N

See also: Appendix:Variations of "n"

N U+004E, N LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N ← M [U+004D] Basic Latin O → [U+004F]

Ｎ U+FF2E, Ｎ FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N ← Ｍ [U+FF2D] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Ｏ → [U+FF2F]

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TranslingualEdit

LetterEdit

N (lower case n)

1. 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

1. (chemistry) Symbol for nitrogen.
2. (metrology) Symbol for newton, the SI unit of force.
3. (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for aspargine
4. (physics) electron number
5. (music) Neapolitan chord (usually in first inversion, therefore followed by a superscript six)

GalleryEdit

• Letter styles
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  Capital 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:

NATO phonetic: November Morse code: –· Braille: ⠝ ASL Manual: N

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

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EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

LetterEdit

N (upper case, lower case n, plural Ns or N's)

1. 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)

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

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Audio (US)

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Audio (UK)

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AbbreviationEdit

N

1. (military) Navy
2. north (see also n)
3. (chess) knight

TranslationsEdit

Navy

north

• French: N (fr) m
• German: N (de) m

• Greek: Β (el) (V)
• Hungarian: É (hu)

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AfarEdit

LetterEdit

N

1. The eighteenth 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 N)

1. The letter N

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AzerbaijaniEdit

LetterEdit

N upper case (lower case n)

1. The twentieth 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

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ChineseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• n

EtymologyEdit

Likely from the mathematical usage of n to denote an arbitrary number.

PronunciationEdit

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ēn (en¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): en¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: ēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄣ
    • Wade–Giles: ên¹
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: en
    • IPA ^(key): /ˀən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: en¹
    • Yale: ēn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: en¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: én¹
    • IPA ^(key): /ɛːn⁵⁵/

NumeralEdit

N

1. countless, several

   點解我打咗N次都冇人接電話嘅？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   点解我打咗N次都冇人接电话嘅？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   Dim² gaai² ngo⁵ daa² zo² en¹ ci³ dou¹ mou⁵ jan⁴ zip³ din⁶ waa^6-2 ge²? [Jyutping]

   How come I called several times but no one picked up the phone?

   追了N部美劇，英語還超爛… [MSC, trad.]
   追了N部美剧，英语还超烂… [MSC, simp.]

   From: [1]

   zhuīle ēn bù měijù, yīngyǔ hái chāo làn... [Pinyin]

   You've binged countless American TV dramas, but your English still sucks…

   • 你不用看了。我已經看過N次了。 [MSC, trad.]
     你不用看了。我已经看过N次了。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1996, 瓊瑤 and 林久愉, 一簾幽夢 (TV drama), episode 1, 30:34

     Nǐ bùyòng kàn le. Wǒ yǐjīng kàn guò ēn cì le. [Pinyin]

     You don't need to look. I've already looked multiple times.

Further readingEdit

• Chinese Language Stack Exchange - When did the usage of “N” to indicate some unspecified quantity come up?

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛn/

• Audio

  (file)

LetterEdit

N (capital, lowercase n)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

AbbreviationEdit

N

1. Abbreviation of noord; north

See alsoEdit

• Previous letter: M
• Next letter: O

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EsperantoEdit

LetterEdit

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. 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

AbbreviationEdit

N

1. Abbreviation of nordo (“north”).
2. (text messaging) Abbreviation of ni (“we”).

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FinnishEdit

LetterEdit

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. 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

AbbreviationEdit

N

1. non sine laude approbatur

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FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (letter): IPA^(key): /ɛn/

• Audio (Paris)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛn

AbbreviationEdit

N

1. Abbreviation of nord.

LetterEdit

N

1. The fourteenth letter of the French alphabet.

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GalicianEdit

AbbreviationEdit

N

1. norte (north)

AntonymsEdit

• (north): S

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GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʔɛn/

LetterEdit

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The fourteenth letter of the German alphabet.

AbbreviationEdit

N

1. Abbreviation of Nord; north

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IdoEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /n/

LetterEdit

N (lower case n)

1. The fourteenth 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): /ˈɛnne/
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /n/

LetterEdit

N m, f (invariable, lower case n)

1. The twelfth letter of the Italian alphabet, called enne 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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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): [n]

(file)

LetterEdit

N

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Latvian alphabet, called en 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): [ɛn]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): [n]

LetterEdit

N

1. The fourteenth 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

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. 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, 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

NounEdit

N m (uncountable)

1. Abbreviation of norte.

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RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ne/, /en/

LetterEdit

N (lowercase n)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phoneme /n/. Preceded by M and followed by O.

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SaanichEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /n/, /nʼ/

LetterEdit

N

1. The twenty-first 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, ,

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Skolt SamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /n/

LetterEdit

N (lower case n)

1. The twenty-second 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

N (capital, lowercase n)

1. The 15th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by M and followed by O.

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SomaliEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /n/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /nʉn/

LetterEdit

N upper case (lower case n)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called nun and written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

1. The nineteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by M and followed by W.

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

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The 14th letter of the Spanish alphabet.

AbbreviationEdit

N

1. Abbreviation of norte; north

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TurkishEdit

LetterEdit

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ne 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): [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)

1. 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; 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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ZuluEdit

LetterEdit

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The fourteenth 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