jy

See also: Jy and j'y

English

Etymology

From the name of the letter i (of which j was originally a variant) by affixing the /d͡ʒ/ sound to it. Compare French ji, and the similar derivation of Italian vu.

Generally changed to jay by association with kay.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪ/
Rhymes: -aɪ

Noun

jy (plural jies or jyes or jys)

(archaic or dialectal, Scotland) The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.
Synonym: jay

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

djy (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology

From Dutch jij (which see), from Middle Dutch ji, northern form of gi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jəi/, [jə̟i̯]
Audio: (file)

Pronoun

jy (object jou, possessive jou)

you (singular, subject)
- 2016, “Sal Jy Met My Dans”, in Sal Jy Met My Dans?‎^[1], performed by Kurt Darren, South Africa:
  Sal jy met my dans?
  Will you dance with me?

		subjective	objective	possessive determiner	possessive pronoun
singular	1st	ek	my		myne
	2nd	jy	jou		joune
	2nd, formal	u			u s’n
	3rd, masc	hy	hom	sy	syne
	3rd, fem	sy	haar		hare
	3rd, neut	dit		sy	syne
plural	1st	ons			ons s’n
	2nd	julle / jul¹			julle s’n
	3rd	hulle / hul¹			hulle s’n
1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence.

Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /j̊/

Letter

jy (upper case Jy)

A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.

Cornish

Noun

jy

Soft mutation of chy.

Pronoun

jy

you (informal second person singular pronoun)
thou
thee

Ilocano

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaj/ [ˈd͡ʒaɪ̯]

Adverb

jy

(text messaging) Abbreviation of idiay.