Y

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 1.2 See also 2 English 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Abbreviation 2.3 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Letter 3.3 See also 4 Italian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Symbol

Y

1. (chemistry) Symbol for yttrium
2. (metrology) Symbol for prefix yotta-
3. (genetics) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for any pyrimidine
4. (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for tyrosine

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• 丫

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /waɪ/, SAMPA: /waI/
• Rhymes: -aɪ
• Homophones: wye, why (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

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Y

1. yes
2. (the Y) YMCA or YWCA

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Y

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, preceded by X and followed by Z.

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA: /ɛɪ/

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Y (capital, lowercase y)

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

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• Previous letter: X
• Next letter: Z

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈipsilon/, SAMPA: /"ipsilon/

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Y m. and f. inv.

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Latin alphabet