fy

Etymology 1

From Latin fi (“pooh!”).

Etymology 2

Aphetized from defy.

Anagrams

• YF, yf

Alternative forms

• (Orkney) fa

Etymology

From Old Norse faðir (“father”) , from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Compare Orcadian fa.

Noun

fy (definite singular feyrin or fyrin)

1. (Shetland) father
   • Hildina (source)

     Fy di yera da ov man dum

     father thou overdost thy manhood

     Nu Hildina on askar feyrin sien

     Now Hildina she asks her father

     hien mindi yagh inga forlskona bera fare kera fyrin min

     and sure I will not present any poisoned drink, to serve for my father

Interjection

fy

1. phew, shame; interjection expressing disapproval or disgust

Interjection

fy

1. phew, shame; interjection expressing disapproval or disgust

Alternative forms

• ’y

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /və/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ən/, /ə/

Determiner

fy (triggers nasal mutation)

1. my
2. me (as the direct object of a verbal noun)