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p (upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
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IPA (file)
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p
- (IPA) a voiceless bilabial plosive.
- (superscript ⟨ᵖ⟩) [p]-onset (prestopping / preocclusion / preplosion), [p]-release (e.g. ⟨kᵖ⟩ for [k͡p]), [p]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [p].
- (physics) pressure
- (music) piano (play softly)
- (chemistry) power of; the negative logarithm of a concentration, as in pH or pOH
- (physics) proton
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Uppercase and lowercase versions of P, in normal and italic type
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Uppercase and lowercase P in Fraktur
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- (IPA): b (“voiced bilabial plosive”)
- (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 P): Ṕṕ Ṗṗ Ᵽᵽ Ƥƥ P̃p̃ ᵱ ᶈ ᴘ Pp ȹ
- With hook: ƥ
- ƿ (wynn)
Other representations of P:
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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p (lower case, upper case P, plural ps or p's)
- The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee 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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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The ordinal number sixteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2 edit
Abbreviations
Alternative forms edit
- (page, per): p.
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Preposition edit
p
- Abbreviation of post, meaning after
- Abbreviation of per.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of up.
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Noun edit
p
- Alternative form of p.; Abbreviation of page (plural pp)
- (UK) Abbreviation of penny; pence.
- 2001, Steve Webb, Intensity-modulated radiation therapy:
- The 25p stamp shows an ultrasound image, the 35p stamp shows a magnetic resonance image and the 41p stamp shows an X-ray CT image.
- (physics) proton
- (video compression) Abbreviation of progressive scan.
- 2010, Benny Bing, 3D and HD Broadband Video Networking, page 59:
- HD video may contain 720 or 1080 vertical progressive scan lines (720p or 1080p), 1080 interlaced lines (1080i), and is capable of displaying a 16:9 image and output digital audio.
- (New Zealand, slang) Methamphetamine
- Abbreviation of piss (“urine”).
- I'll slurp all that p.
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Verb edit
p
- (knitting) Abbreviation of purl.
- 1855, Godey's Magazine, volume 51, page 71:
- Knit 3, p 1, k 2, purl 1, k 2, m 1, k 2 together, k 1.
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p (not comparable)
- (Internet) Abbreviation of pretty (as an intensifier)
- I'm doing p good, how are you?
- (chiefly US, stenoscript) Alternative spelling of p.m. (“post meridiem”) or pm
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Azerbaijani edit
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p lower case (upper case P)
- The twenty-third letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Basque edit
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The seventeenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called pe and written in the Latin script.
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Egyptian edit
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /pɛ/
- Conventional anglicization: pe
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m./f. topo.
- Pe, a city in Lower Egypt, where the Pharaohs were crowned.
References edit
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
Esperanto edit
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twentieth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called po and written in the Latin script.
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Estonian edit
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
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Faroese edit
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p (upper case P)
- The nineteenth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Finnish edit
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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 p for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation edit
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called pee 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
p
- Abbreviation of penni. (Finnish penny, no longer used)
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The fifteenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Fula edit
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Gothic edit
Romanization edit
p
- Romanization of 𐍀
Hungarian edit
Etymology 1 edit
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called pé and written in the Latin script.
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | p | p-k |
accusative | p-t | p-ket |
dative | p-nek | p-knek |
instrumental | p-vel | p-kkel |
causal-final | p-ért | p-kért |
translative | p-vé | p-kké |
terminative | p-ig | p-kig |
essive-formal | p-ként | p-kként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | p-ben | p-kben |
superessive | p-n | p-ken |
adessive | p-nél | p-knél |
illative | p-be | p-kbe |
sublative | p-re | p-kre |
allative | p-hez | p-khez |
elative | p-ből | p-kből |
delative | p-ről | p-kről |
ablative | p-től | p-ktől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
p-é | p-ké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
p-éi | p-kéi |
Possessive forms of p | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | p-m | p-im |
2nd person sing. | p-d | p-id |
3rd person sing. | p-je | p-i |
1st person plural | p-nk | p-ink |
2nd person plural | p-tek | p-itek |
3rd person plural | p-jük | p-ik |
See also edit
- (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.
Etymology 2 edit
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Noun edit
p (plural p-ek)
- Abbreviation of perc (“minute[s]”).
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | p | p-ek |
accusative | p-et | p-eket |
dative | p-nek | p-eknek |
instrumental | p-cel | p-ekkel |
causal-final | p-ért | p-ekért |
translative | p-cé | p-ekké |
terminative | p-ig | p-ekig |
essive-formal | p-ként | p-ekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | p-ben | p-ekben |
superessive | p-en | p-eken |
adessive | p-nél | p-eknél |
illative | p-be | p-ekbe |
sublative | p-re | p-ekre |
allative | p-hez | p-ekhez |
elative | p-ből | p-ekből |
delative | p-ről | p-ekről |
ablative | p-től | p-ektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
p-é | p-eké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
p-éi | p-ekéi |
Possessive forms of p | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | p-em | p-eim |
2nd person sing. | p-ed | p-eid |
3rd person sing. | p-e | p-ei |
1st person plural | p-ünk | p-eink |
2nd person plural | p-etek | p-eitek |
3rd person plural | p-ük | p-eik |
Further reading edit
- p in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Icelandic edit
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p (upper case P)
- The twentieth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Ido edit
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p (upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Italian edit
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p f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case P)
- The fourteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called pi and written in the Latin script.
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 p for development of the glyph itself.
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Latin edit
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p
- The letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
References edit
- p in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “p”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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.
Pronunciation edit
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called pē and written in the Latin script.
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Livonian edit
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p (upper case P)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Malay edit
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Maltese edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /p/
- IPA(key): /b/ (by assimilation to a following voiced obstruent)
- With very few exceptions, this letter occurs only in borrowings.
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twentieth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Norwegian edit
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p
- The sixteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Nupe edit
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The nineteenth 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 p for development of the glyph itself.
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p (upper case P, lower case)
- The twenty-second letter of the Polish alphabet, called pe and written in the Latin script.
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Portuguese edit
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Romani edit
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- (International Standard) The twentieth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The twenty-first 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).
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The nineteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called pe or pî and written in the Latin script.
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Scottish Gaelic edit
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The fourteenth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by o and followed by r. Its traditional name is beith bhog (“soft birch”).
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Serbo-Croatian edit
Alternative forms edit
- P (uppercase)
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p (Cyrillic spelling п)
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 p for development of the glyph itself.
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Skolt Sami edit
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p (upper case P)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Spanish edit
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The seventeenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish p. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English p.
- Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish p.
- Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜉ (pa).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: p
- (letter name, Filipino alphabet): IPA(key): /pi/, [pɪ]
- (letter name, Abecedario): IPA(key): /ˈpe/, [ˈpɛ]
- (letter name, Abakada alphabet): IPA(key): /pa/, [pɐ]
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /p/, [p]
- Rhymes: -i, -e, -a
Letter edit
p (lower case, upper case P, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒ)
- The eighteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called pi and written in the Latin script.
- (historical) The nineteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called pe and written in the Latin script.
Letter edit
p (lower case, upper case P, Baybayin spelling ᜉ)
- The fourteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abakada alphabet), called pa and written in the Latin script.
See also edit
- (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
Further reading edit
- “p”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish edit
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twentieth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called pe and written in the Latin script.
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Turkmen edit
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p (upper case P)
- The twentieth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called pe and written in the Latin script.
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Yoruba edit
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The eighteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called pí 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
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p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.