ys

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ys"

Translingual

Symbol

ys

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

English

Alternative forms

• y's

Noun

ys

1. plural of y

Usage notes

• Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. 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, -sy

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ijs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ə̟i̯s]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ys (uncountable)

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

Derived terms

• ysie

Cornish

Noun

ys f (singulative ysen)

1. corn

Derived terms

• ys hweg/hwegys
• ys pop
• ysek

Icelandic

Noun

ys m (genitive singular yss, no plural)

1. noise, din, racket

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”)

Old English

Verb

ys

1. Alternative form of is

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

West Flemish

Noun

ys n

1. ice, frozen water