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wy
wy
English
Alternative forms
Noun
wy (plural wyes)
- The name of the letter Y.
Translations
name of the letter Y, y — see wye
Anagrams
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vy, from Proto-Indo-European *wos
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɨ/
Pronoun
wy pl
- you (plural and formal)
Declension
Declension of the second-person pronouns
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ty | wej | wy |
| Genitive | śi tebje¹ |
waju | was |
| Dative | śi tebje¹ |
wama | wam |
| Accusative | śi tebje¹ |
waju | was |
| Instrumental | tobu | wama | wami |
| Locative | tebje | wama | was |
| Possessive determiner | twój | waju | waš |
¹ Both śi and tebje are used when no preposition precedes, but after a preposition only tebje is used.
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vy, from Proto-Indo-European *wos
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɨ/
Pronoun
wy
- you (second person pl familiar or to younger people)
Declension
declension of wy
See also
- Appendix:Polish pronouns
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vy, from Proto-Indo-European *wos
Pronoun
wy
- you (second-person plural)
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian wī, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy-, plural of *éǵh₂. Compare English we, Low German wi, Dutch wij, German wir, Danish vi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛɪ/
Pronoun
wy