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TranslingualEdit
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ž (upper case Ž)
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CzechEdit
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ž (lower case, upper case Ž)
- the final letter of the Czech alphabet, after z
EstonianEdit
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ž (lower case, upper case Ž)
- The twenty-second letter of the Estonian alphabet, called žee and written in the Latin script.
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- Used only in loanwords.
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FinnishEdit
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ž (lower case, upper case Ž)
- A letter of the Finnish alphabet, called hattu-z or suhu-z and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- In the Finnish alphabet, ž is a variant of z.
- Often written as zh.
- Used only in loanwords and transcribing foreign names.
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Inari SamiEdit
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ž (upper case Ž)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Inari Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, Ä ä, Á á
LatvianEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
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ž (lower case, upper case Ž)
- The thirty-third letter of the Latvian alphabet, called žē and written in the Latin script.
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LivonianEdit
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ž (upper case Ž)
- The thirty-ninth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Lower SorbianEdit
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ž (upper case Ž)
- The thirty-third letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, called žet and written in the Latin script.
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RomaniEdit
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ž (lower case, upper case Ž)
- (Pan-Vlax) The thirty-second letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- Synonym: (International Standard) ź
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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).
SamogitianEdit
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ž (upper case Ž)
- The thirty-second letter of the Samogitian alphabet, called žė or žet and written in the Latin script.
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Serbo-CroatianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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ž (lower case, upper case Ž)
- The 30th and last letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet.
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- Previous letter: z
Etymology 2Edit
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ž m (Cyrillic spelling ж)
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Skolt SamiEdit
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ž (upper case Ž)
- The thirty-fourth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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SlovakEdit
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ž (lower case, upper case Ž)
- The forty-sixth letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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- (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, Ä ä, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, Dz dz, Dž dž, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ĺ ĺ, Ľ ľ, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, Q q, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž
Further readingEdit
- ž in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
TurkmenEdit
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ž (upper case Ž)
- The twelfth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called že and written in the Latin script.