G

G U+0047, G LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G ← F [U+0046] Basic Latin H → [U+0048]

Ｇ U+FF27, Ｇ FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G ← Ｆ [U+FF26] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Ｈ → [U+FF28]

See also: Appendix:Variations of "g" and Ⴚ

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TranslingualEdit

LetterEdit

G (lower case g)

1. The seventh letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

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 G):  Ǵǵ  Ğğ  Ĝĝ  Ǧǧ  Ġġ  Ģģ  Ḡḡ  Ǥǥ  Ɠɠ  ᶃ  ɢ  Ｇｇ  Ŋŋ

SymbolEdit

G

1. (metrology) Symbol for the prefix giga-.
2. Symbol for gauss.
3. (biochemistry) One-letter symbol for glycine, a natural amino acid.
4. (biochemistry) One-letter symbol for the nucleotides guanodine, nucleoside guanosine, or nucleobase guanine, which are components of DNA.
5. (physics) The gravitational constant in the formula F = Gm₁m₂/r²; sometimes called "big G" to distinguish from g for the acceleration of gravity.

GalleryEdit

• Letter styles
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  Capital and lowercase versions of G, in normal and italic type

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  Uppercase and lowercase G in Fraktur

See alsoEdit

Other representations of G:

NATO phonetic: Golf Morse code: ––· Braille: ⠛ ASL Manual: G

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

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EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /dʒiː/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iː

LetterEdit

G (upper case, lower case g, plural Gs or G's)

1. The seventh letter of the English alphabet, called gee and written in the Latin script.
   • 1945 May, George Orwell, chapter 3, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:

     On several occasions, indeed, he did learn E, F, G, H, but by the time he knew them, it was always discovered that he had forgotten A, B, C, and D.

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

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The ordinal number seventh, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called gee and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

G (countable and uncountable, plural Gs)

1. (sports, baseball) Games (the statistic reporting the number of games that a player has participated in).
2. (US, politics) Green.
3. (US, of a movie) General (suitable for a general audience).
4. (sports) Goals (a sports statistic).
5. Ground floor (of a building).
6. A galaxy.
7. gravity
8. (slang, chiefly US) Grand (thousand dollars).

   I dropped a G in Vegas. — I spent / lost a thousand dollars in Las Vegas.

9. (grammar) Abbreviation of genitive case.

Derived termsEdit

• (gravity): 1-G
• (astronomy): ClG
• (sports): GF, GA

Alternative formsEdit

• G.

NounEdit

G (plural Gs)

1. (slang) A gangster, gangsta.
2. (economics) Abbreviation for Government Spending.
3. Alternative letter-case form of g (unit of gravitational acceleration).

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AfarEdit

LetterEdit

G

1. The fourteenth 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

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American Sign LanguageEdit

LetterEdit

(transliteration needed) (Stokoe G)

1. The letter G

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AzeriEdit

LetterEdit

G upper case (lower case g)

1. The ninth letter of the Azeri 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

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /xeː/

• Audio

  (file)

LetterEdit

G (capital, lowercase g)

1. The seventh letter of the Dutch alphabet.

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

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EsperantoEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɡo/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/

LetterEdit

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The eighth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called go 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

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FinnishEdit

LetterEdit

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The seventh letter of the Finnish alphabet, called gee and written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

• Used only in loanwords expect for ng [ŋː].

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

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GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɡeː/

LetterEdit

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The seventh letter of the German alphabet.

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

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IdoEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɡ/

LetterEdit

G (lower case g)

1. The seventh 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

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ItalianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (name of letter) IPA^(key): /dʒi/
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɡ/
• (phoneme, before e or i) IPA^(key): /dʒ/

LetterEdit

G m, f (invariable, lower case g)

1. The seventh letter of the Italian alphabet, called gi 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, Πî, 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

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JapaneseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From English.

NounEdit

G (katakana ジー, rōmaji jī)

1. G, gravity

Etymology 2Edit

Initial of ゴキブリ.

NounEdit

G (katakana ジー, rōmaji jī)

1. (slang, euphemistic) a cockroach

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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

• IPA^(key): [ɡ]

(file)

LetterEdit

G

G (upper case F, lower case f)

1. The tenth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called gā and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• Letters of the Latvian alphabet:

  burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

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MalayEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): /[d͡ʒi]
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA^(key): [ɡ]
• (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA^(key): [k̚]

LetterEdit

G

1. The seventh 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

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PortugueseEdit

LetterEdit

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The seventh letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à,  â, àã), 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

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RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɡe/, /dʒe/

LetterEdit

G (capital, lowercase g)

1. The ninth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phonemes /g/ and /dʒ/. Preceded by F and followed by H.

Usage notesEdit

When followed by the letters i or e, this letter represents the phoneme /dʒ/, as in plângi /plɨndʒʲ/ (you cry) and înger /ɨn.dʒer/ (angel). When followed by "hi" or "he" (ghi & ghe) and in all other cases, it represents /g/.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă,  â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Πî, 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

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Skolt SamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɡ/

LetterEdit

G (lower case g)

1. The twelfth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  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

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SloveneEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

G (capital, lowercase g)

1. The 8th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by F and followed by H.

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

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SomaliEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɡæ/

LetterEdit

G upper case (lower case g)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called ga and written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

1. The thirteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by C and followed by F.

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

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SpanishEdit

LetterEdit

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The seventh letter of the Spanish alphabet.

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

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TurkishEdit

LetterEdit

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The eighth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ge 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

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VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣəː˨˩], [z̻e˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣəː˧˧], [jej˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣəː˨˩], [jej˧˥]
• Phonetic: gờ, giê

LetterEdit

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The tenth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called gờ or giê and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ; A a (À à, Ả ả, àã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ),  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)

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WelshEdit

LetterEdit

G

1. The 10th letter of the alphabet, preceded by Ff and followed by Ng

See alsoEdit

• (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à,  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, Πî, 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)

MutationEdit

• G at the beginning of words is omitted in a soft mutation, mutates to Ng in a nasal mutation and is unchanged in an aspirate mutation, for example with the word gorsaf (“station”):

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gorsaf	orsaf	ngorsaf	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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ZuluEdit

LetterEdit

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The seventh letter of the Zulu 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