T

See also: Appendix:Variations of "t"
LetterT.svg
T U+0054, T
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T
← S
[U+0053] 		Basic Latin U →
[U+0055]
Ｔ U+FF34, Ｔ
FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T
← Ｓ
[U+FF33] 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Ｕ →
[U+FF35]

TranslingualEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From the Etruscan letter 𐌕 (t, “te”), from the Ancient Greek letter Τ (T, “tau”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤕‎ (t, “taw”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓏴.

LetterEdit

T (lower case t)

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

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SymbolEdit

T

  1. tesla, the SI unit of magnetic flux density.
  2. tera-
  3. (genetics) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for thymine
  4. (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for threonine
  5. (mathematics) matrix transpose
  6. (chemistry) tritium

GalleryEdit

  • Letter styles

  • Capital and lowercase versions of T, in normal and italic type

  • Uppercase and lowercase T in Fraktur

  • Uppercase and lowercase T in sans-serif and serif font

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Other representations of T:

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /tiː/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /t/
  • (main allophones): IPA(key): [tʰ], [t], [t̬], [ɾ], [ʔ]
Audio (GA)
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LetterEdit

T (upper case, lower case t, plural Ts or T's)

  1. The twentieth letter of the English alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script.
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NumberEdit

T (upper case, lower case t)

  1. The ordinal number twentieth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script.
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Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

T

  1. (ratings) Teen.
  2. (finance) Taxable.
  3. American Library Association abbreviation of twentieth, a book size range (12.5-15 cm in height).
  4. Transgender (TG) or transsexual (TS) (sometimes used in contrast to cisgender M or F; compare NB).

NounEdit

T (countable and uncountable, plural Ts)

  1. (informal) A T-shirt.
    • 2005, Kate Brian, Lucky T (page 8)
      "I'm telling you, every good thing that has happened to me is because of this lucky T." Carrie had an extensive list going of all the positive moments that occurred after she got the T-shirt. She wore the lucky T to varsity basketball tryouts […]
  2. Tuesday.
  3. Thursday.
  4. (music) Tenor.
  5. (automotive) The Ford Motor Company's Model T automobile.
  6. (rail transport, in multiple unit formations) Trailer car.
  7. (informal) The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA; specifically, the subway or train.
    I'm going to take the T.
  8. (sports) The sports statistic for ties in a given period under a given criteria.
  9. (basketball) A technical foul.
  10. (especially LGBT) Testosterone. (Compare E, estrogen.)
  11. (medicine) A T wave.
    • 1999, Thomas M. Blake, Annotated Atlas of Electrocardiography: A Guide to Confident Interpretation, New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media, →ISBN, page 63:
      The symmetry of the negative Ts in II, III, and avF (210) may have that significance, or it may mean coronary insufficiency in a patient with an old infarct, or may be a stable part of an old lesion.
  12. (immunology) A T cell.
    • 2020 May 2, “Leaving lockdown means understanding immune responses to the virus”, in The Economist‎[1]:
      Mind your Bs and Ts
      The other prong comes in the form of “T” lymphocytes (which mature in the thymus). These recognise and kill infected body cells.
  13. (construction) A T-beam.

Proper nounEdit

T

  1. (stock ticker symbol) AT&T.

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AfarEdit

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T

  1. The third letter in the Afar alphabet.

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AzerbaijaniEdit

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T upper case (lower case t)

  1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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BasqueEdit

PronunciationEdit

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T (upper case, lower case t)

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Basque alphabet, called te and written in the Latin script.

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ChineseEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

T

  1. (LGBT) butch lesbian

AntonymsEdit

  • P (“femme, lipstick lesbian”)

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

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T (capital, lowercase t)

  1. The twentieth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

EsperantoEdit

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T (upper case, lower case t)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called to and written in the Latin script.

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FinnishEdit

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T (upper case, lower case t)

  1. The twentieth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script.

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GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

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T (upper case, lower case t)

  1. The twentieth letter of the German alphabet.

HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈt]
  • (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈteː]

LetterEdit

T (upper case, lower case t)

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called té and written in the Latin script.

DeclensionEdit

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative T T-k
accusative T-t T-ket
dative T-nek T-knek
instrumental T-vel T-kkel
causal-final T-ért T-kért
translative T-vé T-kké
terminative T-ig T-kig
essive-formal T-ként T-kként
essive-modal — —
inessive T-ben T-kben
superessive T-n T-ken
adessive T-nél T-knél
illative T-be T-kbe
sublative T-re T-kre
allative T-hez T-khez
elative T-ből T-kből
delative T-ről T-kről
ablative T-től T-ktől
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		T-é T-ké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		T-éi T-kéi
Possessive forms of T
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. T-m T-im
2nd person sing. T-d T-id
3rd person sing. T-je T-i
1st person plural T-nk T-ink
2nd person plural T-tek T-itek
3rd person plural T-jük T-ik

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IdoEdit

PronunciationEdit

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T (lower case t)

  1. The twentieth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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ItalianEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

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T m or f (invariable, lower case t)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called ti and written in the Latin script.

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LatvianEdit

 
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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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T

T (upper case, lower case t)

  1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called tē and written in the Latin script.

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MalayEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

  • (Name of letter) IPA(key): [ti]
  • (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [t]
  • (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [t̚]

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T

  1. The twentieth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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PortugueseEdit

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T (upper case, lower case t)

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

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NounEdit

T m (plural Ts)

  1. adaptor (device allowing more plugs at a socket)
    Synonyms: adaptador, benjamim

RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

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T (upper case, lower case t)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called te or tî and written in the Latin script.

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SaanichEdit

PronunciationEdit

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T

  1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Scottish GaelicEdit

PronunciationEdit

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T (upper case, lower case t)

  1. The 17th letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet.

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Skolt SamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

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T (lower case t)

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

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SloveneEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

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T (capital, lowercase t)

  1. The 21st letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by Š and followed by U.

SomaliEdit

PronunciationEdit

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T upper case (lower case t)

  1. The third letter of the Somali alphabet, called ta and written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

  1. The third letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by B and followed by J.

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SpanishEdit

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T (upper case, lower case t)

  1. The 21st letter of the Spanish alphabet.

TurkishEdit

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T (upper case, lower case t)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called te and written in the Latin script.

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VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

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T (upper case, lower case t)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called tê or tờ and written in the Latin script.

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WelshEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

T (upper case, lower case t)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called bi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by S and followed by Th.

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tŷ dŷ nhŷ thŷ
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Further readingEdit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “T”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

YorubaEdit

PronunciationEdit

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T (upper case, lower case t)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called tí and written in the Latin script.

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ZuluEdit

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T (upper case, lower case t)

  1. The twentieth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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