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

(lake):

Borrowed from Dutch IJ.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /eɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

IJ (plural IJs)

1. Initialism of immigration judge.

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

• -ji, JI, Ji

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/

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• Hyphenation: IJ
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯
• Homophone: ei

Proper noun

IJ n

1. the IJ

Derived terms

• IJburg
• IJmeer
• IJmond
• IJmuiden

Descendants

• → English: IJ