Z
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TranslingualEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the Etruscan letter 𐌆 (z, “ze”), from the Ancient Greek letter Ζ (Z, “zeta”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤆 (z, “zayin”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓏭.
LetterEdit
Z (lower case z)
- The twenty-sixth 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 Z): Źź Ẑẑ Žž Żż Ẓẓ Ẕẕ Ƶƶ Ȥȥ Ⱬⱬ ᵶ ᶎ ʐ ʑ ɀ ᴢ Zz DZDzdz DZDzdz DŽDždž DŽDždž
- ☡, a symbol for caution which resembles Z
SymbolEdit
Z
- (metrology) zetta-
- (physics) the impedance of an electrical circuit
- (physics, computer graphics) the depth dimension in a 3D environment
- (physics) atomic number
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for either aspargine or aspartic acid
Derived termsEdit
GalleryEdit
- Letter styles
Uppercase and lowercase Z in Fraktur
See alsoEdit
Other representations of Z:
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (UK, Canada, New Zealand, General Australian) IPA(key): /zɛd/
- (US) IPA(key): /zi/
- (Hong Kong) IPA(key): /ˈɪzərd/, IPA(key): /ˈɪzəd/
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛd, -iː
LetterEdit
Z (upper case, lower case z, plural Zs or Z's)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed or zee and written in the Latin script.
Derived termsEdit
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
NounEdit
AfrikaansEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The twenty-sixth 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
AlbanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Z (lower case z)
- The thirty-fifth letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The thirty-seventh letter of the Albanian alphabet, called Arbëreshë, Arvanitic, or Arvanitika and written in the Latin script. Z, z
- The 10th letter of the Albanian alphabet, called Arvanitic or Arvanitika and written in the Greek script. Ζ, ζ
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
- (Arvanitic) (Greek script letters) Α α, Β β, Ƃ ƅ, Γ γ, Γj γj, Δ δ, D d, Ε ε, Ε̱ ε̱, Ζ ζ, Ζ̇ ζ̇, Θ θ, Ι ι, J j, Κ κ, Κ̇ κ̇, Λ λ, ΛΛ λλ, Λ̇ λ̇, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ν̇ ν̇, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Ρ̇ ρ̇, Σ σ, Σ̈ σ̈, Τ τ, Ȣ ȣ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Χ̇ χ̇, ΤΣ τσ, ΤΣ̈ τσ̈, DΣ dσ, DΣ̈ dσ̈
AzerbaijaniEdit
LetterEdit
Z upper case (lower case z)
- The thirty-second 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
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Basque alphabet, called zeta 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
EtymologyEdit
Derived from 直 (zhí, “straight”).
PronunciationEdit
SymbolEdit
Z
- (Mainland China) A shorthand used to refer to direct express trains.
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Z (capital, lowercase z)
- The twenty-sixth and last letter of the Dutch alphabet.
AdverbEdit
Z
See alsoEdit
- Previous letter: Y
EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called zo 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
EstonianEdit
LetterEdit
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The twenty-first letter of the Estonian alphabet, called tsett and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- Used only in loanwords.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) täht; 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, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)
FinnishEdit
LetterEdit
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called tseta or tset and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords replaced with ts.
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
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The twenty-sixth and last letter of the German alphabet.
Usage notesEdit
- In German handwriting, the letter Z very often receives an additional stroke in the middle: Ƶ. A lack of this stroke may even make the letter look "incomplete" to a great deal of language users. However, the corresponding grapheme Ƶ is virtually never used in printing.
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The thirty-ninth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called zé and written in the Latin script.
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Z | Z-k |
accusative | Z-t | Z-ket |
dative | Z-nek | Z-knek |
instrumental | Z-vel | Z-kkel |
causal-final | Z-ért | Z-kért |
translative | Z-vé | Z-kké |
terminative | Z-ig | Z-kig |
essive-formal | Z-ként | Z-kként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Z-ben | Z-kben |
superessive | Z-n | Z-ken |
adessive | Z-nél | Z-knél |
illative | Z-be | Z-kbe |
sublative | Z-re | Z-kre |
allative | Z-hez | Z-khez |
elative | Z-ből | Z-kből |
delative | Z-ről | Z-kről |
ablative | Z-től | Z-ktől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Z-é | Z-ké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Z-éi | Z-kéi |
Possessive forms of Z | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Z-m | Z-im |
2nd person sing. | Z-d | Z-id |
3rd person sing. | Z-je | Z-i |
1st person plural | Z-nk | Z-ink |
2nd person plural | Z-tek | Z-itek |
3rd person plural | Z-jük | Z-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
Z (lower case z)
- The twenty-sixth 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
- (letter name) IPA(key): */ˈd͡zɛ.ta/, */ˈd͡ze.ta/[1]
- (phonemic realization) IPA(key): */t͡s/*, */d͡z/*
- Z is spelt single stem-initially and after consonants. The pronunciation is not predictable and may be /t͡s/ or /d͡z/, though after -l- and -r- it is mostly /t͡s/. It is also spelt single post-vocalically before [j], where the pronunciation is mostly /tt͡s/.
- Between true vowels it is usually doubled as zz. The pronunciation, again, is not predictable and may be /tt͡s/ or /dd͡z/. Chiefly in learned words it may be spelt single, in which case it is predominantly /dd͡z/.
LetterEdit
Z f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case z)
- The twenty-first letter of the Italian alphabet, called zeta and written in the Latin script.
SymbolEdit
Z
- the letter zeta in the Greek alphabet
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
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Z in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
The letter descended from the Old Italic letter 𐌆 (z) in the Old Latin period, but had long fell into native disuse by the Classical period, when it came back into use, transcribing the Ancient Greek letter Ζ (Z, “zeta”), which had formerly been transcribed S in initial position and SS in medial position. In writings of the Late Latin period, Z frequently takes the place of S and in the third and fourth centuries often represented word-initial prevocalic di.
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The twenty-third letter of the Classical Latin alphabet, called zēta.
ReferencesEdit
- “Z, z”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Z in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1,700/1
- “Z, z” on page 2,125/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The thirty-second letter of the Latvian alphabet, called zē and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
MalayEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Name of letter) IPA(key): [zɛt̚], [zɛk̚], [zi]
- (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [z]
- (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [s]
LetterEdit
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The twenty-sixth 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
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The twenty-ninth 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
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The thirtieth letter of the Polish alphabet, called zet 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
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The twenty-sixth 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
RomaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- (International Standard) The thirtieth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The thirty-first 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
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The thirty-first letter of the Romanian alphabet, called ze, zet, zed, or zî 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
RussianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Derived from запад (zapad, “west”). The Z sign was initially used for vehicles targeted towards southeastern Ukraine, and later popularised by the Russian government on social media as a rallying symbol.
PronunciationEdit
SymbolEdit
Z (lower case z)
- the Roman letter Z, z
- Synonym: зет (zɛt)
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (politics) a dogwhistle for supporting the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Synonyms: (derogatory) полусва́стика (polusvástika), (derogatory) но́вая сва́стика (nóvaja svástika)
- #Zамир, #Zапобеду (hashtags using Z by Russian nationalists in support for war against Ukraine)
- #Zamir, #Zapobedu
- "for peace", "for victory"
- Zалупа, роZZия, zвери, Zло, Zомби (derisive online slang terms mocking Russian nationalists)
- Zalupa, roZZija, zveri, Zlo, Zombi
- "dickhead", "RuZZia", "beaZts", "evil", "Zombie"
Usage notesEdit
Russian nationalists replace instances of the Cyrillic letter З (Z) with Z in some words and usernames, and their opponents also use Latin Z's in Russian words to mock them.
Related termsEdit
- зиговать (zigovatʹ, “to use a Nazi salute”), zиговать (zigovatʹ, “to support the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine”)
- zомби (zombi, “a zombie, a fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine”)
DescendantsEdit
- ⇒ English: zwastika (internet slang, usage of Z by Russian nationalists)
See alsoEdit
- V (V)
- З (Z), з (z)
- спецоперация (specoperacija)
Further readingEdit
- BBC news article about Latin Z being used as a pro-invasion symbol
- NPR news article about Z as a pro-invasion symbol
SaanichEdit
LetterEdit
Z
- The thirty-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, ,
Skolt SamiEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
Z (lower case z)
- The thirty-third 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
Z (capital, lowercase z)
- The 24th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by V and followed by Ž.
SpanishEdit
LetterEdit
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- the 27th letter of the Spanish alphabet
TurkishEdit
LetterEdit
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ze 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
ZuluEdit
LetterEdit
Z (upper case, lower case z)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.