ípsilon

Meaning

1. (masculine) The name of the Latin-script letter Y/y.
2. (masculine) upsilon (name of the Greek letter Υ, υ)

Concepts

upsilon

wye

y

Y

υ

Synonyms

hipsilo

ipsilão

ipsilone

Y

Υ

Translations

Ypsilon

ípsilon

ipsilon

ípsilon

upsilon

i griega

ye

Y grec

upsilon

ύψιλον

ypsilon

i grec

y

Y

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈip.si.lõ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: ypsilon

Cognate with Greek: ύψιλον

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin ypsilon (“upsilon”), from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón, “upsilon”) (modern Greek ύψιλον (ýpsilon)), from ὖ (û) + ψιλός (psilós).