The letter Y was used to represent the sound /y/ in the writing systems of some other languages that adopted the Latin alphabet. Some Latin words of Italic origin also came to be spelled with 'y': Latin silva ('forest') was commonly spelled sylva, in analogy with the Greek cognate and synonym ὕλη. Because was not a native sound of Latin, Latin speakers had trouble pronouncing it, and it was usually pronounced /i/. It was used to transcribe loanwords from the prestigious Attic dialect of Greek, which had the non-Latin vowel sound /y/ (as found in modern French cru (raw), or German grün (green)) in words that had been pronounced with /u/ in earlier Greek. It dates back to the Latin of the first century BC, when upsilon was introduced a second time, this time with its "foot" to distinguish it. The form of the modern letter Y is derived from the Greek letter upsilon. Since Late Middle English, the letter Y came to be used in a number of words where earlier Middle English spelling contained the letter yogh (Ȝȝ), which developed from the letter G, ultimately from Semitic gimel – as described below (As a side note - Modern Greek lowercase gamma ⟨ γ⟩ is somewhat similarly shaped to the lowercase letter ⟨y⟩). The Greek and Latin alphabets developed from the Phoenician form of this early alphabet. The oldest direct ancestor of English letter Y was the Semitic letter waw (pronounced as ), from which also come F, U, V, and W. History Summary of the sources of Modern English "Y"Īn early Semitic version of the letter waw The later, Phoenician version of waw France has a commune called Y, pronounced /i/ ⓘ, whose inhabitants goes by the demonym upsilonienne/upsilonien in feminine and masculine form respectively. In Faroese, the letter is simply called seinna i ("later i") because of its later place in the alphabet. Both names are used in Italian, ipsilon or i greca likewise in Portuguese, ípsilon or i grego. For example, it is called Ypsilon in German, ypsilon in Dutch, ufsilon i in Icelandic. The original Greek name υ ψιλόν ( upsilon) has also been adapted into several modern languages. In Spanish, Y is also called i griega however, in the twentieth century, the shorter name ye was proposed and was officially recognized as its name in 2010 by the Real Academia Española, although its original name is still accepted. Hence, both Griekse ij and i-grec are used, as well as ypsilon. In Dutch, the letter is either only found in loanwords, or is practically equivalent to the digraph IJ. The names igrek in Polish and i gờ-rét in Vietnamese are both phonetic borrowings of the French name. This history has led to the standard modern names of the letter in Romance languages – i grego in Galician, i grega in Catalan, i grec in French and Romanian, i greca in Italian – all meaning "Greek I". In Latin, Y was named I graeca ("Greek I"), since the classical Greek sound /y/, similar to modern German ü or French u, was not a native sound for Latin speakers, and the letter was initially only used to spell foreign words. Its name in English is wye (pronounced / ˈ w aɪ/), plural wyes. In the English writing system, it mostly represents a vowel and seldom a consonant, and in other orthographies it may represent a vowel or a consonant. According to some authorities, it is the sixth (or seventh if including W) vowel letter of the English alphabet. Woolworths reserves the right to vary the terms of this offer at any time without notice.Y, or y, is the twenty-fifth and penultimate letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Additional delivery fees and charges may apply to Woolworths groceries, and a shipping fee will apply to an Everyday Market order if that order (excluding Woolworths groceries) does not meet the advertised free shipping threshold. Bulkier, heavier or larger items may incur additional shipping fees. Everyday Market Shipping Fees: If you spend $50 (incl GST) or more on Everyday Market items, shipping is free for your Everyday Market order. Woolworths does not represent or warrant the accuracy of any statements, claims or opinions made in product ratings and reviews. Product ratings and reviews are taken from various sources including Bazaarvoice. Please always check the product label or enquire with the manufacturer before consuming. Product information is intended as a guide only as products may change from time to time. Woolworths does not ensure the accuracy or suitability of the information on this page. This product is sold and shipped by our Everyday Market Partner who has provided all relevant product information for this listing.
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