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y

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noun (1)

ˈwī How to pronounce y (audio)
plural y's or ys ˈwīz How to pronounce y (audio)
often capitalized, often attributive
1
a
: the 25th letter of the English alphabet
b
: a graphic representation of this letter
c
: a speech counterpart of orthographic y
2
: a graphic device for reproducing the letter y
3
: one designated y especially as the 25th in order or class or the second in order or class when x is made the first
4
: something shaped like the letter Y

y

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abbreviation

1
yard
2
year

Y

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noun (2)

ˈwī How to pronounce Y (audio)
1
: ymca
2
: ywca

Y

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symbol

yttrium

-y

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adjective suffix

variants or less commonly -ey
ē;
 in some dialects, especially British, Southern US, and New England, often  but not shown at individual entries i
1
a
: characterized by : full of
blossomy
dirty
muddy
clayey
b
: having the character of : composed of
icy
waxy
c
: like : like that of
homey
wintry
—often with a disparaging connotation
stagy
2
a
: tending or inclined to
sleepy
chatty
b
: giving occasion for (specified) action
teary
c
: performing (specified) action
curly

-y

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noun suffix (1)

 same 
plural -ies
1
: state : condition : quality
beggary
2
: activity, place of business, or goods dealt with
chandlery
laundry
3
: whole body or group
soldiery

-y

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noun suffix (2)

plural -ies
: instance of a (specified) action
entreaty
inquiry

-y

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noun suffix (3)

see -ie

Example Sentences

Noun (1) a word that starts with a y a word that starts with y

Word History

Etymology

Adjective suffix

Middle English, from Old English -ig; akin to Old High German -īg -y, Latin -icus, Greek -ikos, Sanskrit -ika

Noun suffix (1)

Middle English -ie, from Anglo-French, from Latin -ia, from Greek -ia, -eia

Noun suffix (2)

Middle English -ie, from Anglo-French, from Latin -ium

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

circa 1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of y was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing y

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