i graeca

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /iː ˈɡrae̯.ka/, [iː ˈɡräe̯kä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i ˈɡre.ka/, [iː ˈɡrɛːkä]

Noun

ī graeca f

1. A name of the letter Y.

Declension

Indeclinable portion with a first-declension adjective.

	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