"ij" meaning in Dutch

See ij in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /ɛi̯/ Audio: Nl-ij.ogg Forms: caps IJ [uppercase]
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Etymology: From a Middle Dutch spelling for /iː/, representing a variation of ⟨ii⟩, which tended to be avoided. Besides ⟨ij⟩, another common form was ⟨y⟩. The pronunciation changed to /ɛi̯/ in Early Modern Dutch through diphthongization, at first in Brabant. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|-}} Middle Dutch
  1. A digraph of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script; sometimes considered a letter of the Dutch alphabet. Tags: letter, lowercase
    Sense id: en-ij-nl-character-zTtglzAo Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4

Noun

IPA: /ɛi̯/ Audio: Nl-ij.ogg Forms: ij's [plural], ijtje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Etymology: From a Middle Dutch spelling for /iː/, representing a variation of ⟨ii⟩, which tended to be avoided. Besides ⟨ij⟩, another common form was ⟨y⟩. The pronunciation changed to /ɛi̯/ in Early Modern Dutch through diphthongization, at first in Brabant. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|-}} Middle Dutch Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-'s|+}} ij f (plural ij's, diminutive ijtje n)
  1. the digraph ij Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ij-nl-noun-Yt9JjXm5

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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