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U+1E8F, ẏ
LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH DOT ABOVE
Composition:y [U+0079] + ◌̇ [U+0307]

[U+1E8E]
Latin Extended Additional
[U+1E90]

Translingual

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  1. (international standards) Transliterates Bengali-Assamese য়, Odia .
  2. (mathematics) The differential of y, using Newtonian calculus notation; the y-component of the velocity.

Cornish

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  1. (archaic) A letter of the Cornish alphabet.
    An ôst an tshei ameꝺ an dzhi: Pe 'ntra venta guîl ᵹen an ôst antshei? bma maᵹen ostez nei ha yꝿk eu hei: mar menta guellaz an ôst an tshei, kî ꝺa 'n ᵹeᵹen, ha enna ti an kâv.
    The host of the house, said they! What wouldst thou do with the host of the house? Here is the hostess with us, and young she is: but if you will see the host of the house, go into the kitchen, and there you'll find him.

Middle English

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  1. Alternative form of y

Article

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  1. (Scribal abbreviation) ye, þe

Old English

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  1. Alternative form of y

Descendants

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Welsh

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  1. (archaic) A letter of the Welsh alphabet.
    Osp y tŷ meꝺant hûy: Pa bêꞇ a vynd di uneyd ag osp y tŷ? ymma ymae gennyn nî † spes, ag ivaꝿk yu hi: os myn di uiled osp y ty; di kerꝺ i'r gegin di ai kei.
    The host of the house, said they! What wouldst thou do with the host of the house? Here is the hostess with us, and young she is: but if you will see the host of the house, go into the kitchen, and there you'll find him.