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Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From the Etruscan letter 𐌍 (n, en), from the Ancient Greek letter Ν (N, nu), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤍 (n, nun), possibly from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓆓.
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N (lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
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- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter N): Ńń Ǹǹ Ňň Ññ Ṅṅ Ņņ Ṇṇ Ṋṋ Ṉṉ N̈n̈ Ɲɲ Ƞƞ ᵰ ᶇ ɳ ȵ ɴ Nn Ŋŋ NJNjnj NJNjnj
Symbol edit
N
- (chemistry) Symbol for nitrogen.
- (metrology) Symbol for newton, the SI unit of force.
- 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Outlaws: Adhi Codex entry:
- When attacking, adhi drive opponents out of secure positions to make them vulnerable to gunfire or a concerted attack by the rest of the pack. Their jaw strength has been measured in excess of 1900 N, dangerous even when wearing a hardsuit.
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for aspargine
- (physics) electron number
- (music) Neapolitan chord (usually in first inversion, therefore followed by a superscript six)
- (linguistics) A wildcard for a nasal consonant (nasal stop)
Gallery edit
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Uppercase and lowercase versions of N, in normal and italic type
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Uppercase and lowercase N in Fraktur
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Other representations of N:
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Letter edit
N (upper case, lower case n, plural Ns or N's)
- The fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The ordinal number fourteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2 edit
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Noun edit
N
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Abbreviations.
N
- (stenoscript) the prefix or word-initial sequence inter-, enter-, intr- or entr-.
- (stenoscript) the sound sequence /(V)ntr/.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of north.
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Afar edit
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N
- The eighteenth letter in the Afar alphabet.
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Afrikaans edit
Pronunciation edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz
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Angami edit
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N
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üi üi, A a, Ai ai, I i, Ie ie, U u, Uo uo, E e, Ei ei, O o, Ou ou, K k, Kh kh, G g, Ng ng, C c, Ch ch, J j, Jh jh, Ny ny, T t, Th th, D d, N n, Ts ts, Tsh tsh, Dz dz, P p, Ph ph, B b, M m, Pf pf, Bv bv, Y y, Yh yh, R r, Rh rh, L l, Lh lh, F f, V v, W w, Wh wh, S s, Sh sh, Z z, Zh zh, H h
Azerbaijani edit
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N upper case (lower case n)
- The twentieth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Basque edit
Pronunciation edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called ene and written in the Latin script.
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Central Franconian edit
Etymology edit
- /n/ is from West Germanic *n.
- /ŋ/ is from West Germanic *ng; in most of Ripuarian from *n after long high vowels and from *nd.
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N
- A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
- A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
Usage notes edit
- In the German-based spelling, n is doubled after short vowels except in certain function words and when the letter is followed by another consonant within the word stem.
- In the Dutch-based spelling, n is doubled after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open.
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
Likely from the mathematical usage of n to denote an arbitrary number. Compare Korean N and Japanese n番煎じ.
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N
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Further reading edit
- Chinese Language Stack Exchange - When did the usage of “N” to indicate some unspecified quantity come up?
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N
- The fourteenth letter of the Latin alphabet.
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N
- The fourteenth letter used in Pinyin.
Usage notes edit
- 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
- The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).
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N (capital, lowercase n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.
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N
- Abbreviation of noord; north
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Esperanto edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The eighteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called no or en and written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z
Noun edit
N
- Abbreviation of nordo (“north”).
Estonian edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called enn and written in the Latin script.
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and N for information on the development of the glyph itself.
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called än or en and written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
Noun edit
N
- Abbreviation of non sine laude approbatur.
- Abbreviation of nainen. ("woman, female")
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N
- Abbreviation of nord.
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N
- the fourteenth letter of the French alphabet
Galician edit
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N
- Abbreviation of norte (“north”).
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- (north): S
German edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the German alphabet.
Noun edit
N
- Abbreviation of Nord; north
Hungarian edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The twenty-second letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called enn and written in the Latin script.
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Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | N | N-ek |
accusative | N-et | N-eket |
dative | N-nek | N-eknek |
instrumental | N-nel | N-ekkel |
causal-final | N-ért | N-ekért |
translative | N-né | N-ekké |
terminative | N-ig | N-ekig |
essive-formal | N-ként | N-ekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | N-ben | N-ekben |
superessive | N-en | N-eken |
adessive | N-nél | N-eknél |
illative | N-be | N-ekbe |
sublative | N-re | N-ekre |
allative | N-hez | N-ekhez |
elative | N-ből | N-ekből |
delative | N-ről | N-ekről |
ablative | N-től | N-ektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
N-é | N-eké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
N-éi | N-ekéi |
Possessive forms of N | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | N-em | N-jeim |
2nd person sing. | N-ed | N-jeid |
3rd person sing. | N-je | N-jei |
1st person plural | N-ünk | N-jeink |
2nd person plural | N-etek | N-jeitek |
3rd person plural | N-jük | N-jeik |
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- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
Ido edit
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N (lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Indonesian edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Italian edit
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N f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case n)
- The twelfth letter of the Italian alphabet, called enne and written in the Latin script.
Noun edit
N m
- Abbreviation of nord; north
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Kashubian edit
Etymology edit
The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and N for development of the glyph itself.
Letter edit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The nineteenth letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Korean edit
Etymology edit
From the mathematical sense. Compare Chinese N.
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [e̞n]
- Phonetic hangul: [엔]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | en |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | en |
McCune–Reischauer? | en |
Yale Romanization? | eyn |
South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: N의 / N에 / N까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.
Numeral edit
N • (en)
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The twenty-first letter of the Latvian alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
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Malay edit
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N
- The fourteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Nupe edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The seventeenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and N for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The eighteenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
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Portuguese edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Noun edit
N m (uncountable)
- Abbreviation of norte.
Romani edit
Pronunciation edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- (International Standard) The eighteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The nineteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).
Romanian edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The seventeenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called en, ne, or nî and written in the Latin script.
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Saanich edit
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N
- The twenty-first letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Scottish Gaelic edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The twelfth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by m and followed by o. Its traditional name is nuin (“ash”).
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Silesian edit
Etymology edit
The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and N for development of the glyph itself.
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The seventeenth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Skolt Sami edit
Pronunciation edit
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N (lower case n)
- The twenty-second letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Slovene edit
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N (capital, lowercase n)
- The 15th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by M and followed by O.
Somali edit
Pronunciation edit
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N upper case (lower case n)
- The nineteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called nun and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes edit
- The nineteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by M and followed by W.
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Spanish edit
Letter edit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- the 14th letter of the Spanish alphabet
Noun edit
N m
- Abbreviation of norte; north
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish N. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English N.
- Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜈ (na).
- Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish N.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: N
- (letter name, Filipino alphabet): IPA(key): /ʔen/, [ʔɛn]
- (letter name, Abakada alphabet): IPA(key): /ˈna/, [ˈnɐ]
- (letter name, Abecedario): IPA(key): /ˈʔene/, [ˈʔɛ.nɛ]
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /n/, [n]
- Rhymes: -en, -a, -ene
Letter edit
N (upper case, lower case n, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔)
- The fourteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called en and written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Letter edit
N (upper case, lower case n, Baybayin spelling ᜈ)
- The eleventh letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abakada alphabet), called na and written in the Latin script.
Letter edit
N (upper case, lower case n, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒ)
- (historical) The sixteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called ene and written in the Latin script.
Further reading edit
- “N”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish edit
Letter edit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The seventeenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ne and written in the Latin script.
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Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ nəː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ nəː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ nəː˨˩]
- Phonetic: e nờInvalid params in call to Template:vi-IPA: 2=en-nờ; 3=nờ thấp; 4=nờ
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The sixteenth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called e-nờ, en-nờ, nờ thấp, or nờ and written in the Latin script.
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- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)
Welsh edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The eighteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by M and followed by O.
Mutation edit
- N cannot mutate in Welsh.
See also edit
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “N”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Yoruba edit
Etymology 1 edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fifteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called ní and written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
- As used in Benin: (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y
Etymology 2 edit
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Pronoun edit
N̄ or N
- Alternative letter-case form of n (“I”)
Zulu edit
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N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.