ñ U+00F1, ñ
LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH TILDE
Composition:n [U+006E] + ◌̃ [U+0303]
ð
[U+00F0]
Latin-1 Supplement ò
[U+00F2]

TranslingualEdit

LetterEdit

ñ (upper case Ñ)

  1. The letter n with a tilde.

Usage notesEdit

  • For Indic scripts, it is usually used to transliterate ञ् (or equivalents) into ñ.

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BasqueEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

ñ (lower case, upper case Ñ)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called eñe and written in the Latin script.

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Crimean TatarEdit

LetterEdit

ñ lower case (upper case Ñ)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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LatinEdit

ParticleEdit

ñ

  1. (Medieval Latin) Scribal abbreviation of nōn (not).
    • 1835, Rotuli Curiae Regis, &c, page 20:
      Rađ Nepos dix̃ qᵭ [teñ trā ||illā] ñ vult iñ respōđe sñ . . .
    • 1889, The Great Roll of the Pipe for the thirteenth year of the reign of King Henry the Second, Buchingehāscr̃ et Bedefordscr̃:
      .VIII. ᵭ. ñ sunt de firma Comitat9.

PortugueseEdit

AdverbEdit

ñ (not comparable)

  1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of não.

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From n with a nasal dash, which is a medieval shorthand for m or n (e.g. fõtẽ or fōtē for fontem). The sign ñ thus represents nn, the usual Old Spanish spelling for /ɲ/, generalised from words like año, where the sound goes back to Latin -nn-.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɲe/ [ˈe.ɲe]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɲe

LetterEdit

ñ (lower case, upper case Ñ)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, called eñe and written in the Latin script.

InterjectionEdit

Used by Spanish speakers on the internet to insult non-spanish speakers

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