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I vs Y - What's the difference?

i | y |

Y is a alternative form of i.

Y is a descendant of i.

Y is a related term of i.


Y is likely misspelled.


Y has no English definition.

As a pronoun I

is the speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence.

i

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=h, next=j, image= (wikipedia i)

Etymology 1

Lower case variation of upper case (I), from (etyl) letter .

Letter

  • The ninth letter of the .
  • The letter i with a tittle or dot above, in both the upper case and the lower case versions.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) Derived symbols * j * — IPA * — Turkish Similar and related symbols * — Greek * — Cyrillic I, used in Belarusian and Ukrainian * — Cyrillic palochka, used in the Caucasian languages * — Arabic (alif) * — Arabic numeral * — Cherokee (IPA: ??) (SAMPA: @~) * — Runic * — IPA

    Etymology 2

    * abbreviation of (imaginary) * abbreviation of (index)

    Symbol

    (Close front unrounded vowel) (head)
  • The imaginary unit; a fixed square root of -1. Graphically, i is shown on the vertical (y-axis) plane.
  • The current flow in a circuit in amperes.
  • A common variable name representing a generic index, especially in loops.
  • close front unrounded vowel.
    • Synonyms
    * j * j

    Etymology 3

    Lower case form of upper case roman numeral I, apparently derived from the shape of a notch scored across a tally stick.

    Alternative forms

    * I,

    Cardinal number

  • cardinal number one.

    • See also

    * Next: ii (2) *

    See also

    {{Letter , page=I , NATO=India , Morse=·· , Character=I9 , Braille=? }} Image:Latin I.png, Capital and lowercase versions of I , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter I.png, Uppercase and lowercase I in Fraktur ----

    y

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=x, next=z, image= (wikipedia y)

    Letter

  • The twenty-fifth letter of the .

    • See also

    (Latn-script)

    Symbol

    (Close front rounded vowel) (head)
  • Symbol for the prefix yocto-.
  • close front rounded vowel
  • Denoting an item that is twenty-fifth in a list.

    • See also

    {{Letter , page=Y , NATO=Yankee , Morse=–·–– , Character=Y , Braille=? }} Image:Latin Y.png, Capital and lowercase versions of Y , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter Y.png, Uppercase and lowercase Y in Fraktur ----