ȳ
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "y"
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English[edit]
Symbol[edit]
ȳ
- (lexicography) An orthographic ⟨y⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the PRICE vowel, as in the word "lyre".
Synonyms[edit]
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
ȳ (upper case Ȳ)
- A letter of the Old English alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes[edit]
The vowel letter y marked for length. Long vowels are not consistently distinguished in Old English manuscripts. They generally are in modern editions.