Ypsilon

See also: ypsilon and ypsílon

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʏpsilɔn/

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Noun

Ypsilon n (strong, genitive Ypsilons or Ypsilon, plural Ypsilons or Ypsilon or (learned) Ypsila)

1. Y (letter of the Latin alphabet)
2. upsilon (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Declension

Declension of Ypsilon [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ypsilon	die	Ypsilons, Ypsilon, Ypsila
genitive	eines	des	Ypsilons, Ypsilon	der	Ypsilons, Ypsilon, Ypsila
dative	einem	dem	Ypsilon	den	Ypsilons, Ypsilon, Ypsila
accusative	ein	das	Ypsilon	die	Ypsilons, Ypsilon, Ypsila

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) A, Be, Ce, De, E, Eff, Ge, Ha, I, Jot, Ka, El, Em, En, O, Pe, Qu, Er, Ess / Es, Te, U, Vau, We, Ix, Ypsilon, Zett / Zet

Further reading

• “Ypsilon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ypsilon” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon