ü

See also: Appendix:Variations of "u"

ü U+00FC, ü LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS Composition: u [U+0075] + ◌̈ [U+0308] ← û [U+00FB] Latin-1 Supplement ý → [U+00FD]

Translingual

Symbol

ü

1. (NAPA, UPA) a high front rounded vowel (IPA [y]).
2. (superscript ⟨ᵘ̈⟩, UPA) an extremely short or fleeting ü.
3. An emoticon representing a face with a big smile.

   I'd be glad to go! All the best ü

Alternative forms

• Ü

English

Symbol

ü

1. (lexicography) A dictionary transcription for the GOOSE vowel

   Synonyms: ū, o͞o

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /y/

Letter

ü (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

Basque

Pronunciation

• (Soule) IPA^(key): /y/

Letter

ü (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. (Soule) The letter u with a trema.

Usage notes

• Used in the Souletin dialect to represent the close front rounded vowel.
• It is not considered a distinct letter, but a variant of u.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Catalan

Letter

ü (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. the letter u with diaeresis, used to indicate that two vowels are pronounced in separate syllables, rather than together as a diphthong. For example, taüt (“coffin”).

See also

• (Latin-script letters) lletres; A a (À à), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï), J j, K k, L l (L·L l·l), M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Estonian

Etymology

See Ü.

Pronunciation

• (letter name, üü): IPA^(key): /yːː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /y/

Letter

ü (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. The thirtieth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called üü and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y tʁe.ma/

Letter

ü (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. the letter u with diaeresis, used to indicate that two vowels are pronounced in separate syllables, rather than together as a diphthong or digraph. For example, ambigüe.

German

Alternative forms

• Ue, sometimes Ui (for the capital letter Ü; obsolete)
• uͤ (uncommon in modern Antiqua)

Letter

ü n (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. A letter of the German alphabet, written in the Latin script, the letter u with an umlaut.

Usage notes

• Some Early New High German texts differ between ü as the umlaut of u and uͤ as the umlaut of uͦ or ů.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): [ˈy]
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ˈy]

Letter

ü (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. The thirty-sixth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ü and written in the Latin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front rounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	ü	ü-k
accusative	ü-t	ü-ket
dative	ü-nek	ü-knek
instrumental	ü-vel	ü-kkel
causal-final	ü-ért	ü-kért
translative	ü-vé	ü-kké
terminative	ü-ig	ü-kig
essive-formal	ü-ként	ü-kként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	ü-ben	ü-kben
superessive	ü-n	ü-kön
adessive	ü-nél	ü-knél
illative	ü-be	ü-kbe
sublative	ü-re	ü-kre
allative	ü-höz	ü-khöz
elative	ü-ből	ü-kből
delative	ü-ről	ü-kről
ablative	ü-től	ü-ktől
non-attributive possessive – singular	ü-é	ü-ké
non-attributive possessive – plural	ü-éi	ü-kéi

Possessive forms of ü

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	ü-m	ü-im
2nd person sing.	ü-d	ü-id
3rd person sing.	ü-je	ü-i
1st person plural	ü-nk	ü-ink
2nd person plural	ü-tök	ü-itek
3rd person plural	ü-jük	ü-ik

See also

• (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

Further reading

• (sound and letter): ü in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• ([dialectal] alternative form of ő (“he, she”)): ü , redirecting to (2): ő in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Kobon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɨ/

Letter

ü (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. A letter of the Kobon alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Middle French

Letter

ü (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. used to indicate the sound [v] between two vowels

North Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʏ] (short vowel)
• IPA^(key): [yː] (long vowel, spelt üü)

Letter

ü (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. A letter of the North Frisian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (North Frisian letters): a, ä, å, ā, b, c, d, đ, e, ē, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, ö, p, r, s, t, u, ü, v, w (q, x, y, z)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Diaeresis) IPA^(key): /w/

Symbol

ü m (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. the letter u with a trema

Usage notes

This letter is used to indicate diaeresis in ⟨qu⟩ and ⟨gu⟩ before ⟨i⟩ and ⟨e⟩ (e.g., freqüência, aqüífero, agüentar, lingüiça). It has been made obsolete by the reform of 1990, but could still be used until the 31st of December 2015.

It is also used in words derived from borrowings, such as mülleriano, from German Müller (this usage was not affected by the reform).

Southern Tutchone

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɨ/

Letter

ü (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. A letter of the Southern Tutchone alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w/

Symbol

ü (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. Indicate a diaeresis in ⟨gu⟩ before ⟨i⟩ and ⟨e⟩ (e.g., paragüero, pingüino).

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y/

Letter

ü (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ü and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a ( â), B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i (Πî), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u (Û û), Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

Noun

ü

1. The name of the Latin script letter Ü/ü.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) harf; a, be, ce, çe, de, e, fe, ge, yumuşak ge, he, ı, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, ö, pe, re, se, şe, te, u, ü, ve, ye, ze

Turkmen

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /y/, /yː/

Letter

ü (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called ü and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z

Volapük

Alternative forms

• (before a vowel) üd

Conjunction

ü

1. or

Related terms

• e, ed (“and”)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞ː/, /ˌɨ̞/
• (phoneme): (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈiː/, /ˌɪ/

Letter

ü (lower case, upper case Ü)

1. The letter U, marked for its syllabic pronunciation distinct from adjacent vowels.