fy

See also: Fy, FY, -fy, and fy.

English

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin fi (“pooh!”).

Alternative forms

• fie

Interjection

fy

1. (archaic) Expressing disapproval.

Translations

expression

• Swedish: fy (sv)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Etymology 2

Aphetized from defy.

Verb

fy

1. (obsolete) To digest.

Anagrams

• YF, yf

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Norn

Alternative forms

• (Orkney) fa

Etymology

From Old Norse faðir (“father”) , from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Compare Orcadian fa.

Noun

fy (definite singular feyrin or fyrin)

1. (Shetland) father
   • Hildina (source)

     Fy di yera da ov man dum

     father thou overdost thy manhood

     Nu Hildina on askar feyrin sien

     Now Hildina she asks her father

     hien mindi yagh inga forlskona bera fare kera fyrin min

     and sure I will not present any poisoned drink, to serve for my father

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Norwegian Bokmål

Interjection

fy

1. phew, shame; interjection expressing disapproval or disgust

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Interjection

fy

1. phew, shame; interjection expressing disapproval or disgust

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Swedish

Interjection

fy

1. phew, shame; interjection expressing disapproval or disgust

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Welsh

Alternative forms

• ’y
• 'm (used after some prepositions, this form does not trigger mutation.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /və/
  • IPA^(key): /ən/, /ə/

Determiner

fy (triggers nasal mutation)

1. my
2. me (as the direct object of a verbal noun)

Usage notes

i is sometimes added after the noun.