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ípsilon.

The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈip.si.lõ/Brazil/ˈi.pi.si.lõ/Brazil/ˈip.si.lɔn/Portugal/ˈips.lɔn/Portugal
  1. The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.

    masculine
  2. upsilon (name of the Greek letter Υ, υ)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin ypsilon (“upsilon”), from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón, “upsilon”) (modern Greek ύψιλον (ýpsilon)), from ὖ (û) + ψιλός (psilós).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.