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IPA (file)
Letter edit
z (upper case Z)
- The twenty-sixth and last 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 Z): Źź Ẑẑ Žž Żż Ẓẓ Ẕẕ Ƶƶ Ȥȥ Ⱬⱬ ᵶ ᶎ ʐ ʑ ɀ ᴢ Zz DZDzdz DZDzdz DŽDždž DŽDždž
- Greek ζ, Hebrew ז.
Symbol edit
z
- (metrology) Symbol for the prefix zepto-.
- (astronomy) Symbol for the redshift.
- (mathematics) Used to denote a real variable when x and y are already in use.
- (mathematics) Used to denote the third coordinate in three-dimensional Cartesian and cylindrical coordinate systems.
- (mathematics) Used to denote a complex variable.
- (statistics) Used to denote a value of a standard normal random variable.
- (chemistry) Symbol for atomic number.
- (IPA) a voiced alveolar sibilant.
Derived terms edit
- Prefix zepto-
Gallery edit
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Uppercase and lowercase versions of Z, in normal and italic type
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Uppercase and lowercase Z in Fraktur
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Other representations of Z:
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter name
- (UK) IPA(key): /zɛd/
Audio (UK) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ziː/
Audio (US, California) (file) - (Hong Kong) IPA(key): /iˈzɛd/, /ɪˈzɛd/ (from izzard)
- (India) IPA(key): /ɪˈzɛd/, /ɪˈzɛɖ/
- Rhymes: -ɛd, -iː
Phoneme
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z, plural zs or z's)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed, zee, or izzard and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms edit
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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
Etymology 2 edit
Abbreviations.
z
- (stenoscript) the sound /z/, regardless of spelling.
- (stenoscript) the sound /ʃ/, /ʒ/, or the sequence /ziː/.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of as, was, his, she.
Albanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (upper case Z)
- The thirty-fifth letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Alemannic German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Article edit
z n
Etymology 2 edit
Preposition edit
z
- unstressed form of of zue
- Mir wonen z Züri. ― We live in Zurich.
Etymology 3 edit
Preposition edit
z
- unstressed form of of zu
- Das isch z vill. ― This is too much.
Azerbaijani edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z lower case (upper case Z)
- The thirty-second letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Basque edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Basque alphabet, called zeta and written in the Latin script.
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Cimbrian edit
Alternative forms edit
- 's (Sette Comuni)
Article edit
z
- (Luserna) the; definite article for two declensions:
- nominative singular neuter
- accusative singular neuter
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Cimbrian definite articles | ||||
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Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
Nominative | dar | de / di | 's / z | de / di |
Accusative | in | de / di | 's / z | de / di |
Dative | me | dar | me | in |
References edit
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Czech edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech z, ze, from Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
z [+genitive]
- from
- Toto víno pochází z Francie. ― This wine comes from France.
- out of
- Pět z deseti doktorů doporučuje tuto zubní pastu. ― Five out of ten doctors recommend this toothpaste.
Usage notes edit
- The more usual form is z, while ze is used before words starting with s, z and certain consonant clusters.
- In certain contexts (in the meaning "out of the surface" or "down from the surface") the preposition s, which normally requires instrumental case, can be used synonymously requiring the genitive case. This use of the preposition s is dated though and is mainly seen in older literature.
- spadnout z/s kopce ― to fall down the hill
- sundat něco ze/se skříně ― to take something off the cupboard
Further reading edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also edit
- Previous letter: y
Egyptian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /zɛ/, /zɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ze, za
Noun edit
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Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Afroasiatic *ji (one, someone, somebody). Compare Hebrew זֶה.
Pronunciation edit
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /zuʀ/ → /suʀ/ → /suʔ/ → /søʔ/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /zɛ/, /zɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ze, za
Noun edit
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- man (male person) [since the Old Kingdom]
- someone, anyone
- c. 1944 BCE, (year 17 of the reign of Senusret I), Stela of Mentuwoser (MMA 12.184), lines 11–12:
- nj sḏr z ḥqr.w r dmj.j
- No one went to bed hungry in my district.
- c. 1944 BCE, (year 17 of the reign of Senusret I), Stela of Mentuwoser (MMA 12.184), lines 11–12:
Usage notes edit
This word can be placed after a type of person and before a number to indicate that many prisoners of that type were taken.
Inflection edit
Alternative forms edit
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Coptic: ⲥⲁ- (sa-)
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Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /zɛ/, /zɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ze, za
Noun edit
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- A type of fish [22nd dynasty]
Inflection edit
References edit
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
Esperanto edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called zo and written in the Latin script.
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Estonian edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-first letter of the Estonian alphabet, called tsett and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes edit
- Used only in loanwords.
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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 z for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called tseta or tset and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes edit
- Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords replaced with ts.
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
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z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Gothic edit
Romanization edit
z
- Romanization of 𐌶
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The thirty-ninth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called zé and written in the Latin script.
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | z | z-k |
accusative | z-t | z-ket |
dative | z-nek | z-knek |
instrumental | z-vel | z-kkel |
causal-final | z-ért | z-kért |
translative | z-vé | z-kké |
terminative | z-ig | z-kig |
essive-formal | z-ként | z-kként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | z-ben | z-kben |
superessive | z-n | z-ken |
adessive | z-nél | z-knél |
illative | z-be | z-kbe |
sublative | z-re | z-kre |
allative | z-hez | z-khez |
elative | z-ből | z-kből |
delative | z-ről | z-kről |
ablative | z-től | z-ktől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
z-é | z-ké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
z-éi | z-kéi |
Possessive forms of z | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | z-m | z-im |
2nd person sing. | z-d | z-id |
3rd person sing. | z-je | z-i |
1st person plural | z-nk | z-ink |
2nd person plural | z-tek | z-itek |
3rd person plural | z-jük | z-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.
Further reading edit
- z 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
Ido edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (upper case Z)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /z/ (usually unless before a voiced consonant)
- IPA(key): /s/ (sometimes before a voiced consonant e.g. Mazmur)
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes edit
- Used only in loanwords from Arabic, English, etc.
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Italian edit
Letter edit
z f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-first letter of the Italian alphabet, called zeta and written in the Latin script.
Kashubian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 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 z for development of the glyph itself.
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The thirty-second letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also edit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, Ã ã, B b, C c, D d, E e, É é, Ë ë, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, O o, Ò ò, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ù ù, W w, Y y, Z z, Ż ż
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.
Preposition edit
z
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).
Preposition edit
z
- denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside [+instrumental]
Alternative forms edit
Further reading edit
- Stefan Ramułt (1893), “z”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego, page 258
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “z”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi, volume 2, page 1439
- “z”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Latin edit
Etymology edit
The minuscule form derives from the majuscule Z.
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-third letter of the Classical Latin alphabet, called zēta.
References edit
- z 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)
- “z”, 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
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The thirty-second letter of the Latvian alphabet, called zē and written in the Latin script.
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Livonian edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (upper case Z)
- The thirty-eighth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Lower Sorbian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (upper case Z)
- The thirty-second letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, called zet and written in the Latin script.
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.
Alternative forms edit
- ze (used before sibilants and certain consonant clusters)
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
z (with genitive)
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom.
Alternative forms edit
- ze (used before sibilants and certain consonant clusters)
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
z (with instrumental)
- with
- Stej bratš ze sotšu.
- They are brother and sister
- (literally, “brother with sister”)
Malay edit
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also edit
Maltese edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /t͡s/, /d͡z/
- Simple z is almost always /t͡s/. Geminated zz is also predominantly voiceless, but intervocalically it may represent /dd͡z/, notably in the verbal suffix -izza.
Letter edit
z (upper case Z)
- The thirtieth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also edit
Masurian edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Polish z, from Proto-Slavic *jьz.
Preposition edit
z [+genitive]
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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.- 2018, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Paweł Pogorzelski and Psioter ôt Sziatków (Piotr Szatkowski), Małi Princ [The Little Prince], →ISBN, page 41:
- To scérná wolá dopsiecéniá z jejich strónÿ.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- denotes elative or delative movement; out of; off of
- 2018, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Paweł Pogorzelski and Psioter ôt Sziatków (Piotr Szatkowski), Małi Princ [The Little Prince], →ISBN, page 27:
- Choc to zdawá szie manijacne tisziónc nil ôt wsziéch zaniéskänéch niejsców, kiéj szie je pod zagrózéniém szniérczió, já wijnół z taszi papsiér i psióro.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- denotes origin or cause; because of, from
- 2018, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Paweł Pogorzelski and Psioter ôt Sziatków (Piotr Szatkowski), Małi Princ [The Little Prince], →ISBN, page 28:
- Tedi, z braku cziérżpliwoszczi.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old Polish z, from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).
Preposition edit
z [+instrumental]
- denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
- 2018, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Paweł Pogorzelski and Psioter ôt Sziatków (Piotr Szatkowski), Małi Princ [The Little Prince], →ISBN, page 29:
- i tak ém ôbznajóniuł szie z Małém Princém.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- denotes instrumental relation; with, by means of
- 2018, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Paweł Pogorzelski and Psioter ôt Sziatków (Piotr Szatkowski), Małi Princ [The Little Prince], →ISBN, page 31:
- Ziedżiáłém, co ôkróm walnéch planétów zorti Żiéni, Jozisa, Marsa, Wéneri, chtórném bédżie nadano náma, só esce setki jénákséch, co nizamana só tak malute, co biwá zórg z ôbácéniém jéch nawet z teléskopém.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Norwegian edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes edit
- Not used in Norwegian, only appears in loanwords from e.g. Slavic.
- Used interchangeably with s in Internet slang and informal writing.
Nupe edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also edit
Old Czech edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.
Preposition edit
z
Descendants edit
- Czech: z
References edit
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “z”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz. First attested in the 14th century.
Preposition edit
z [+genitive]
- denotes delative movement; off of
- denotes elative movement; out of
- denotes duration; since
- denotes a change of state; from
- denotes the composition of an item; from, out of, of
- denotes origin or cause; because of, from
- with a noun, denotes manner; by means of, from
Preposition edit
z [+accusative]
Preposition edit
z [+accusative]
Particle edit
z
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n). First attested in the 14th century.
Preposition edit
z [+instrumental]
- denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
- denotes instrumental relation; with, by means of
- denotes origin or cause; because of, from
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “z”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish edit
Etymology 1 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 z for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (upper case Z, lower case)
- The thirtieth letter of the Polish alphabet, called zet and written in the Latin script.
See also edit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old Polish z, from Proto-Slavic *jьz.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
z [+genitive]
- denotes delative movement; off of
- Jesteś z przodu czy z tyłu? ― Are you at the front or at the back?
- denotes duration; since
- denotes a change of state; from
- denotes origin or cause; because of, from
- denotes elative movement; out of
- Jestem z Polski. ― I'm from Poland.
- jeden z dziesięciu ― one out of ten
- denotes the composition of an item; from, out of, of
- motyka z drewna ― a hoe made of wood
Particle edit
z
- (colloquial) ish approximately, about
- Synonyms: mniej więcej, około
- Mam z pięć jabłek ― I have five ish apples.
Etymology 3 edit
Inherited from Old Polish z, from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
z [+instrumental]
- denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
- Antonym: bez
- denotes instrumental relation; with, by means of
- Podróżuje z prędkością światła! ― It's travelling at the speed of light?
Usage notes edit
- The preposition or particle generally changes to ze when the pronunciation of the two consecutive words becomes problematic. Some dictionaries claim that this rule applies to words starting with one of the following consonants: s, z, ś, ź, ż, rz, sz that are followed by another consonant. [1] Examples include:
- Ten pręt jest z żelaza. ― This rod is made of iron.
- Ten pręt jest ze stali. ― This rod is made of steel.
- Pochodzę z Francji. ― I come from France.
- Pochodzę ze Szwecji. ― I come from Sweden.
Trivia edit
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), z is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 1744 times in scientific texts, 1828 times in news, 1527 times in essays, 1920 times in fiction, and 1291 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 8310 times, making it the 7th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[2]
References edit
Further reading edit
- z in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- z in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- “Z”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 20.02.2014
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “z”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “z”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1927), “z”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 8, Warsaw, page 1
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also edit
Romani edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- (International Standard) The thirtieth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The thirty-first letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also edit
- (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
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The thirty-first letter of the Romanian alphabet, called ze, zet, zed, or zî and written in the Latin script.
See also edit
Sani edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
z
References edit
- Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, volumes 26-27 (2003, Department of Linguistics, University of California), page 74
- Huang Bufan (editor), Xu Shouchun, Chen Jiaying, Wan Huiyin, A Tibeto-Burman Lexicon (1992; Central Minorities University, Beijing) (has z̊³³)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Alternative forms edit
- Z (uppercase)
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
z (Cyrillic spelling з)
- (Kajkavian, Chakavian, Croatia) (+ instrumental case) with
- 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:
- požgat su pritili sela naša stane,
žene z dicom htili vest u svoje strane,
inim dati rane, svih smrtno sikući;- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1622, Ivan Gundulić, Suze sina razmetnoga:
- od svjetlosti zrak otvori,
i ostaše razlučene,
z bielim danom noćne sjene:- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1927, Dragutin Domjanić, Kaj:
- I srce mi greje
I z menom se smeje
I v žalosti plače takaj.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Kajkavian) (+ genitive case) from, out of
- 1927, Dragutin Domjanić, Kaj vrt si senja:
- Oblaček po nebu
Si stiha putuje,
A z trave još samo
Šćurica se čuje.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Synonyms edit
Letter edit
z (Cyrillic spelling з)
Seri edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Letter edit
z (upper case Z)
- The twenty-third letter of the Seri alphabet, called seta and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2 edit
Article edit
z
- Pre-vocalic form of zo (“a, an”)
References edit
- Moser, Mary B.; Marlett, Stephen A. (2010) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN, page 609.
Silesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 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 z for development of the glyph itself.
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The thirty-second letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also edit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ã ã, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ŏ ŏ, Ō ō, Ô ô, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old Polish z.
Preposition edit
z [+genitive]
- denotes a point in space or time from which movement or an action starts; from
- Antonym: do
- denotes a material from which something is made; from, out of, made of
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Inherited from Old Polish z.
Preposition edit
z [+instrumental]
- denotes that something is a component; with
- Antonym: bez
- denotes that something is the contents of a container; with
- Antonym: bez
- denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
- Antonym: bez
- denotes conditions or environment in which something occurs; with
- Antonym: bez
Alternative forms edit
Further reading edit
- z in silling.org
Skolt Sami edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (upper case Z)
- The thirty-third letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also edit
Slovak edit
Alternative forms edit
- zo (see usage notes)
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
z (+ genitive)
Usage notes edit
- The zo form is used when the following word starts with the letter z, ž, s, š and certain consonant clusters.
Further reading edit
- “z”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene edit
Etymology 1 edit
See Translingual section.
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script. Preceded by v and followed by ž.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
z
- (with instrumental) with, by means of, using
- (with instrumental) (together) with, in the company of
- (with genitive) from
Alternative forms edit
- s (before a voiceless consonant)
Further reading edit
- “z”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “z”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (phoneme) /s/, /θ/
- IPA(key): (letter name, Spain) /ˈθeta/ [ˈθe.t̪a]
- IPA(key): (letter name, Latin America) /ˈseta/ [ˈse.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -eta
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Spanish alphabet, called zeta and written in the Latin script.
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
- Letter name
- Phoneme
- IPA(key): /s/
- Homophones: c (before front vowels), s
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Swedish alphabet, called säta or zäta and written in the Latin script.
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish z. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English z.
- Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish z.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: z
- (letter name, Filipino alphabet):
- IPA(key): /zi/, [zɪ]
- IPA(key): /si/, [sɪ]
- (letter name, Abecedario):
- IPA(key): /ˈzeta/, [ˈzɛ.tɐ]
- IPA(key): /ˈseta/, [ˈsɛ.tɐ]
- (phoneme):
- IPA(key): /z/, [z]
- IPA(key): /s/, [s]
- Rhymes: -i, -eta
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒ)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called zi and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes edit
- This letter is mostly used only in proper nouns, unadapted loanwords, or Spanish-based spellings.
- Some purists of Tagalog replace z in words with s.
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
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ)
- (historical) The twenty-eighth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called zeta and written in the Latin script.
Further reading edit
- “z”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish edit
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ze and written in the Latin script.
See also edit
Turkmen edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
z (upper case Z)
- The thirtieth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called ze and written in the Latin script.
See also edit
Zulu edit
Letter edit
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.