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{{also|y|Ɏ|¥|丫|ㄚ|Appendix:Variations of "y"}}
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==Translingual==
{{wikipedia}}
 
===Etymology===
A late borrowing from the {{der|mul|grc|-}} letter {{m|grc|Υ||ypsilon}}, first used to write Greek loanwords in Latin, derived from the {{der|mul|phn|-}} letter {{m|phn|𐤅||waw}}, from the {{der|mul|egy|-}} hieroglyph {{m|egy|𓏲}}. {{doublet|mul|U|V}}.
 
===Letter===
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<gallery caption="Letter styles" perrow="3" mode="packed">
Image:Latin Y.png|Uppercase and lowercase versions of '''Y''', in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter Yy.pngsvg|Uppercase and lowercase '''Y''' in [[Fraktur]]
</gallery>
 
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===Pronunciation===
* {{qual|name of letter}} {{IPA|en|/waɪ/}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Y.wav|Audioa=Southern (UK)England}}
** {{audio|en|En-us-y.ogg|Audio (a=US)}}
* {{rhymes|en|aɪ|s=1}}
* {{homophones|en|wye|;|why}} (''in accents with the [[<aa:wine-whine merger]]'')>}}
 
===Etymology 1===
 
====Letter====
{{en-letter|upper=Y|lower=y}}
 
# {{Latn-def|en|letter|25|wye}}
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# A [[Y-shaped]] object, such as a railroad fork or a support for a telescope; a [[wye]], a [[bifurcation]].
# {{lb|en|lepidopterology}} A moth of the genus ''[[Plusia]]'', having markings resembling the letter [[Y]].
 
=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|en|Y worm}}
 
===Etymology 2===
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====Noun====
{{head|en|noun}}
 
# {{lb|en|stenoscript}} {{abbreviation of|en|year}}
 
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# {{obsolete form of|en|IJ|t={{place|en|a <<lake>> (formerly a <<bay>>) adjoining the city of [[Amsterdam]], <<c/Netherlands>>}}}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1813|author=William Müller,; D. P.|title=Topographical and Military Description of Germany and the Surrounding Country|edition=Second2nd|location=London|publisher=T. Egerton|page={{gbooks|t_l9wLsfcnYC|4|altpg=4–5|Y}}|passage=''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==
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|mn_note=Often realised as one syllable
|mn-t=uai5
|w=1uash:1wa i
|w_note=Often realised as one syllable; 1ua often pronounced as 1hhua
|cat=letters
}}
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===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|nl|/ɛɪ/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-Y.ogg|Audio}}
 
===Letter===
{{head|nl|letter|capital||lowercase|y}}
 
# Thethe twenty-fifth letter of the Dutch alphabet.
 
===See also===
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# {{Latn-def|fi|letter|24|yy}}
 
====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|fi|title=compounds
|Y-bosoni
|Y-kromosomi
|Y-liittymä
}}
 
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/fi}}
 
==French==
 
===Etymology===
From {{bor|fr|fro|Y}}, {{m|fro|Hy}}, {{m|fro|I}} from {{bor|fr|la|Iacum}}.<ref>https://dicotopo.cths.fr/places/P97397572</ref>
{{wikipedia|lang=fr|Y (Somme)}}
[[File:Plaque Y Somme.jpg|thumb|Y]]
 
===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{fr-IPA|i}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Y (ville).wav}}
* {{audio|fr|Y (ville).ogg}}
 
===Letter===
{{wikipedia|lang=fr}}
 
====Pronunciation====
* {{sense|letter name}} {{fr-IPA|i grec}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-Y-fr-Paris.ogg}}
{{head|fr|letter|capital||lowercase|y}}
 
# The twenty-fifth letter of the French alphabet.
 
====Related terms====
* [[i grec]]
 
===See also===
* Previous letter: [[X#French|X]]
* Next letter: [[Z#French|Z]]
 
===Proper noun===
{{fr-proper noun}}
 
# A French commune in the [[Somme]] [[département]].
 
====Related terms====
* [[Ypsilonien]], [[Ypsilonienne]]
* [[ypsilonien]], [[ypsilonienne]]
* [[Yssois]], [[Yssoise]]
* [[yssois]], [[yssoise]]
 
===References===
<references/>
 
{{C|fr|Botany}}
 
==German==
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===Pronunciation===
* {{q|letter name}} {{IPA|de|/ˈʏpsilɔn/}}
** {{audio|de|De-Y.ogg|Audio}}
* {{q|phoneme}}
** In Greek words generally {{IPAchar|/ʏ/|/yː/}}, but in unstressed syllables alternatively {{IPAchar|/i/}} (e.g. in {{m|de|poly-}}).
** In other borrowings, e.g. from English, {{IPAchar|/j/|/ɪ/|/iːi/|/aɪ̯/}}, etc.
** Natively only in proper nouns, mostly in {{m|de||-ay-, -ey-}}, both pronounced {{IPAchar|/aɪ̯/}}.
 
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{{head|de|letter|upper case||lower case|y}}
 
# The twenty-fifth letter of the German alphabet, called {{m|de|Ypsilon}}.
 
==Hungarian==
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# {{n-g|A letter of the extended Hungarian [[alphabet]], called ''{{l|hu|ipszilon}}'' and written in the [[Appendix:Latin script|Latin script]]}}.
 
====Usage notes====
* Also occurs as part of the digraphs {{m|hu|Gy}}, {{m|hu|Ly}}, {{m|hu|Ny}}, {{m|hu|Ty}}, though these are considered letters in their own right.
 
====Declension====
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===References===
<references />
 
==Kashubian==
 
===Etymology===
{{csb-ety-letter}}
 
===Letter===
{{head|csb|letter|upper case||lower case|y|}}
 
# {{Latn-def|csb|letter|31|}}
 
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/csb}}
 
==Lower Sorbian==
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===Pronunciation===
* {{a|Name of letter}} {{IPA|ms|[wai̯]|a=Name of letter}}
* {{a|Phoneme}} {{IPA|ms|[j]|a=Phoneme}}
 
===Letter===
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====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/str}}
 
==Silesian==
 
===Etymology===
{{szl-ety-letter}}
 
===Letter===
{{head|szl|letter|upper case||lower case|y|}}
 
# {{Latn-def|szl|letter|31}}
 
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/szl}}
 
==Slovene==
{{wikipedia|lang=sl}}
 
===Letter===
{{head|sl|letter|capital||lowercase|y}}
 
# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|33|alphabet name=Resian}}
 
==Somali==
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# the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet
 
==Tagalog==
 
===Etymology===
{{bor+|tl|es|Y}}. Each pronunciation has a different source:
* Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by {{der|tl|en|Y}}.
* Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character {{m|tl|{{tl-bay sc|ya}}}}.
* Abecedario pronunciation is from {{der|tl|es|Y}}.
 
===Pronunciation===
{{tl-pr
|wáy<qq:letter name, Filipino alphabet>
|yá<qq:letter name, Abakada alphabet>
|yé<qq:letter name, Abecedario>
|raw:/j/ [j]<qq:phoneme>
|-i<qq:phoneme, used as a vowel>
}}
 
===Letter===
{{tl-letter|b=way}}
 
# {{tl-letter-def|27|way|alph=fil}}
 
====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/tl}}
 
===Letter===
{{tl-letter|b=ya}}
 
# {{tl-letter-def|20|ya|alph=abak}}
 
===Letter===
{{tl-letter|b=ye}}
 
# {{lb|tl|historical}} {{tl-letter-def|27|ye|alph=abec}}
 
===Further reading===
* {{R:Pambansang Diksiyonaryo}}
 
==Turkish==
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===Pronunciation===
{{vi-pronIPA|i dài|i gờ-rét}}
 
===Letter===
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===Pronunciation===
* {{a|standard}} {{IPA|cy|/ə/|/əː/|a=standard}}
 
===Letter===
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