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yery

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A letter of the Cyrillic alphabet: ы (y), now usually simply called "ы"

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Russian еры́ (jerý).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: ы (y) — a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet "Ы/ы"
  • Kazakh: ы (y) — a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet "Ы/ы"
  • Kyrgyz: ы (ı) — a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet "Ы/ы"
  • Russian: ы (y) — a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet "Ы/ы"
  • Russian: еры́ (jerý) — a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet "Ы/ы"
  • Ukrainian: йори́ (jorý) — a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet "Ы/ы"
  • Ukrainian: єри́ (jerý) — a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet "Ы/ы"