Assertion: latin alphabet's letter | /r/Synonym | hy
Facets:
value: probably
type: DEGREE
value: as in greek
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The letter ⟨Y⟩ when introduced was probably called "hy" /hyː/ as in Greek, the name upsilon not being in use yet, but this was changed to "i Graeca" (Greek i) as Latin speakers had difficulty distinguishing its foreign sound /y/ from /i/.
text: The letter ⟨Y⟩ when introduced was probably called "hy" /hyː/ as in Greek, the name upsilon not being in use yet, but this was changed to "i Graeca" (Greek i) as Latin speakers had difficulty distinguishing its foreign sound /y/ from /i/.
text: The letter Y when introduced was probably called hy /hyː/
text: The letter Y when introduced was probably called hy /hyː/
text: The letter Y when introduced was probably called hy as in Greek (the name upsilon being not yet in use) but was changed to i Graeca ("Greek i") as the and sounds merged in Latin.
text: The letter Y when introduced was probably called hy /hyː/