Y
Y is the twenty-fifth letter of the Latin alphabet.A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
See V. In Greek Υψιλον (Ypsilon) was pronounced /u/ (later on /y/, now /i/; see English MYTH and GIFT which both have /I/). The Romans borrowed Y directly from the Greek, because they felt that V no longer adequately represented Greek /y/. The English name of the letter - /waI/ - is of unknown origin. In Spanish, Y is called i griega, in Catalan i grega and in French i grec (both mean "Greek i"); in most other European languages the Greek name is still used. The letter Y was originally established as a vowel. It is now established both as a vowel and as a consoant. In Wheel of Fortune, the letter Y counts as a consonant.
The letter y was used by Caxton and other printers in medieaval England to represent the thorn.
Y is also:
- The symbol for yttrium in the periodic table.
- A Swedish film, Y, made in 1987
- The name of a commune of the Somme département in France, see Y
- A modern board game, played on a triangle-shaped board. see Y (game)
- A case of mathematical combinator; see Y combinator
- The variable Y for admittance, the inverse (1/Z) of impedance
