ÿ

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ÿ U+00FF, ÿ
LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS
Composition:y [U+0079] + ◌̈ [U+0308]
þ
[U+00FE]
Latin-1 Supplement Ā
[U+0100]

Translingual

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ÿ

  1. (mathematics) The second-order differential of y, using Newtonian calculus notation; the y-component of the acceleration.

Dutch

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Letter

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ÿ (upper case Ÿ)

  1. Used in old or handwritten texts as a ligature for ij: for example, lÿst = lijst (list).

French

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Letter

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ÿ (upper case Ÿ)

  1. Found in a few French names as variant of ï, such as Pierre Louÿs and L'Haÿ-les-Roses, indicating that the ÿ forms a diphthong.

Tlingit

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ÿ (upper case Ÿ)

  1. A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.
    Synonym:

See also

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Welsh

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Letter

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ÿ (upper case Ÿ)

  1. The letter Y, marked for one of its syllabic pronunciations, (/ɨː, ɨ̞/ or /iː, ɪ/), distinct from adjacent vowels.