IJ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ij"
IJ U+0132, IJ
LATIN CAPITAL LIGATURE IJ
← ı
[U+0131] 		Latin Extended-A ij →
[U+0133]

English

Alternative forms
  • (obsolete) Y

Etymology

From Dutch IJ.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /eɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Proper noun

IJ

  1. A lake (formerly a bay) adjoining the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • 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.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ahwō. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛi̯/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: IJ
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯
  • Homophone: ei

Proper noun

IJ n

  1. the IJ

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: IJ
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