das Ypsilon
Y
The letter Y or y, which is the 25th letter of the German alphabet.
EXAMPLE
Das Wort „Typ“ schreibt man mit einem Ypsilon.
The word 'Typ' is spelled with a Y.
das Ypsilon
Y / upsilon
das Ypsilon, die Ypsilons
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Meanings
das Ypsilon
upsilon
The twentieth letter of the Greek alphabet, with the uppercase form Υ and the lowercase form υ.
EXAMPLE
Im griechischen Alphabet steht das Ypsilon zwischen Tau und Phi.
In the Greek alphabet, upsilon comes between tau and phi.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Ypsilon, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Ypsilons |
| genitive | des Ypsilon |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Ypsilon | die Ypsilons |
| accusative | das Ypsilon | die Ypsilons |
| dative | dem Ypsilon | den Ypsilons |
| genitive | des Ypsilon des Ypsilons | der Ypsilons |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Letter name
'Ypsilon' (Y / upsilon) is the name of the letter and is used especially when describing how a word is spelled. Typical sentence patterns are 'etwas mit Ypsilon schreiben' (to spell something with a Y) and 'ein Ypsilon enthalten' (to contain a Y).
EXAMPLE
Der Name wird mit Ypsilon geschrieben.
The name is spelled with a Y.
Das Fremdwort enthält ein Ypsilon.
The loanword contains a Y.
Typical collocations
When discussing the German alphabet, common phrases include 'ein großes Ypsilon' (an uppercase Y), 'ein kleines Ypsilon' (a lowercase y), and 'ein Wort mit Ypsilon' (a word with a Y).
EXAMPLE
Der Name „Yvonne“ beginnt mit einem großen Ypsilon.
The name 'Yvonne' begins with an uppercase Y.
Greek context
When 'Ypsilon' (upsilon) refers to the Greek alphabet, expressions such as 'griechisches Alphabet' (Greek alphabet), 'griechischer Buchstabe' (Greek letter), or the names of other Greek letters such as 'Alpha' (alpha) and 'Omega' (omega) indicate this meaning.
EXAMPLE
Ypsilon ist ein griechischer Buchstabe, genau wie Alpha und Omega.
Upsilon is a Greek letter, just like alpha and omega.
In real life
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