Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

y-

/ɪ-/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables
y-
IPA
/ɪ-/
4
Scrabble Score
1
Letters
2
Syllables
1
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Used with past participle conjugations to form past participles.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ġe- Middle English y- English y- Inherited from Middle English y-, from Old English ġe- (perfective and associative prefix); see those entries for more. Cognate with German ge-, Yiddish גע־ (ge-).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪ-/
  • British English: /ɪ-/

Usage

Inflected Forms

i- (alternative) a- (alternative, Devon)

Questions

How do you pronounce y-?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪ-/.
What does y- mean?
Used with past participle conjugations to form past participles.
Where does y- come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce y-

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