y

Takođe pogledajte: y', u, ყ, i Dodatak:Varijante od "y"

y U+0079, y LATIN SMALL LETTER Y ← x [U+0078] Basic Latin z → [U+007A]

ｙ U+FF59, ｙ FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER Y ← ｘ [U+FF58] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｚ → [U+FF5A]

Translingual

Letter

y (upper case Y)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the osnovni moderni Latinski alfabet.

Šablon:Tit2

• (Latinski tekst):  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

Pronunciation

• IPA:

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Symbol

y

1. (metrology) Symbol for the prefix yocto-.
2. (IPA) close front rounded vowel
3. Denoting an item that is twenty-fifth in a list.

Gallery

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

See also

Other representations of Y:

NATO phonetic: Yankee Morse code: –·–– Braille: ⠽ ASL Manual: Y

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

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English

Pronunciation

• (letter name): MFA^(ključ): /ˈwaɪ/

• Audio (GA):

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• (phoneme): MFA^(ključ): /i/, /ɪ/, /aɪ/, /ə/, /j/
• Homophones: why, Wye, wye

Letter

y (lower case, upper case Y, plural y's)

1. The twenty-peti letter of the Engleski alphabet, called wye and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• The name of this letter is spelled wy or wye

See also

• (Latinica-tekst slova) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
• Historically, this letter was sometimes used to approximate þ, as in yt and ye (which see for more).

Noun

y

1. Skraćenica od 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.

2. (UK, television) Skraćenica od youth., usually followed by an age appropriate for the content so marked.

   Y7

3. (computing) Skraćenica od yes.

Adverb

y (not comparable)

1. (slang, text messaging, Internet slang) Skraćenica od why.

Derived terms

• Y2K

See also

• U
• V

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Aragonese

Etymology

From Latinski et, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.

Conjunction

y

1. and

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latinski et, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.

Conjunction

y

1. and

Pronoun

y (y (or -y), plural ys/yos or -ys/-yos)

1. Pronoun for the third-person singular indirect object.

   da-y pan

   give him/her bread

Usage notes

• Usually seen as -y

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Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) MFA^(ključ): /j/

Letter

y lower case (upper case Y)

1. The thirty-prvi letter of the Azerbejdžanski alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latinica-tekst slova) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

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Catalan

Conjunction

y

1. Obsolete form of i (“and”).

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Cornish

Pronunciation

• MFA^(ključ): /iː/

Pronoun

y

1. (Standard Cornish) they (third person plural pronoun)
2. (Standard Cornish, Standard Written Form) his

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• ij (in some words)

Pronunciation

• (letter name): MFA^(ključ): /ɛɪ/, /iˈɡrɛk/, /ˌɣrik.sə ˈɛɪ/

• Audio:

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Letter

y (lower case, upper case Y)

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

Usage notes

In certain dialects the letter is pronounced similar to IPA: /ji:/. In these dialects, they will actually write "y" such as in "jy" (IPA: /ji:/) instead of modern standard Dutch jij (IPA: /jɛɪ/).

See also

• Previous letter: x
• Next letter: z

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Fala

Conjunction

y

1. Alternative form of i

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• MFA^(ključ): /iː/
• Homophone: i

Letter

y (upper case Y)

1. The twenty-šesti letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latinica-tekst slova) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Letter

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

See also

• (Latinica-tekst slova) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

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French

Etymology 1

From i grec (“Greek i”), referring to the letter upsilon (Υ), originally borrowed from the Greek alphabet, as opposed to "Latin i" (I).

Pronunciation

• (letter name) MFA^(ključ): /i.ɡʁɛk/

Letter

y

1. a letter in the French alphabet, after x and before z

Etymology 2

10th century; from Stari Francuski i, from Latinski hīc (“here”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰi-ḱe (“this, here”)), with meaning influenced by Stari Francuski iv (“there, thither”), itself from Latinski ibī. Derivation from the latter poses difficulty from a phonetic standpoint.

Pronunciation

• MFA^(ključ): /i/
• Homophones: hie, hies, hient, i

Pronoun

y (adverbial)

1. there (at a place)

   Il est dans la maison. Il y est.

   He is in the house. He is there.

2. there, thither (to there)

   Nous allons au Mexique. Nous y allons.

   We are going to Mexico. We are going there.

3. Used as a pronoun to replace à followed by an indirect object.
   1. With verbs: see Appendix:French verbs followed by à for verbs which use this structure.
   2. (archaic) With adjectives. Only used with handful of adjectives (the most usual being y compris, which is a special case), mainly in legal language.

      personnes y nommées ― Persons named there

      procédures y afférentes ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

      documents y relatifs ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

      eaux y affluentes ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Related terms

French personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Reflexive	Accusative (direct complement)	Dative (indirect complement)	Locative (at)	Genitive (of)	Disjunctive (tonic)
Singular	First	—	je, j’	me, m’			—	—	moi
	Second	—	tu	te, t’			—	—	toi
	Third	Masculine	il	se, s’	le, l’	lui	y	en	lui, soi
		Feminine	elle		la, l’				elle, soi
		—	on		—	—	—	—	soi
Plural	First	—	nous	nous			—	—	nous
	Second	—	vous	vous			—	—	vous
	Third	Masculine	ils	se, s’	les	leur	y	en	eux, soi
		Feminine	elles						elles, soi

Etymology 3

Eye dialect spelling of il. or Contraction of il. .

Pronunciation

• MFA^(ključ): /i/

Pronoun

y

1. (Quebec, France, colloquial) He: alternative form of il
2. (Quebec, France, colloquial) They: alternative form of ils
3. (Quebec, colloquial) They: alternative form of elles

Further reading

• “y” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Fula

Pronunciation

• MFA^(ključ): /j/

Letter

1. A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• Šablon:U:ff:common

See also

• Šablon:list:Latin script letters/ff

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German

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) MFA^(ključ): /yː/, /y/, /ʏ/, /i/, /ɪ/, /j/
• (letter name) MFA^(ključ): /ˈʏpsilɔn/

Letter

y

1. the letter y

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Guaraní

Noun

y

1. water

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

Contraction of yo.

Pronunciation

• MFA^(ključ): /j/

Pronoun

y

1. Contraction of yo.

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Ido

Pronunciation

• (context pronunciation) MFA^(ključ): /j/
• (letter name) MFA^(ključ): /je/

Letter

y (upper case Y)

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

See also

• (Latinica-tekst slova) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Italian

Noun

y m or f (invariable)

1. See under Y

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Španski y and Portugalski e .

Conjunction

y

1. and

References

• Šablon:R:kea:Gonçalves

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Kamayurá

Noun

y

1. Alternative form of 'ɨ

References

• Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN 0199593566

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Ladin

Conjunction

y

1. and

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Latgalian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) MFA^(ključ): /ɨ/

Letter

y (upper case Y)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Latgalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• Šablon:list:Latin script letters/ltg

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Latin

Pronunciation

• () MFA^(ključ): /yː/, [yː]
• () MFA^(ključ): /i/, [iː]

Noun

y

1. A name of the letter Y.

Synonyms

• (name of the letter Y): ī graeca
• (name of the letter Y): ȳpsīlon

Coordinate terms

• Šablon:Latin letter names of the Roman alphabet

References

• y in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• 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).

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Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) MFA^(ključ): /iː/

Letter

y (upper case Y)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Lithuanian alphabet, called i ilgoji and written in the Latin script.

See also

• Šablon:list:Latin script letters/lt

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Malay

Letter

y (lower case, upper case Y)

1. The twenty-peti letter of the Malajski alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• Šablon:list:Latin script letters/ms

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Mandinka

Pronoun

y

1. they, them (personal pronoun)

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Manx

Article

y

1. Alternative form of yn

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Mbyá Guaraní

Noun

y

1. water

References

• Léxico Guaraní, dialeto Mbyá : versão para fins acadêmicos (1998)

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Stari Engleski iċ.

Pronoun

y

1. Alternative form of I

Etymology 2

From Stari Engleski in.

Preposition

y

1. Alternative form of in (“in”)

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Middle French

Adverb

y

1. there (in a given place)
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 12:

     Or me dictes fist Lancelot, des lettres qui illec sont escriptes, savez vous qui les y fist mettre

     Now tell me, said Lancelot, about these letters that are written here, do you know who put them here?

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Norwegian

Pronunciation

• (letter name): MFA^(ključ): /yː/
• (phoneme): MFA^(ključ): /yː/, /y/

• Audio:

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Letter

y

1. The twenty-peti letter of the Norveški alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• Perhaps the most troublesome sound in Norwegian. Even some native speakers tend to merge it into /i(ː)/.

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Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• MFA^(ključ): /ˈʔɨ/

Noun

y

1. water
2. river

References

• LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.

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Papiamentu

Alternative forms

• i (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Španski y and Portugalski e and Kabuverdianu i.

Conjunction

y

1. and

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Audio (BR):

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Letter

y (lower case, upper case Y)

1. The twenty-peti letter of the Portugalski alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latinica-tekst slova) letra; A a (Á á, À à,  â, àã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Quechua

Adverb

y

1. really, truly

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Spanish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) MFA^(ključ): /ʝ/, /i/
• (letter name) (Castilian)
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• (Latin America)
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Letter

y (lower case, upper case Y)

1. The twenty-šesti letter of the Španski alphabet, called ye or i griega and written in the Latin script.

See also

• Šablon:list:Latin script letters/es

Etymology 2

From Old Spanish é or e, from Latinski et.

Alternative forms

• e
• i (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (preconsonantal) MFA^(ključ): /i/
• (prevocalic) MFA^(ključ): /ʝ/
• Rime: -i

Conjunction

y

1. and
   • 1605, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quijote de la Mancha¹, 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.

2. (in names of number) and

   setenta y seis ― seventy-six

3. (in arithmetic) plus, and

   uno y uno son dos ― one plus one is two

4. (informal) well

   ¡Y por supuesto! ― Well, of course!

5. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the

   Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? ― But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore?

   ¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? ― How about the girl? Is she safe?

   ¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. ― Where are the files? I should take a look at them.

Usage notes

• Before words that begin with the /i/ sound, the form e is used instead.

Further reading

• “y” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Turkish

Letter

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Turski alphabet, called ye and written in the Latin script.

See also

• Šablon:list:Latin script letters/tr

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Turkmen

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) MFA^(ključ): /ɯ/, /ɯː/

Letter

y (upper case Y)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called y and written in the Latin script.

See also

• Šablon:list:Latin script letters/tk

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 伊.

Noun

y

1. (archaic, literary) he; him; she; her
   • 1958, Nguyễn Đổng Chi, "Thạch Sùng còn thiếu mẻ kho hay là Sự tích con mối" (Kho tàng truyện cố tích Việt Nam nr. 36), NXB Văn sử địa

     Hồi đó ở kinh đô có một người em hoàng hậu họ Vương. Y cũng là tay cự phú nổi tiếng tiền rừng biển bạc và xài phí vào bậc nhất.

     At the time, there was in the capital a brother of the queen of the Wáng family. He was also a famous for being immensely rich and was an extravagant spender of first degree.

2. (formal, derogatory) he/him, that jerk/prick/thug/criminal

See also

• thị

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 依.

Adverb

y

1. (informal) exactly; precisely (like)

   y như ― exactly like/as

   y như thật ― so realistic (literally, “exactly like real life”)

   y chang ― very much like

Derived terms

Izvedeni termini

• y chang
• y chóc
• y hệt
• y xì

 

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Wayampi

Noun

y

1. Alternative form of ɨɨ (“water”)

   ay'ú. ― I drink water.

References

• Handbook of Amazonian Languages, volume 4 (1998), edited by Desmond C. Derbyshire, Geoffrey K. Pullum

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• MFA^(ključ): /ə/

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• 'r (used after vowels)
• yr (used before vowels)

Article

y (definite) (triggers soft mutation of a feminine singular noun, except ll and rh remain unmutated)

1. the

   y bachgen ― the boy

   y ferch ― the girl

   y llong ― the ship

   y bechgyn ― the boys

   y merched ― the girls

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• yr (used before vowels)

Particle

y

1. (literary) that (preverbal particle used to mark a subordinate clause)

   Wyt ti'n meddwl y gall hi ddod?

   Do you think that she can come?

   Mae hi'n gwybod y byddet ti'n gwrando arni hi.

   She knows that you would listen to her.

2. (literary) which, whom (particle used with indirect relative clauses)

   y dyn y dysgais ei fab ― the man whose son I taught

   y ferch y gwrandewais arni ― the girl to whom I listened

3. (literary) preverbal particle used to mark an affirmative verb in a main clause
   • 1620, William Morgan, Y Bibl Cyssegr-lan, Genesis 1:1

     Yn y dechreuad y creodd Duw y nefoedd a’r ddaear.

     In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Usage notes

• y is almost always omitted in colloquial speech.
• y is used to mean 'that' (i.e. mark a subordinate clause) when the subordinate clause begins with an affirmative form of bod not in the present tense, or another affirmative verb in any tense apart from the preterite.

Related terms

• bod
• mai
• i

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Zulu

Letter

y (lower case, upper case Y)

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

See also

• (Latinica-tekst slova) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z