yy
See also: -yy, .y'y, y/y, ýy, уу, yy., þy, yþ, and ỷ y
English
Alternative forms
- yyyy (four-digit)
Noun
yy
- year, in two-digit numeric format, as in: dd/mm/yy
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈyː/, [ˈyː]
- Rhymes: -yː
- Syllabification(key): yy
Etymology 1
Possibly from Latin ȳ, but more likely formed by analogy to the other names of vowel letters.
Noun
yy
- The name of the Latin-script letter Y.
Declension
| Inflection of yy (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | yy | yyt | |
| genitive | yyn | yiden yitten | |
| partitive | yytä | yitä | |
| illative | yyhyn | yihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | yy | yyt | |
| accusative | nom. | yy | yyt |
| gen. | yyn | ||
| genitive | yyn | yiden yitten | |
| partitive | yytä | yitä | |
| inessive | yyssä | yissä | |
| elative | yystä | yistä | |
| illative | yyhyn | yihin | |
| adessive | yyllä | yillä | |
| ablative | yyltä | yiltä | |
| allative | yylle | yille | |
| essive | yynä | yinä | |
| translative | yyksi | yiksi | |
| instructive | — | yin | |
| abessive | yyttä | yittä | |
| comitative | — | yineen | |
| Possessive forms of yy (type maa) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | yyni | yymme |
| 2nd person | yysi | yynne |
| 3rd person | yynsä | |
Etymology 2
< yksi, specifically the initial syllable
Numeral
| 10[a], [b] | ||||
| ← 0 | 1 | 2 → | 10 → [a], [b] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: yksi Colloquial counting form: yy Ordinal: ensimmäinen Colloquial ordinal: eka, ensin Ordinal abbreviation: 1. Adverbial: kerran Multiplier: yksinkertainen Distributive: yksittäin | ||||
| Finnish Wikipedia article on 1 | ||||
yy
- (colloquial, counting) one
Synonyms
- yksi (“one”)
Mbyá Guaraní
Noun
yy
- water