yy

See also: -yy, .y'y, y/y, ýy, уу, yy., þy, yþ, and ỷ y

English

Alternative forms
  • yyyy (four-digit)

Noun

yy

  1. year, in two-digit numeric format, as in: dd/mm/yy

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈyː/, [ˈyː]
  • Rhymes: -yː
  • Syllabification(key): yy

Etymology 1

Possibly from Latin ȳ, but more likely formed by analogy to the other names of vowel letters.

Noun

yy

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Y.
Declension
Inflection of yy (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative yy yyt
genitive yyn yiden
yitten
partitive yytä yitä
illative yyhyn yihin
singular plural
nominative yy yyt
accusative nom. yy yyt
gen. yyn
genitive yyn yiden
yitten
partitive yytä yitä
inessive yyssä yissä
elative yystä yistä
illative yyhyn yihin
adessive yyllä yillä
ablative yyltä yiltä
allative yylle yille
essive yynä yinä
translative yyksi yiksi
instructive — yin
abessive yyttä yittä
comitative — yineen
Possessive forms of yy (type maa)
possessor singular plural
1st person yyni yymme
2nd person yysi yynne
3rd person yynsä

Etymology 2

< yksi, specifically the initial syllable

Numeral
Finnish numbers (edit)
10[a], [b]
 ←  0 1 2  →  10  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: yksi
    Colloquial counting form: yy
    Ordinal: ensimmäinen
    Colloquial ordinal: eka, ensin
    Ordinal abbreviation: 1.
    Adverbial: kerran
    Multiplier: yksinkertainen
    Distributive: yksittäin
Finnish Wikipedia article on 1

yy

  1. (colloquial, counting) one
Synonyms

Mbyá Guaraní

Noun

yy

  1. water
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