Alternative forms

• (obsolete) Y

Etymology

From DutchCategory:English terms borrowed from Dutch#IJCategory:English terms derived from Dutch#IJ IJ.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /eɪ/Category:English 1-syllable words#IJCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#IJ
• Rhymes: -eɪCategory:Rhymes:English/eɪ#IJCategory:Rhymes:English/eɪ/1 syllable#IJ

Proper noun

IJCategory:English lemmas#IJCategory:English proper nouns#IJCategory:English uncountable nouns#IJCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#IJCategory:Pages with entries#IJCategory:Pages with 2 entries#IJ

1. A lake (formerly a bay) adjoining the city of Amsterdam, NetherlandsCategory:en:Lakes#IJCategory:en:Bays#IJCategory:en:Places in the Netherlands#IJ.
   • 1999, Geert Mak, translated by Philipp Blom, Amsterdam: A brief life of the city, Vintage, published 2001, page 9:

     Velsen, a considerable Roman garrison, was not far away; moreover, for centuries the windy IJ formed part of the northern border of the Roman Empire.

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Anagrams

• -ji, JI, Ji

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-GermanicCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#IJ *ahwō. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Category:Requests for expansion of etymologies in Dutch entries#IJ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛi̯/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#IJ

• Audio (Belgium):

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  Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#IJ
• Hyphenation: IJ
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯Category:Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯#IJ
• Homophone: eiCategory:Dutch terms with homophones#IJ

Proper noun

IJ nCategory:Dutch lemmas#IJCategory:Dutch proper nouns#IJCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#IJCategory:Dutch neuter nouns#IJCategory:Pages with entries#IJCategory:Pages with 2 entries#IJ

1. the IJ