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ys

/ˈiːs/

ys is the plural of y.

Meaning of y

Letter

  1. (letter, lowercase) The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, called wy or wye and written in the Latin script.

See all 8 meanings of y

Proper noun capitalized: Ys

Ys

  1. A mythical sunken city in Brittany, France.

Noun capitalized: Ys

IPA/waɪz/

Ys

  1. (plural) plural of Y

Forms of ys

alternative formy's
alternative formY's

Phrases with ys

Words that rhyme with ys

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Questions about ys

What does ys mean?
Ys means a mythical sunken city in Brittany, France.
What is ys the plural of?
Ys is the plural of y.
What part of speech is ys?
Ys can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce ys?
Ys is pronounced /ˈiːs/.

Words near ys in the dictionary

  1. YROs
  2. yrs
  3. yrs.
  4. yrunne
  5. YRUU
  6. ys
  7. Ysabel
  8. Ysabelle
  9. ysayde
  10. Ysbyty Ystwyth
  11. Yscir

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ys (page history and authors); Ys (page history and authors); y (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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