ys

See also: Ys, YS, yS, y's, -ys, Y's, and -yś

Translingual

Symbol

ys

(metrology) Symbol for the yoctosecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10⁻²⁴ seconds.

English

Noun

ys

plural of y

Usage notes

There is some difference of opinion regarding the use of apostrophes in the pluralization of references to letters as symbols. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Anagrams

SY, Sy

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ijs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ə̟i̯s]

Noun

ys (uncountable)

ice, frozen water
(slang, drugs) ice, methamphetamine

Derived terms

ysie

Cornish

Noun

ys f (singulative ysen)

corn

Derived terms

French

Adjective

ys

feminine plural of -if

Icelandic

Noun

ys m (genitive singular yss, no plural)

noise, din, racket

Declension

declension of ys

	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular
nominative	ys	ysinn
accusative	ys	ysinn
dative	ys	ysnum
genitive	yss	yssins

Middle English

Etymology 1

Determiner

ys

Alternative form of his

Pronoun

ys

Alternative form of his

References

“his, (pron.1)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 May 2018.
“his, (pron.2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 May 2018.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

ys

Alternative form of heo

References

“hir(e), pron (2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 June 2018.

Etymology 3

From Old English īs.

Noun

ys (uncountable)

Alternative form of is (“ice”)

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti, a form of *h₁es-; compare Old Irish is.

Verb

ys

(literary) impersonal present progressive of bod

Synonyms

ydys

West Flemish

Noun

ys n

ice, frozen water

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