ypsilon

ypsilon

See also: Ypsilon and ypsílon

English

Noun

ypsilon (plural ypsilons)

1. Alternative form of upsilon

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Czech

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón) from ὖ (û) + ψιλός (psilós), “bare y”.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪpsɪlon]

Noun

ypsilon m

1. upsilon
2. The name of the Latin-script letter Y.

Declension

Declension of ypsilon

	singular	plural
nominative	ypsilon	ypsilony
genitive	ypsilonu	ypsilonů
dative	ypsilonu	ypsilonům
accusative	ypsilon	ypsilony
vocative	ypsilone	ypsilony
locative	ypsilonu	ypsilonech
instrumental	ypsilonem	ypsilony

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) písmeno; á, bé, cé, dé, é, ef, gé, há, chá, í, jé, ká, el, em, en, ó, pé, kvé, er, es, té, ú, vé, dvojité vé, iks, ypsilon, zet

References

1. "ypsilon" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

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Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón) from ὖ (û) + ψιλός (psilós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ypsilɔn/, [ˈyb̥silʌn]

Noun

ypsilon n (singular definite ypsilonet, plural indefinite ypsiloner)

1. upsilon, Υ, υ (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Inflection

Declension of ypsilon

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ypsilon	ypsilonet	ypsiloner	ypsilonerne
genitive	ypsilons	ypsilonets	ypsiloners	ypsilonernes

See also

• ypsilon on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• upsilon (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪpsilɔn/, /ˈypsilɔn/, /ˈʏpsilɔn/

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• Hyphenation: yp‧si‧lon

Noun

ypsilon f (uncountable)

1. upsilon

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Finnish

Etymology

< Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón)

Greek letter

Υυ	Previous:	tau
	Next:	fii

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈypsilon/, [ˈyps̠ilo̞n]
• Rhymes: -ypsilon
• Syllabification^(key): yp‧si‧lon

Noun

ypsilon

1. upsilon (Greek letter)

Declension

Inflection of ypsilon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		ypsilon	ypsilonit
genitive		ypsilonin	ypsilonien
partitive		ypsilonia	ypsiloneja
illative		ypsiloniin	ypsiloneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ypsilon	ypsilonit
accusative	nom.	ypsilon	ypsilonit
	gen.	ypsilonin
genitive		ypsilonin	ypsilonien
partitive		ypsilonia	ypsiloneja
inessive		ypsilonissa	ypsiloneissa
elative		ypsilonista	ypsiloneista
illative		ypsiloniin	ypsiloneihin
adessive		ypsilonilla	ypsiloneilla
ablative		ypsilonilta	ypsiloneilta
allative		ypsilonille	ypsiloneille
essive		ypsilonina	ypsiloneina
translative		ypsiloniksi	ypsiloneiksi
instructive		—	ypsilonein
abessive		ypsilonitta	ypsiloneitta
comitative		—	ypsiloneineen

Possessive forms of ypsilon (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	ypsilonini	ypsilonimme
2nd person	ypsilonisi	ypsiloninne
3rd person	ypsiloninsa

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.psi.lon/, (careful style) /ˈy.psi.lon/
• Rhymes: -ipsilon, (careful style) -ilon
• Hyphenation: ỳ‧psi‧lon

Noun

ypsilon m or f (invariable)

1. Alternative form of ipsilon

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Latin

Etymology

From Koine Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /yːpˈsiː.lon/, [yːpˈs̠iːɫ̪ɔn]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ipˈsi.lon/, [ipˈsiːlon]

Noun

ȳpsīlon f (indeclinable)

1. A name of the letter Y.

Synonyms

• (name of the letter Y): ī graeca, ȳ

Coordinate terms

• (Latin-script letter names) littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā / *acca, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta

References

• ypsilon in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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Slovak

Etymology

Ultimately, from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈipsiɫɔn/

Noun

ypsilon m (genitive singular ypsilonu, nominative plural ypsilony, genitive plural ypsilonov, declension pattern of dub)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Y.
2. (Greek letter names) upsilon

Declension

Declension of ypsilon

	singular	plural
nominative	ypsilon	ypsilony
genitive	ypsilonu	ypsilonov
dative	ypsilonu	ypsilonom
accusative	ypsilon	ypsilony
locative	ypsilone	ypsilonoch
instrumental	ypsilonom	ypsilonmi

Synonyms

• (name of the letter Yy): tvrdé í

Derived terms

• ypsilonový

References

• ypsilon in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk