ż U+017C, ż
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH DOT ABOVE
Composition:z [U+007A] + ◌̇ [U+0307]
Ż
[U+017B]
Latin Extended-A Ž
[U+017D]

Translingual

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Letter

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ż (upper case Ż)

  1. (international standards) Transliterates Perso-Arabic letter ض in Indic languages.
  2. (mathematics) The differential of z, using Newtonian calculus notation; the z-component of the velocity.

Kashubian

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Etymology

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The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and ż for development of the glyph itself.

Letter

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ż (lower case, upper case Ż)

  1. The thirty-third letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Lower Sorbian

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Letter

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ż (upper case Ż)

  1. (obsolete) A letter formerly used to represent the sound /ʑ/, now replaced by the digraph ź.

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Maltese

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Etymology

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The dot indicates the “softer” of two pronunciations, in this case the fricative /z/ instead of the affricates /t͡s/, /d͡z/. Compare ċ and ġ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /z/
  • IPA(key): /s/ (per final devoicing or assimilation to a following voiceless obstruent)

Letter

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ż (upper case Ż)

  1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Maltese alphabet, called że and written in the Latin script.

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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 ż for development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

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Letter

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ż (upper case Ż, lower case)

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Polish alphabet, called żet and written in the Latin script.

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Silesian

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Etymology

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The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and ż for development of the glyph itself.

Letter

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ż (lower case, upper case Ż)

  1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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