i graeca

Latin

Etymology

Literally "Greek i"; as it mostly appeared in words of Greek origin and became pronounced identically to i.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /iː ˈɡrae̯.ka/

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i ˈɡrɛ.ka/, [i ˈɡrɛː.ka]

Noun

ī graeca ? (indeclinable)

A name of the letter Y.

Synonyms

(name of the letter Y): ȳ
(name of the letter Y): ȳpsīlon

Coordinate terms

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

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