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TranslingualEdit
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)
- The twentieth 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 T): Ťť Ṫṫ Ţţ Ṭṭ Țț Ṱṱ Ṯṯ Ŧŧ Ⱦⱦ Ƭƭ Ʈʈ T̈ẗ ᵵ ƫ ȶ ᶙ ᴛ Tt & stſt
SymbolEdit
T
- tesla, the SI unit of magnetic flux density.
- tera-
- (genetics) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for thymine
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for threonine
- (mathematics) matrix transpose
- (chemistry) tritium
- (linguistics) A wildcard for a tone or stress level (the tonicity of a syllable)
GalleryEdit
- Letter styles
Uppercase and lowercase T in Fraktur
See alsoEdit
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) (file)
LetterEdit
T (upper case, lower case t, plural Ts or T's)
- The twentieth letter of the English alphabet, called tee 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
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The ordinal number twentieth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script.
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
T
- (ratings) Teen.
- (finance) Taxable.
- American Library Association abbreviation of twentieth, a book size range (12.5-15 cm in height).
- Transgender (TG) or transsexual (TS) (sometimes used in contrast to cisgender M or F; compare NB).
NounEdit
T (countable and uncountable, plural Ts)
- (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 […]
- 2005, Kate Brian, Lucky T (page 8)
- Tuesday.
- Thursday.
- (music) Tenor.
- (automotive) The Ford Motor Company's Model T automobile.
- (rail transport, in multiple unit formations) Trailer car.
- (informal, with the) The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA; specifically, the subway or train.
- I'm going to take the T.
- (sports) The sports statistic for ties in a given period under a given criteria.
- (basketball) A technical foul.
- Testosterone. (Compare E, estrogen.)
- (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.
- (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.
- (construction) A T-beam.
Proper nounEdit
T
- (stock ticker symbol) AT&T.
See alsoEdit
AfarEdit
LetterEdit
T
- The third 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
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The twentieth 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
AngamiEdit
LetterEdit
T
- The twenty-second letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üiüi, A a, Aiai, I i, Ieie, U u, Uouo, E e, Eiei, O o, Ouou, K k, Khkh, G g, Ngng, C c, Chch, J j, Jhjh, Nyny, T t, Thth, D d, N n, Tsts, Tshtsh, Dzdz, P p, Phph, B b, M m, Pfpf, Bvbv, Y y, Yhyh, R r, Rhrh, L l, Lhlh, F f, V v, W w, Whwh, S s, Shsh, Z z, Zhzh, H h
AzerbaijaniEdit
LetterEdit
T upper case (lower case t)
- The twenty-seventh 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
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The twenty-first letter of the Basque alphabet, called te 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
ChineseEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
T
AntonymsEdit
- P (“femme, lipstick lesbian”)
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
T (capital, lowercase t)
- The twentieth letter of the Dutch alphabet.
EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called to 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
FinnishEdit
LetterEdit
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The twentieth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called tee 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
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The twentieth letter of the German alphabet.
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
T (upper case, lower case t)
- 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) | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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
T (lower case t)
- The twentieth 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
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
T f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case t)
- The eighteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called ti 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
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
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called tē and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
MalayEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Name of letter) IPA(key): [ti]
- (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [t]
- (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [t̚]
LetterEdit
T
- The twentieth 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
NupeEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The twenty-third 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
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Polish alphabet, called te 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
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The twentieth 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
T m (plural Ts)
RomaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
T (upper case, lower case t)
- (International Standard) The twenty-sixth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The twenty-seventh 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
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called te or tî 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
SaanichEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
T
- The twenty-eighth 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, ,
Scottish GaelicEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The 17th letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet.
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) A a, À à, B b, Bh bh, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dh dh, E e, È è, F f, Fh fh, G g, Gh gh, H h, I i, Ì ì (J j, K k), L l, Ll ll, M m, Mh mh, N n, Ng ng, Nn nn, O o, Ò ò, P p, Ph ph (Q q), R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, Ù ù (V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z)
Skolt SamiEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
T (lower case t)
- The thirtieth 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
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
T (capital, lowercase t)
- The 21st letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by Š and followed by U.
SomaliEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
T upper case (lower case t)
- The third letter of the Somali alphabet, called ta and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- The third letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by B and followed by J.
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
T (upper case, lower case t)
- the 21st letter of the Spanish alphabet
TurkishEdit
LetterEdit
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called te 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): [te˧˧], [təː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tej˧˧], [təː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tej˧˧], [təː˨˩]
- Phonetic: tê, tờ
LetterEdit
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called tê or tờ 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
T (upper case, lower case t)
- 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
- T at the beginning of words mutates to D in a soft mutation, to Nh in a nasal mutation and to Th in an aspirate mutation, for example with the word tŷ (“house”):
Welsh mutation | |||
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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. |
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), “T”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
YorubaEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The twenty-second letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called tí 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
T (upper case, lower case t)
- The twentieth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.