ypsilon

See also: Ypsilon and ypsílon

English

Noun

ypsilon (plural ypsilons)

1. Alternative form of upsilon.

Derived terms

• ypsiliform
• ypsiloid

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón) from ὖ (û) + ψιλός (psilós), “bare y”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪpsɪlon]

Noun

ypsilon m inan or n

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

Declension

when masculine:

Declension of ypsilon (hard masculine inanimate)

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

Indeclinable when neuter.

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

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

Dutch

Alternative forms

• upsilon (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: yp‧si‧lon

Noun

ypsilon f (plural ypsilons, no diminutive)

1. upsilon

   Synonym: (less common) i-grec

2. (chiefly Belgium) Y, wye (Latin letter)

   Synonyms: i-grec, Griekse ij

Finnish

Etymology

From 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
• Hyphenation^(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
abessive		ypsilonitta	ypsiloneitta
instructive		—	ypsilonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ypsilon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ypsilonini ypsilonini accusative nom. ypsilonini ypsilonini gen. ypsilonini genitive ypsilonini ypsilonieni partitive ypsiloniani ypsilonejani inessive ypsilonissani ypsiloneissani elative ypsilonistani ypsiloneistani illative ypsiloniini ypsiloneihini adessive ypsilonillani ypsiloneillani ablative ypsiloniltani ypsiloneiltani allative ypsilonilleni ypsiloneilleni essive ypsiloninani ypsiloneinani translative ypsilonikseni ypsiloneikseni abessive ypsilonittani ypsiloneittani instructive — — comitative — ypsiloneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ypsilonisi ypsilonisi accusative nom. ypsilonisi ypsilonisi gen. ypsilonisi genitive ypsilonisi ypsiloniesi partitive ypsiloniasi ypsilonejasi inessive ypsilonissasi ypsiloneissasi elative ypsilonistasi ypsiloneistasi illative ypsiloniisi ypsiloneihisi adessive ypsilonillasi ypsiloneillasi ablative ypsiloniltasi ypsiloneiltasi allative ypsilonillesi ypsiloneillesi essive ypsiloninasi ypsiloneinasi translative ypsiloniksesi ypsiloneiksesi abessive ypsilonittasi ypsiloneittasi instructive — — comitative — ypsiloneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ypsilonimme ypsilonimme accusative nom. ypsilonimme ypsilonimme gen. ypsilonimme genitive ypsilonimme ypsiloniemme partitive ypsiloniamme ypsilonejamme inessive ypsilonissamme ypsiloneissamme elative ypsilonistamme ypsiloneistamme illative ypsiloniimme ypsiloneihimme adessive ypsilonillamme ypsiloneillamme ablative ypsiloniltamme ypsiloneiltamme allative ypsilonillemme ypsiloneillemme essive ypsiloninamme ypsiloneinamme translative ypsiloniksemme ypsiloneiksemme abessive ypsilonittamme ypsiloneittamme instructive — — comitative — ypsiloneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ypsiloninne ypsiloninne accusative nom. ypsiloninne ypsiloninne gen. ypsiloninne genitive ypsiloninne ypsilonienne partitive ypsilonianne ypsilonejanne inessive ypsilonissanne ypsiloneissanne elative ypsilonistanne ypsiloneistanne illative ypsiloniinne ypsiloneihinne adessive ypsilonillanne ypsiloneillanne ablative ypsiloniltanne ypsiloneiltanne allative ypsilonillenne ypsiloneillenne essive ypsiloninanne ypsiloneinanne translative ypsiloniksenne ypsiloneiksenne abessive ypsilonittanne ypsiloneittanne instructive — — comitative — ypsiloneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ypsiloninsa ypsiloninsa accusative nom. ypsiloninsa ypsiloninsa gen. ypsiloninsa genitive ypsiloninsa ypsiloniensa partitive ypsiloniaan ypsiloniansa ypsilonejaan ypsilonejansa inessive ypsilonissaan ypsilonissansa ypsiloneissaan ypsiloneissansa elative ypsilonistaan ypsilonistansa ypsiloneistaan ypsiloneistansa illative ypsiloniinsa ypsiloneihinsa adessive ypsilonillaan ypsilonillansa ypsiloneillaan ypsiloneillansa ablative ypsiloniltaan ypsiloniltansa ypsiloneiltaan ypsiloneiltansa allative ypsilonilleen ypsilonillensa ypsiloneilleen ypsiloneillensa essive ypsiloninaan ypsiloninansa ypsiloneinaan ypsiloneinansa translative ypsilonikseen ypsiloniksensa ypsiloneikseen ypsiloneiksensa abessive ypsilonittaan ypsilonittansa ypsiloneittaan ypsiloneittansa instructive — — comitative — ypsiloneineen ypsiloneinensa

Further reading

• “ypsilon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

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

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Koine Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [hyːpˈsiː.ɫɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ipˈsiː.lon]

Noun

ȳpsīlon n (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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ipsiɫɔn/, [ˈipsiɫɔn]
• Rhymes: -iɫɔn
• Hyphenation: yp‧si‧lon

Noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of ypsilon
(pattern dub)

	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 Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026