ġ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "g"

ġ U+0121, ġ LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH DOT ABOVE Composition: g [U+0067] + ◌̇ [U+0307] ← Ġ [U+0120] Latin Extended-A Ģ → [U+0122]

Irish

Letter

ġ (upper case Ġ)

1. The letter g with a ponc séimhithe (dot above), used primarily in Gaelic type; equivalent to the digraph gh in roman type.

See also

(Latin-script letters) litir; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v

• (diacritics) ◌́ ◌̇
• (dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type) Ḃ ḃ, Ċ ċ, Ḋ ḋ, Ḟ ḟ, Ġ ġ, Ṁ ṁ, Ṗ ṗ, Ṡ ẛ ṡ, Ṫ ṫ

Maltese

Etymology

The dot indicates the “softer” of two pronunciations, in this case the affricate /d͡ʒ/ instead of the plosive /ɡ/. Compare ċ and ż.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒ/
• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃ/ (per final devoicing or assimilation to a following voiceless obstruent)

Letter

ġ (lower case, upper case Ġ)

1. The seventh letter of the Maltese alphabet, after f.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) ittra; A a, B b, Ċ ċ, D d, E e, F f, Ġ ġ, G g, Għ għ, H h, Ħ ħ, I i, Ie ie, 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, Ż ż, Z z

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j/

Letter

ġ (lower case, upper case Ġ)

1. A modified version of g sometimes used in modern texts, representing a /ɡ/ that underwent palatalization.