
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* “y” in _le Trésor de la langue française informatisé_ (_The Digitized Treasury of the French Language_).
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryGERMAN - PRONUNCIATION
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* (phoneme) IPA(key): /yː/, /y/, /ʏ/, /i/, /ɪ/, /j/
* (letter name) IPA(key): /ˈʏpsilɔn/
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryGERMAN - LETTER
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Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryGUARANÍ - NOUN
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Guaraní - Noun
Y
* water
y
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water
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryITALIAN - NOUN
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Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryKAMAYURÁ - NOUN
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Kamayurá - Noun
Y
* water
y
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water
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryKAMAYURÁ - REFERENCES
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* _Languages of the Amazon_ (2012, ISBN 0199593566)
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryLADIN - CONJUNCTION
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Y
* and
y
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and
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryLATIN - PRONUNCIATION
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* (Classical) IPA(key): /yː/
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryLATIN - NOUN
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Ȳ (_indeclinable_)
* The name of the letter _Y_.
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* (Latin’s names for the letters of its own alphabet): ā (A), bē (B), cē (C), dē (D), ē (E), ef (F), gē (G), hā (H), ī (I), kā (K), el (L), em (M), en (N), ō (O), pē (P), kū (Q), er (R), es (S), tē (T), ū (V), ix / īx / ex (X), ȳ (Y), zēta (Z)
ȳ (indeclinable)
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The name of the letter Y.
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(Latin’s names for the letters of its own alphabet): ā (A), bē (B),
cē (C), dē (D), ē (E), ef (F), gē (G), hā (H), ī (I), kā (K), el (L), em (M), en (N), ō (O), pē (P), kū (Q), er (R), es (S), tē (T), ū (V), ix / īx / ex (X), ȳ (Y), zēta (Z)
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryLATIN - REFERENCES
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* Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, _Latin Grammar_ (3rd ed., 1895), page 1
The Latin names for the letters… For Y the sound was used, for Z the Greek name (zēta).
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryMALAY - LETTER
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Y
* The twenty-fifth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
SEE ALSO
* (_Latin script letters_) 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
y
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The twenty-fifth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Latin script letters) 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
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryMANDINKA - PRONOUN
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Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryMIDDLE ENGLISH - PRONOUN
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Middle English - Pronoun
Y
* I
y
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I
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryNORWEGIAN - PRONUNCIATION
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* (letter name): IPA(key): /y̫ː/
* (phoneme): IPA(key): /y̫ː/, /y̫/
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryNORWEGIAN - LETTER
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Y
* The twenty-fifth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
USAGE NOTES
* Perhaps the most troublesome sound in Norwegian. Even some native speakers tend to merge it into IPA(key): /i(ː)/.
y
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The twenty-fifth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryOLD TUPI - PRONUNCIATION
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* IPA(key): /ˈʔɨ/
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryOLD TUPI - NOUN
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Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryOLD TUPI - REFERENCES
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Old Tupi - References
* LEMOS BARBOSA, A. _Curso de Tupi antigo_. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryPAPIAMENTU - CONJUNCTION
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Y
* and
y
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and
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryQUECHUA - ADVERB
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Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categorySPANISH - ETYMOLOGY 1
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Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categorySPANISH - ETYMOLOGY 2
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Spanish - Etymology 2
From Old Spanish _é_ or _e_, from Latin _et_.
ALTERNATIVE FORMS
* e
PRONUNCIATION
* (preconsonantal) IPA(key): /i/
* (prevocalic) IPA(key): /ʝ/
* Rhymes: -i
CONJUNCTION
Y
* and
* 1605, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, _Don Quijote de la Mancha_1, Chapter I:
Es, pues, de saber que este sobredicho hidalgo, los ratos que estaba ocioso —que eran los más del año—, se daba a leer libros de caballerías, con tanta afición Y gusto, que olvidó casi de todo punto el ejercicio de la caza Y aun la administración de su hacienda; Y llegó a tanto su curiosidad Y desatino en esto , que vendió muchas hanegas de tierra de sembradura para comprar libros de caballerías en que leer, Y, así, llevó a su casa todos cuantos pudo haber dellos.
You must know, then, that the above-named gentleman whenever he was at leisure (which was mostly all the year round) gave himself up to reading books of chivalry with such ardour and avidity that he almost entirely neglected the pursuit of his field-sports, and even the management of his property; and to such a pitch did his eagerness and infatuation go that he sold many an acre of tillageland to buy books of chivalry to read, and brought home as many of them as he could get.
* (in names of number) and
_setenta Y seis_ - “seventy-six”
* (in arithmetic) plus
_uno Y uno son dos_ - “one plus one is two”
* (informal) well
_¡Y por supuesto!_ - “well, of course!”
USAGE NOTES
* Before words that begin with the /i/ sound, the form _e_ is used instead.
From Old Spanish é or e, from Latin et.
y
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and
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1605, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quijote de la Mancha1, Chapter I:
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Es, pues, de saber que este sobredicho hidalgo, los ratos que estaba ocioso —que eran los más del año—, se daba a leer libros de caballerías, con tanta afición y gusto, que olvidó casi de todo punto el ejercicio de la caza y aun la administración de su hacienda; y llegó a tanto su curiosidad y desatino
en esto , que vendió muchas hanegas de tierra de sembradura para comprar libros de caballerías en que leer, y, así, llevó a su casa todos cuantos pudo haber dellos.
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You must know, then, that the above-named gentleman whenever he was at leisure (which was mostly all the year round) gave himself up to reading books of chivalry with such ardour and avidity that he almost entirely neglected the pursuit of his field-sports, and even the management of his property; and to such a pitch did his eagerness and infatuation go that he sold many an acre of tillageland to buy books of chivalry to read, and brought home as many of them as he could get.
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setenta y seis - “seventy-six”
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(in arithmetic) plus
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uno y uno son dos - “one plus one is two”
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(informal) well
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¡y por supuesto! - “well, of course!”
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Y (_lower case_, _upper case_ Y)
* The twenty-eighth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called _ye_ and written in the Latin script.
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* (_Latin script letters_) HARF; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, YY, Zz
y (lower case, upper case Y)
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The twenty-eighth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ye and written in the Latin script.
- (Latin script letters) harf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryTURKMEN - PRONUNCIATION
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* (phoneme) IPA(key): /ɯ/, /ɯː/
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* (_Latin script letters_) HARP; Aa, Bb, Çç, Dd, Ee, Ää, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Žž, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Ňň, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Ww, YY, Ýý, Zz,
- (Latin script letters) harp; Aa, Bb, Çç, Dd, Ee, Ää, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Žž, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Ňň, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Ww, Yy, Ýý, Zz,
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* (_Hà Nội_) IPA (key): /ʔi˧˧/
* (_Huế_) IPA (key): /ʔɪj˧˧/
* (_Hồ Chí Minh City_) IPA (key): /ʔɪj˧˥/
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryVIETNAMESE - NOUN
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Y
* he, him
y
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he, him
Which the Definition/Meaning of y in categoryWELSH - PRONUNCIATION
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Welsh - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): /ə/
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