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TranslingualEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the Etruscan letter 𐌍 (n, “en”), from the Ancient Greek letter Ν (N, “ny”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤍 (n, “nun”), possibly from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓆓.
LetterEdit
N (lower case n)
- The fourteenth 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 N): Ńń Ǹǹ Ňň Ññ Ṅṅ Ņņ Ṇṇ Ṋṋ Ṉṉ N̈n̈ Ɲɲ Ƞƞ ᵰ ᶇ ɳ ȵ ɴ Nn Ŋŋ NJNjnj NJNjnj
SymbolEdit
N
- (chemistry) Symbol for nitrogen.
- (metrology) Symbol for newton, the SI unit of force.
- 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Outlaws: Adhi Codex entry:
- When attacking, adhi drive opponents out of secure positions to make them vulnerable to gunfire or a concerted attack by the rest of the pack. Their jaw strength has been measured in excess of 1900 N, dangerous even when wearing a hardsuit.
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for aspargine
- (physics) electron number
- (music) Neapolitan chord (usually in first inversion, therefore followed by a superscript six)
- (linguistics) A wildcard for a nasal consonant (nasal stop)
GalleryEdit
- Letter styles
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Uppercase and lowercase versions of N, in normal and italic type
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Uppercase and lowercase N in Fraktur
See alsoEdit
Other representations of N:
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n, plural Ns or N's)
- The fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
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
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The ordinal number fourteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
N
TranslationsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Abbreviations.
N
- (stenoscript) the prefix or word-initial sequence inter-, enter-, intr- or entr-.
- (stenoscript) the sound sequence /(V)ntr/.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of north.
AfarEdit
LetterEdit
N
- The eighteenth letter in the Afar alphabet.
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AfrikaansEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth 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
AngamiEdit
LetterEdit
N
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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AzerbaijaniEdit
LetterEdit
N upper case (lower case n)
- The twentieth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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BasqueEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called ene and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
Central FranconianEdit
EtymologyEdit
- /n/ is from West Germanic *n.
- /ŋ/ is from West Germanic *ng; in most of Ripuarian from *n after long high vowels and from *nd.
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N
- A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
- A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
Usage notesEdit
- In the German-based spelling, n is doubled after short vowels except in certain function words and when the letter is followed by another consonant within the word stem.
- In the Dutch-based spelling, n is doubled after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open.
ChineseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Likely from the mathematical usage of n to denote an arbitrary number. Compare Korean N and Japanese n番煎じ.
PronunciationEdit
NumeralEdit
N
Further readingEdit
- Chinese Language Stack Exchange - When did the usage of “N” to indicate some unspecified quantity come up?
Etymology 2Edit
Pronunciation 1Edit
LetterEdit
N
- The fourteenth letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2Edit
LetterEdit
N
- The fourteenth letter used in Pinyin.
Usage notesEdit
- 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
- The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N (capital, lowercase n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.
NounEdit
N
- Abbreviation of noord; north
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EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The eighteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called no or en 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
NounEdit
N
- Abbreviation of nordo (“north”).
EstonianEdit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called enn and written in the Latin script.
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FinnishEdit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called än or en and written in the Latin script.
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
N
- Abbreviation of non sine laude approbatur.
- Abbreviation of nainen. ("woman, female")
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
N
- Abbreviation of nord.
LetterEdit
N
- the fourteenth letter of the French alphabet
GalicianEdit
NounEdit
N
- Abbreviation of norte (“north”).
AntonymsEdit
- (north): S
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the German alphabet.
NounEdit
N
- Abbreviation of Nord; north
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The twenty-second letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called enn and written in the Latin script.
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | N | N-ek |
accusative | N-et | N-eket |
dative | N-nek | N-eknek |
instrumental | N-nel | N-ekkel |
causal-final | N-ért | N-ekért |
translative | N-né | N-ekké |
terminative | N-ig | N-ekig |
essive-formal | N-ként | N-ekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | N-ben | N-ekben |
superessive | N-en | N-eken |
adessive | N-nél | N-eknél |
illative | N-be | N-ekbe |
sublative | N-re | N-ekre |
allative | N-hez | N-ekhez |
elative | N-ből | N-ekből |
delative | N-ről | N-ekről |
ablative | N-től | N-ektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
N-é | N-eké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
N-éi | N-ekéi |
Possessive forms of N | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | N-em | N-jeim |
2nd person sing. | N-ed | N-jeid |
3rd person sing. | N-je | N-jei |
1st person plural | N-ünk | N-jeink |
2nd person plural | N-etek | N-jeitek |
3rd person plural | N-jük | N-jeik |
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.
IdoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N (lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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IndonesianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case n)
- The twelfth letter of the Italian alphabet, called enne and written in the Latin script.
NounEdit
N m
- Abbreviation of nord; north
See alsoEdit
KoreanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the mathematical sense. Compare Chinese N.
PronunciationEdit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [e̞n]
- Phonetic hangul: [엔]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | en |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | en |
McCune–Reischauer? | en |
Yale Romanization? | eyn |
South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: N의 / N에 / N까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.
NumeralEdit
N • (en)
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
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LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The twenty-first letter of the Latvian alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
MalayEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N
- The fourteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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NupeEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The seventeenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The eighteenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called en 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
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth 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
NounEdit
N m (uncountable)
- Abbreviation of norte.
RomaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- (International Standard) The eighteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The nineteenth 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
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The seventeenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called en, ne, or nî and written in the Latin script.
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SaanichEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N
- The twenty-first letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Skolt SamiEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N (lower case n)
- The twenty-second letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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SloveneEdit
LetterEdit
N (capital, lowercase n)
- The 15th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by M and followed by O.
SomaliEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N upper case (lower case n)
- The nineteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called nun and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- The nineteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by M and followed by W.
See alsoEdit
SpanishEdit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- the 14th letter of the Spanish alphabet
NounEdit
N m
- Abbreviation of norte; north
TurkishEdit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The seventeenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ne and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
VietnameseEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ nəː˨˩], [ʔɛn˧˧ nəː˨˩], [nəː˨˩ tʰəp̚˧˦], [nəː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ nəː˦˩], [ʔɛŋ˧˧ nəː˦˩], [nəː˦˩ tʰəp̚˦˧˥], [nəː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ nəː˨˩], [ʔɛŋ˧˧ nəː˨˩], [nəː˨˩ tʰəp̚˦˥], [nəː˨˩]
- Phonetic: e nờ, en nờ, nờ thấp, nờ
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The sixteenth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called e-nờ, en-nờ, nờ thấp, or nờ 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
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The eighteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by M and followed by O.
MutationEdit
- N cannot mutate in Welsh.
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), “N”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
YorubaEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fifteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called ní 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
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
N̄ or N
- Alternative letter-case form of n (“I”)
ZuluEdit
LetterEdit
N (upper case, lower case n)
- The fourteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.