IJ

See also: ij, íj, -ij, and ĳ

Ĳ	U+0132, Ĳ LATIN CAPITAL LIGATURE IJ

← ı
[U+0131]

Latin Extended-A

ĳ →
[U+0133]

Translingual

Alternative forms

Ĳ

Letter

IJ (lower case ij, mixed case Ij)

A digraph from the letters I and J.

See also

(Latin script): A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S ſ s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z
(Variations of letter I): Í í Ì ì Ĭ ĭ Î î Ǐ ǐ Ï ï Ḯ ḯ Ĩ ĩ Į į Ī ī Ỉ ỉ Ȉ ȉ Ȋ ȋ Ị ị Ḭ ḭ Ɨ ɨɨ̆ ᵻ ᶖ İ i I ı ɪ Ｉｉ ﬁ ﬃ IJ ij Ĳ ĳ
(Variations of letter J): Ĵ ĵ Ɉ ɉ J̌ǰ ȷ ϳ ʝ ɟ ʄ ᴊ Ｊｊ IJ ij Ĳ ĳ LJ Lj lj Ǉ ǈ ǉ NJ Nj nj Ǌ ǋ ǌ

English

Etymology

From Dutch IJ.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /eɪ/

Proper noun

IJ

A lake (formerly a bay) adjoining the city of Amsterdam.
- 1999, Philipp Blom, translating Geert Mak, Amsterdam: A brief life of the city, Vintage 2001, p. 9:
  Velsen, a considerable Roman garrison, was not far away; moreover, for centuries the windy IJ formed part of the northern border of the Roman Empire.

Anagrams

-ji, JI, Ji

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛi̯/
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Proper noun

IJ n

the IJ

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