Y
y (i-grèk), n.m., the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet, y.
y, adv., there, thither; within, at home. Je l’y ai vu; I saw him there. Allez-y; go there. Voulez-vous y aller? will you go there? Monsieur A., y est-il? is Mr. A. in, or at home? Oui il y est; yes, he is at home.
y, personal pron., by it, by them; for it, for them; in it, in them, therein; at it, at them; to him, to her, to it, to them. Il n’y est pas propre; he is not fit for it. Il n’y gagnera rien; he will get nothing by it. Ne vous y fiez pas; don’t trust him. Sans y penser; without thinking of it. Il — a; there is or there are.
yac, n.m., Union Jack.
yacht (iak), n.m., yacht.
yacou, n.m., (orni.) yacou.
yankee (-ki), n.m., Yankee.
yard (iard), n.m., yard (measure).
yatagan, n.m., yataghan.
yèble, n.m. V. hièble.
yénite, n.f., (min.) yenite.
yeuse, n.f., ilex, holm, evergreen oak, holly oak.
yeux, n.m.pl., eyes (plur. of œil, q.v.).
yole, n.f., (nav.) yawl. — gig; gig.
youyou, n.m., dingey, small boat (China).
ypréau, n.m., Ypres-elm, wych-elm.
ysard, n.m. V. isard.
yucca, n.m., (bot.) yucca, Adam’s needle.