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wye¹
- /ˈwaɪ/
Sounds like y, Y, why (wine–whine merger) · Rhymes with -aɪ
Where it comes from
Attested as wi c. 1200. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps borrowed from Old French ui or gui.
noun wyes · why · wy
- The name of the Latin script letter Y/y. Thus first C checks to see if ex and wye are equal. The resulting value of 1 or 0 (true or false) then is compared to the value of zee.
- A Y-shaped object: a wye level, wye-connected. Especially a Y-shaped connection of three sections of road or railroad track. A wye is used to split a single line [hose or cable] into two lines.
verb wyes · wying · wyeing · wyed · why
- To make something into a wye (letter Y) shape. When a hose line is divided into two or more lines, these lines are known as wyed lines.
- To reverse the direction of a train using a wye. Since the train didn't have a control cab at the other end, they wyed the train to turn it around for the trip back to the city.
Wye²
- /waɪ/
Sounds like Y
Where it comes from
From Brythonic; compare Welsh Gwy. Lye and Bosworth instead suggest Old English wæg (“wave”).
proper noun
- A river in Wales and England, including Powys, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire, the fifth-longest in the UK.
- A river in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, which flows into the River Derwent.
- A river in Buckinghamshire, England, which joins the Thames at Bourne End.
- A village in Wye with Hinxhill parish, Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0546).
Translations
Every language
noun name of the letter Y, y
| Español | i griega, ye |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 와이 wai |
| 日本語 | ワイ wai |
| हिन्दी | वाई vāī |
| Português | ípsilon, i grego |
| Français | i grec |
| Deutsch | Ypsilon |
| Italiano | i greca, ipsilon |
| Ελληνικά | γουάι gouái |
| Română | i grec |
| Русский | уа́й uáj, и́грек ígrek, ипсило́н ipsilón |
| Tiếng Việt | i dài, i-cờ-rét |
| العربية | إِي يُونَانِيَّة ʔī yūnāniyya, وَايْ wāy |
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