i graeca

Latin

Etymology

Literally "Greek i"; as it mostly appeared in words of Greek origin and became pronounced identically to i.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /iː ˈɡrae̯.ka/, [iː ˈɡräe̯kä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i ˈɡre.ka/, [iː ˈɡrɛːkä]

Noun

ī graeca f

A name of the letter Y.

Declension

Indeclinable portion with a first-declension adjective.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ī graeca	ī graecae
Genitive	ī graecae	ī graecārum
Dative	ī graecae	ī graecīs
Accusative	ī graecam	ī graecās
Ablative	ī graecā	ī graecīs
Vocative	ī graeca	ī graecae

Synonyms

(name of the letter Y): ȳ, ȳpsīlon

Coordinate terms

(Latin-script letter names) littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā / *acca, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta

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