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y-system

y-system noun: a convention whereby Esperanto’s circumflex accents (ĉ, ĝ, ĥ, ĵ, ŝ, ŭ) are replaced by an y after the non-diacriticked letter (cy, gy, hy, jy, sy, uy), for convenience of typing.

Noun

y-system (uncountable)

  1. A convention whereby Esperanto’s circumflex accents (ĉ, ĝ, ĥ, ĵ, ŝ, ŭ) are replaced by an y after the non-diacriticked letter (cy, gy, hy, jy, sy, uy), for convenience of typing.

Origin of y-system

Calque of Esperanto y-sistemo.

Questions about y-system

What does y-system mean?
Y-system means a convention whereby Esperanto’s circumflex accents (ĉ, ĝ, ĥ, ĵ, ŝ, ŭ) are replaced by an y after the non-diacriticked letter (cy, gy, hy, jy, sy, uy), for convenience of typing.
What part of speech is y-system?
Y-system is a noun.

Words near y-system in the dictionary

  1. Y-shaped
  2. Y-shaped coffin
  3. Y-shaped coffins
  4. Y-splitter
  5. Y-splitters
  6. y-system
  7. y-wing
  8. y-wings
  9. y-word
  10. y-words
  11. Y. O. B.

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