Y
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. According to some authorities, it is the sixth (or seventh if including W) vowel letter of the English alphabet. Its name in English is wye (pronounced ), plural wyes.
Extends: [ISO basic Latin letters](https://wikipedia.org.ai/ISO basic Latin letters), [Vowel letters](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Vowel letters)
Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Y |
| Letter | Text | Y y |
| Script | Text | Latin script |
| Typedesc | Text | logographic |
| Language | Text | Latin language |
| Unicode | Text | U+0059, U+0079 |
| Alphanumber | Text | 25 |
| Fam2 | Text | Proto-semiticW-01.svg |
| Fam3 | Text | PhoenicianW-01.svg |
| Fam4 | Text | [Image:Phoenician waw.svg|class=skin-invert-image|20px|Waw](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Image:Phoenician waw.svg|class=skin-invert-image|20px|Waw) |
| Fam5 | Text | [Image:Early Aramaic character - vav.svg|class=skin-invert-image|20px|Waw](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Image:Early Aramaic character - vav.svg|class=skin-invert-image|20px|Waw) |
| Fam6 | Text | Υ υ |
| Usageperiod | Text | 54 CE to present |
| Associates | Text | y(x), ly, ny |
| Direction | Text | Left-to-right |
| Image | Text | File:Latin_letter_Y.svg |
| Imageclass | Text | skin-invert-image |