wy
English
Alternative forms
Noun
wy (plural wyes)
- The name of the letter Y.
Translations
name of the letter Y, y — see wye
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vəi/
Pronoun
wy
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vy, from Proto-Indo-European *wos
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɨ/
Pronoun
wy pl
- you (plural and formal)
Declension
Declension of the second-person pronouns
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ty | wej | wy |
| Genitive | śi tebje¹ |
waju | was |
| Dative | śi tebje¹ |
wama | wam |
| Accusative | śi tebje¹ |
waju | was |
| Instrumental | tobu | wama | wami |
| Locative | tebje | wama | was |
| Possessive determiner | twój | waju | waš |
¹ Both śi and tebje are used when no preposition precedes, but after a preposition only tebje is used.
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vy, from Proto-Indo-European *wos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɨ/
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audio (file)
Pronoun
wy
- you (second person plural, familiar or to younger people)
Declension
See also
- Appendix:Polish pronouns
Further reading
- wy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vy, from Proto-Indo-European *wos
Pronoun
wy
- you (second-person plural)
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh wy, from Old Welsh ui, from Proto-Celtic *āwyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /uːɨ̯/
- (South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ʊi̯/
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈwiː/
Noun
wy m (plural wyau)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| wy | unchanged | unchanged | hwy |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Derived terms
- gwyn wy
- melyn wy
- wy Pasg
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian wī, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy-, plural of *éǵh₂. Compare English we, Low German wi, Dutch wij, German wir, Danish vi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛɪ/
Pronoun
wy
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