Y-
\wˈa͡ɪ], \wˈaɪ], \w_ˈaɪ]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel.
-
Something shaped like the letter Y; a forked piece resembling in form the letter Y.
-
One of the forked holders for supporting the telescope of a leveling instrument, or the axis of a theodolite; a wye.
-
A forked or bifurcated pipe fitting.
-
A prefix of obscure meaning, originally used with verbs, adverbs, adjectives, nouns, and pronouns.
By Noah Webster.
-
A common prefix in Old English words, as in y-clept, y-clad, etc., representing A.S. ge-, which assumed this form by the common weakening of g to y. The meaning of words with this prefix is usually the same as if it were absent.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman