ypsilon

Noun

ypsilon (plural ypsilons)

1. Alternative form of upsilon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὐψιλόν (upsilón) from ύ (ú) + ψιλός (psilós), “bare y”.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪpsɪlon/

Noun

ypsilon m

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

References

Etymology

From Greek ύψιλον (ýpsilon, “upsilon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ypsilɔn/, [ˈyb̥silʌn]

Noun

ypsilon n (singular definite ypsilonet, plural indefinite ypsiloner)

1. upsilon, Υ, υ (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪpsilɔn/

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Noun

ypsilon m, f (uncountable)

1. upsilon

Etymology

< Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈypsilon/
• Hyphenation: yp‧si‧lon

Noun

ypsilon

1. upsilon (Greek letter)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈip.si.lon/, [ˈips̪il̺on̺]
• Hyphenation: y‧psi‧lon

Noun

ypsilon m, f (invariable)

1. Alternative form of ipsilon

Etymology

From Koine Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /yːˈpsiː.lon/, [yːˈpsiː.ɫõ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈpsi.lon/, [iˈpsiː.lon]

Noun

ȳpsīlon n (indeclinable)

1. A name of the letter Y.

References

• ypsilon in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈipsiɫɔn/

Noun

ypsilon m (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

References

• ypsilon in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk