Dictionary

y en · SYM · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /aɪ/ (phoneme)
• /i/ (phoneme)
• /j/ (phoneme)
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈwaɪ/ (letter, name)
• /ə/ (phoneme)
• /ɪ/ (phoneme)

Meanings

1. (letter, lowercase) The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wy or wye and written in the Latin script.

Forms

Relateds

and ye · as in yt · yͧ · this letter was sometimes used to approximate þ · Historically

y en · ADV · etymology 2

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

1. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable, slang) Abbreviation of why.
   alt of why

y en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of year.
   alt of year
   • Consider the following questions selected from the tests and estimate the proportion of Y8 pupils you would expect to answer correctly. 2003, Howard Tanner, Sonia Jones, Becoming a Successful Teacher of Mathematics:
2. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of youth, usually followed by an age appropriate for the content so marked.
   alt of usually followed by an age appropriate for the content so marked
   alt of youth
   • Y7

Deriveds

y-word · Y2K · y-front · y-wing · y-axis · y-intercept · y-direction

Relateds

mul:a · yr

wikidata: Q577

y en · PART · etymology 2

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of yes.
   alt of yes

Relateds

U · V