| Y | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Y y | |||
| Usage | |||
| Writing system | Latin script | ||
| Type | Alphabetic and Logographic | ||
| Language of origin | Latin language | ||
| Phonetic usage | |||
| Unicode codepoint | U+0059, U+0079 | ||
| Alphabetical position | 25 | ||
| History | |||
| Development |
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| Time period | 54 to present | ||
| Sisters | |||
| Other | |||
| Other letters commonly used with | y(x), ly, ny | ||
| Writing direction | Left-to-Right | ||
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| ISO basic Latin alphabet |
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| AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz |
Y, or y, is the twenty-fifth and penultimate letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. According to some authorities, it is the sixth (or seventh if including W) vowel letter of the English alphabet.[1] Its name in English is wye[2] (pronounced /ˈwaɪ/), plural wyes.[3]
In the English writing system, it mostly represents a vowel and seldom a consonant, and in other orthographies it may represent a vowel or a consonant.
- ^ "The Truth About 'Y': It's Mostly a Vowel". Merriam-Webster. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Also spelled wy, plural wyes.
- ^ "Y", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "wy", op. cit.