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TranslingualEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From the Etruscan letter 𐌁 (b, “be”), from the Ancient Greek letter Β (B, “beta”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤁 (b, “bet”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉐.
LetterEdit
B (lower case b)
- The second letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
Usage notesEdit
The letter B (usually its lower case form b) is used in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent the bilabial plosive or stop, usually voiced (/b/).
See alsoEdit
- (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 B): Ḃḃ Ḅḅ Ḇḇ Ƀƀ Ɓɓ Ƃƃ ᵬ ᶀ ʙ Bb ȸ ℔ Ꞗꞗ
- For more variations, see Appendix:Variations of "b".
- (other scripts) Β (B, “Beta”), Б (B, “Be”), В (V, “Ve”), ב (b, “beth”)
Etymology 2Edit
SymbolEdit
B
- A blood type that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people with type A antigen in their blood. They can receive blood from type B or type O, but cannot receive blood from AB or A.
- (chemistry) The chemical element boron.
- Eleven, especially used in the base more than ten, such as duodecimal, hexadecimal, vigesimal and so on.
- The equivalent numbers of decimal 1611 are duodecimal B23, hexadecimal 64B, vigesimal 40B and so on.
- (biochemistry) As an IUPAC code for amino acids, aspartic acid or asparagine.
- (physics) A magnetic flux density.
- (linguistics) A wildcard for a labial consonant
- (finance) Long-term bond credit rating by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings, indicating that a bond is highly speculative with high risk of default.
- (clothing) Bra cup size.
GalleryEdit
See alsoEdit
- (blood type): from antigen B
- (symbol for boron): abbreviation of boron
- (hexadecimal 11): The eleventh item from the sequence {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F}
Other representations of B:
Further readingEdit
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Old English letter B, from 7th century replacement by Latin B of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛒ (B, “beorc”).
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b, plural Bs or B's)
- The second letter of the English alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script.
- 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 3, in Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
- Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out A, B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof […]
Usage notesEdit
In Modern English, the letter B is sometimes silent, e.g. in climb, and debt.
Apostrophes are sometimes used to form plurals of single upper case letters, especially at the start of a sentence:
- A’s are difficult to achieve in this class.
Usually, though, the apostrophe is avoided when there is no risk of confusion:
- She gets straight As in school.
See alsoEdit
- (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
NumberEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The ordinal number second, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2Edit
- (cricket, balls): abbreviation of balls
- (billion): abbreviation of billion
- (black): abbreviation of black
NounEdit
B
- (cricket) the number of balls faced by a batsman
- The quantity one billion (1,000,000,000), usually used to signify a sum of money
- $2.8 B — “two point eight billion dollars” (i.e., $2,800,000,000)
- (Britain) The grade of pencil that makes darker marks than grade HB but lighter marks than grade 2B; a pencil with soft lead.
- (chess) Bishop
- (music) Bass.
- (immunology) a B cell.
- 2020 May 2, “Leaving lockdown means understanding immune responses to the virus”, in The Economist[2]:
- Mind your Bs and Ts
[…] And if the combined efforts of macrophages, b cells and t cells are sufficient, the pathogen will be beaten back and eventually cleared from the body.
LetterEdit
- (stenoscript) the suffix -ble (incl. -ible, -able)
Etymology 3Edit
- (personality type): from contrast with the letter ‘A’ and its corresponding personality type
- (academic grade): from the position of the letter ‘B’ in the English alphabet
NounEdit
B (plural Bs)
- A personality type of someone who is relaxed and easygoing and able to engage in leisure activities without worrying about work.
- An academic grade, better than a C and worse than an A
- Signifies a second-tier or second class of a given commodity, group, or category, as in B-movie, B-list, etc.
- The television studio revived some of its B characters for the spinoff.
- 1999, Michael Sauter, The Worst Movies of All Time, Or, What Were They Thinking? (page 268)
- The baddest of the Bs, then, are a rare, precious mix of jerry-built production values and jazzed-up creative juices. But that's not to say that even with a budget, a B movie can't still bounce way off the wall, […]
- Alternate or secondary part, as the back side of a phonograph record. Contrasted with A, which is the primary part.
- (music) The seventh note in the C major scale.
See alsoEdit
TranslationsEdit
Usage notesEdit
Apostrophes are sometimes used to form plurals of single upper case letters, especially at the start of a sentence:
- A’s are difficult to achieve in this class.
Usually, though, the apostrophe is avoided when there is no risk of confusion:
- She gets straight As in school.
SymbolEdit
B
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (computing): b (bit)
TranslationsEdit
Proper nounEdit
B
- (computer languages) A programming language from which C is derived.
AfarEdit
LetterEdit
B
- The second letter in the Afar alphabet.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, T t, S s, E e, C c, K k, X x, I i, D d, Q q, R r, F f, G g, O o, L l, M m, N n, U u, W w, H h, Y y
AfrikaansEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz
NounEdit
B (plural B's, diminutive B'tjie)
AzerbaijaniEdit
LetterEdit
B upper case (lower case b)
- The second letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
BasqueEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Basque alphabet, called be and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
BlagarEdit
LetterEdit
B
- The second letter of the Blagar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) 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, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Sy sy, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Catalan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) lletra; A a, À à, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, É é, È è, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, Ï ï, J j, K k, L l (L·L l·l), M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, Ò ò, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
ChineseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
B
Etymology 2Edit
Short for BB (bi1-4 bi1, “baby”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
B
CompoundsEdit
SynonymsEdit
CompoundsEdit
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B
- B (the 2nd letter in the Czech alphabet)
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, E e, É é, Ě ě, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, P p, Q q, R r, Ř ř, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, Ů ů, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž
NounEdit
B
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a (Á á, Ä ä), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, Ë ë), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï, IJ ij), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z
EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called bo and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z
EstonianEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Estonian alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) täht; 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, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)
FinnishEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Finnish alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- Used only in loanwords.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; 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 (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
NounEdit
B
- Abbreviation of lubenter approbatur.
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the German alphabet, called be and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) Buchstabe; A a (Ä ä), 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 (Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s (ẞ ß), T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
NounEdit
B n (strong, genitive B, no plural)
DeclensionEdit
See alsoEdit
- H (“B (musical note)”)
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- b (in music)
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The third letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called bé and written in the Latin script.
- (music) Alternative form of b (“B-flat, B♭”, the 11th note of the C chromatic scale)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | B | B-k |
accusative | B-t | B-ket |
dative | B-nek | B-knek |
instrumental | B-vel | B-kkel |
causal-final | B-ért | B-kért |
translative | B-vé | B-kké |
terminative | B-ig | B-kig |
essive-formal | B-ként | B-kként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | B-ben | B-kben |
superessive | B-n | B-ken |
adessive | B-nél | B-knél |
illative | B-be | B-kbe |
sublative | B-re | B-kre |
allative | B-hez | B-khez |
elative | B-ből | B-kből |
delative | B-ről | B-kről |
ablative | B-től | B-ktől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
B-é | B-ké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
B-éi | B-kéi |
Possessive forms of B | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | B-m | B-im |
2nd person sing. | B-d | B-id |
3rd person sing. | B-je | B-i |
1st person plural | B-nk | B-ink |
2nd person plural | B-tek | B-itek |
3rd person plural | B-jük | B-ik |
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (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 readingEdit
- (the letter and symbol): (1): b in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (in music): (2): b in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- b in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2022)
IdoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (lower case b)
- The second letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) litero; 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
IndonesianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) alfabet; 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
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Italian alphabet, called bi and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
- Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Kalo Finnish RomaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Kalo Finnish Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.[1]
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, Ȟ ȟ, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
ReferencesEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The third letter of the Latvian alphabet, called bē and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
MalayEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Name of letter) IPA(key): [bi]
- (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [b]
- (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [p̚]
LetterEdit
B
- The second letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) 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
MalteseEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (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
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin B, from Etruscan 𐌁 (b, “be”), from Ancient Greek Β (B, “beta”), from the Phoenician 𐤁 (b, “bet”), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓉐, representing the plan of a house.
PronunciationEdit
- (letter name): IPA(key): /beː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eː
- Hyphenation: B
- Homophones: b, be
LetterEdit
B (lower case b)
- The second letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz, Ææ, Øø, Åå
NounEdit
B m (definite singular B-en, indefinite plural B-er, definite plural B-ene)
- the letter B, the second letter of the Norwegian alphabet
- 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 14:
- [ordet «neste»] skulde ud af verden uden nåde, som b og g af Knudsens grammatik
- [the word «next»] was to come out of the world without grace, as b and g of Knudsen's grammar
- Denoting the second, or number two, on a scale, order or degree.
- 2003, Espen Søbye, Kathe, alltid vært i Norge:
- øverst i oppgang b lå den nye presteboligen med åtte rom, hall, entré og kjøkken
- at the top of entrance b was the new parsonage with eight rooms, hall, entrance and kitchen
- B-post, B-lag, blodtype B, energiklasse B ― B-post, B-team, blood type B, energy class B
- øl i klasse B ― beer with 0.7–2.75 volume percent alcohol
- førerkort klasse B ― driving license class B
- plan B ― plan B
- the second highest grade in a school or university using the A-F scale
- 2019, Helene Uri, Stillheten etterpå, page 14:
- jeg har gode karakterer. Bare A-er og B-er
- I have good grades. Only A's and B's
- få B til eksamen
- receive an B on an exam
- (music) the tone h lowered by half a step
- 1944, Børre Qvamme, Musikk, page 35–36:
- enhver tone er mangetydig, fiss er også gess, diss er ess, b er aiss og så videre
- every tone is ambiguous, fiss is also gess, diss is ace, b is aiss and so on
- 2000, Bjørnar Pedersen og Egil Birkeland, Hillman Hunter:
- skotske sekkepiper stemmes i B
- Scottish bagpipes are tuned in B
- stemt i B ― tuned so that a C on the instrument sounds like B in the normal scale
- (music) a B-flat (sign indicating that the following note is to be lowered by half a step)
- 1974, Jens Bjørneboe, Haiene, page 98:
- ingen vil påstå at notebladet med nøkler, kryss og b’er er selve musikken
- no one will claim that the sheet music with keys, crosses and bs is the music itself
- Abbreviation of bass (“bass”).
- (physics) symbol for bel (“bel”)
- (chemistry) symbol for bor (“boron”)
ReferencesEdit
- “B” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “B” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “B (bokstav)” in Store norske leksikon
- “B (notasjon)” in Store norske leksikon
- “B (tone)” in Store norske leksikon
- “B (atomsymbol)” in Store norske leksikon
AnagramsEdit
NupeEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The third letter of the Polish alphabet, called be and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (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
Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
RomaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (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).
RomanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The fourth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called be or bî and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă, Â â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Î î, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Etymology 2Edit
Proper nounEdit
B
- Abbreviation of București, the capital city of Romania.
SaanichEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B
- The fourth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A, Á, Ⱥ, B, C, Ć, Ȼ, D, E, H, I, Í, J, K, Ꝁ, Ꝃ, ₭, Ḵ, Ḱ, L, Ƚ, M, N, Ṉ, O, P, Q, S, Ś, T, Ⱦ, Ṯ, Ŧ, U, W, W̲, X, X̲, Y, Z, s, ,
Skolt SamiEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (lower case b)
- The third letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ
SloveneEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Slovene alphabet, called b or be and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) čŕka; A a, B b, C c, Č č, 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, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž
SomaliEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B upper case (lower case b)
- The second letter of the Somali alphabet, called ba and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
The second letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows the Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by ' and followed by T.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) ', B b, T t, J j, X x, Kh kh, D d, R r, S s, Sh sh, Dh dh, C c, G g, F f, Q q, K k, L l, M m, N n, W w, H h, Y y, A a, E e, I i, O o, U u
SpanishEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Spanish alphabet, called be and written in the Latin script.
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
SwedishEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- the second letter of the Swedish alphabet
SymbolEdit
B
- (SAB) general and miscellaneous
- (zoning) Area reserved for bostäder (“residential etc.”).
- Holonym: kvartersmark
AdjectiveEdit
B
- indication of being of lesser rank, less successful
- Antonym: A
- indication of being boring
- Synonym: tråkigt
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
B
TurkishEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Turkish alphabet, called be and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
VietnameseEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓe˧˧], [ʔɓe˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩], [ʔɓəː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓej˧˧], [ʔɓej˧˧ ʔɓɔ˦˩], [ʔɓəː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓej˧˧], [ʔɓej˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩], [ʔɓəː˨˩]
- Phonetic: bê, bê bò, bờ
LetterEdit
B (lower case b)
- The fourth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called bê, bê bò, or bờ and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Welsh alphabet, called bi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by A and followed by C.
MutationEdit
- B at the beginning of words mutates to F in a soft mutation, to M in a nasal mutation and is unchanged by aspirate mutation, for example with the word Bangor (“Bangor”):
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
Bangor | Fangor | Mangor | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
Further readingEdit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “B”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
YorubaEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called bí and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
- As used in Benin: (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y
ZuluEdit
LetterEdit
B (upper case, lower case b)
- The second letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.