ys

See also: Ys, YS, yS, y's, -ys, Y's, and -yś

Translingual

Symbol

ys

1. (metrology) Symbol for yoctosecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10⁻²⁴ seconds.

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English

Alternative forms

• y's

Noun

ys

1. plural of y

Usage notes

• There is some difference of opinion regarding the use of apostrophes in the pluralization of references to letters as symbols. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Anagrams

• SY, Sy

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ijs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ə̟i̯s]

Noun

ys (uncountable)

1. ice, frozen water
2. (slang, drugs) ice, methamphetamine

Derived terms

• ysie

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Cornish

Noun

ys f (singulative ysen)

1. corn

Derived terms

• ys hweg/hwegys
• ys pop
• ysek

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Icelandic

Noun

ys m (genitive singular yss, no plural)

1. noise, din, racket

Declension

declension of ys

m-s1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	ys	ysinn
accusative	ys	ysinn
dative	ys	ysnum
genitive	yss	yssins

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Determiner

ys

1. Alternative form of his (“his”)

Pronoun

ys

1. Alternative form of his (“his”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

ys

1. Alternative form of his (“her”)

Etymology 3

Noun

ys (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of is (“ice”)

Etymology 4

Verb

ys

1. Alternative form of is (“is”)

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti, a form of *h₁es-; compare Old Irish is.

Verb

ys

1. (literary) impersonal present progressive of bod

Synonyms

• ydys

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West Flemish

Noun

ys n

1. ice, frozen water