Definition for: ye

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English

Etymology 1

From Old English ġē, the nominative case of the second person plural personal pronoun. See also you.

Pronunciation

• RP & US: IPA: /jiː/ , SAMPA: /ji:/
• Rhymes: -iː

Personal pronoun

ye

1. ( Northern English dialect , Cornish dialect , Geordie , archaic ) you (the people being addressed).

   Note: Ye was originally used only used for the nominative case (as the subject), and only for the second person plural. Later, ye was used as a subject or an object, either singular or plural, which is the way that you is used today.

Etymology 2

From the Middle English Þe . Printers who couldn't reproduce the " Þ " ( thorn ) character (which corresponds to the modern (voiced) " th " sound, as in 'the'), substitued a " y ". Despite the use of 'y', it was still read as "the".

Pronunciation

• ( stressed )

  AHD: th ē , IPA: /ðiː/ , SAMPA: /Di:/

• ( unstressed )
• AHD: th ə , IPA: /ðə/ , SAMPA: /D@/ ( but see notes below )

Definite article

ye

1. ( archaic ) the

   Ye' Olde Medicine Shoppe .

Ido

Preposition

ye

1. at

Other Translations for "ye"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		-.-- .
Binary		1111001 1100101
Hex		7965
Pig Latin		eyay

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