ys
Translingual
English
Usage notes
- There is some difference of opinion regarding the use of apostrophes in the pluralization of references to letters as symbols. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ə̟i̯s]
French
Icelandic
Middle English
References
- “his, (pron.1)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 May 2018.
- “his, (pron.2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 May 2018.
References
- “hir(e), pron (2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 June 2018.
Etymology 3
From Old English īs.
Etymology 4
From Old English is.
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti, a form of *h₁es-; compare Old Irish is.
Synonyms
- ydys
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