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TranslingualEdit
LetterEdit
k (upper case K)
- The eleventh letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
PronunciationEdit
- (Voiceless velar plosive):
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SymbolEdit
k
- (IPA) voiceless velar plosive.
- (geology) the permeability of a material for fluids
- (physics) the spring constant of an elastic material
- (physics) Boltzmann's constant
NounEdit
k
- (numbers) Abbreviation of thousand. (1000) (taken from the SI-prefix k- for kilo- meaning 1000's multiplier)
- (finance) €500k = 500,000 Euros
GalleryEdit
- Letter styles
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Uppercase and lowercase versions of K, in normal and italic type
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Uppercase and lowercase K in Fraktur
See alsoEdit
- (IPA): ɡ (“voiced velar plosive”)
- (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 K): Ḱḱ Ǩǩ Ķķ Ḳḳ Ḵḵ Ƙƙ Ⱪⱪ ᶄᶄ Ꝁꝁ ᴋ Kk
Other representations of K:
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K, plural ks or k's)
- The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.
- The first letter of callsigns allocated to American broadcast television and radio stations west of the Mississippi river.
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
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The ordinal number eleventh, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2Edit
From kilo-.
NounEdit
- (computing) A kilobyte (more formally KB or kB).
- (computing) A kilobit (more formally kb), especially in measuring Internet connection.
- (colloquial) kilometre or kilometres.
- We drove 15 ks before we realised Billy wasn't in the back seat.
- (colloquial) thousand or thousands.
- Just about 65 k of Jack's full salary comes from servicing the Baker account.
- The SI measurement value of 1,000
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
Clipping of OK.
InterjectionEdit
k
- (colloquial, text messaging, Internet slang) OK
- Synonym: 'kay
Usage notesEdit
"k" usually implies apathy or anger towards the statement it is responding to,[1] in a less emphatic way than "K".
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
Etymology 4Edit
Abbreviations.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of can.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of come and inflections coming, came.
- (stenoscript) the prefix con- or com-.
Usage notesEdit
- Phonetically, /k/ is always ⟨k⟩. ⟨c⟩ is used for /tʃ/.
AfarEdit
LetterEdit
k
- The seventh letter of the Afar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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AzerbaijaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k lower case (upper case K)
- The sixteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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BasqueEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The eleventh letter of the Basque alphabet, called ka and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
ChineseEdit
For pronunciation and definitions of k – see K (“karaoke; etc.”). (This character, k, is a variant form of K.) |
CzechEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Old Czech k, from Proto-Slavic *kъ(n).
PronunciationEdit
- (before a vowel or a voiceless consonant) IPA(key): [k]
- (before a voiced consonant) IPA(key): [ɡ]
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PrepositionEdit
k (+ dative)
- to, toward, towards (movement towards a person)
- to (in the direction of rather than a destination)
- to, up to
- for, to (purpose)
- Co si dáš k obědu? ― What will you have for lunch?
- něco k jídlu. ― Something to eat.
- všechno zlé je k něčemu dobré. ― Everything bad is good for something.
Usage notesEdit
This preposition is followed by the dative case.
SynonymsEdit
Further readingEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
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k (lower case, upper case K)
- The eleventh letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The fifteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called ko 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
ConjunctionEdit
k
- Abbreviation of kaj (“and”).
- 1938, Alardo Prats, Pario, transl., Fronto k Postfronto de Aragonio, page 24:
- Io mortis en Hispanio k io ega k brilega naskiĝis.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1948, Gaston Waringhien, Leteroj de L.-L. Zamenhof: La Tragedio de Lia Vivo Rivelita de Lia Ĵus Retrovita Korespondo kun la Francaj Eminentuloj, Edlonis S.A.T., →OCLC, page 9:
- Cetere li bone konsciis sian valoron, tiris el ĝi orgojlon, kompleze flegadis sian « mi », k rapide senpacienciĝis, se li renkontis kontraŭulon, kiu rifuzis lasi sin persvadi de liaj rezonoj.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 2003 January 13, Sebastian Hartwig, “Re: 'Ghisdate pri Esperanto' hodiau en la boksmala”, in soc.culture.esperanto, Usenet[2], retrieved 2017-05-17:
- SAS estas ja nur aerkompanio de tiuj tri landoj. (Ferooj k Gr(o)enlando apartenas al Danio, Islando havas propran kompanion Loftleidir (krom pli nova Viking Air).)
- SAS is really just an airline of those three countries. (the Faroe Islands and Greenland belong to Denmark, Iceland has its own company Loftleidir (besides a newer Viking Air).)
SynonymsEdit
EstonianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The eleventh letter of the Estonian alphabet, called kaa and written in the Latin script.
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FaroeseEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (upper case K)
- The thirteenth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The eleventh letter of the Finnish alphabet, called koo 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
k
- (housing) Abbreviation of keittiö (“kitchen”).
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
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k (lower case, upper case K)
- The eleventh letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
FulaEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
See alsoEdit
GothicEdit
RomanizationEdit
k
- Romanization of 𐌺
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The eighteenth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ká and written in the Latin script.
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | k | k-k |
accusative | k-t | k-kat |
dative | k-nak | k-knak |
instrumental | k-val | k-kkal |
causal-final | k-ért | k-kért |
translative | k-vá | k-kká |
terminative | k-ig | k-kig |
essive-formal | k-ként | k-kként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | k-ban | k-kban |
superessive | k-n | k-kon |
adessive | k-nál | k-knál |
illative | k-ba | k-kba |
sublative | k-ra | k-kra |
allative | k-hoz | k-khoz |
elative | k-ból | k-kból |
delative | k-ról | k-król |
ablative | k-tól | k-któl |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
k-é | k-ké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
k-éi | k-kéi |
Possessive forms of k | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | k-m | k-im |
2nd person sing. | k-d | k-id |
3rd person sing. | k-ja | k-i |
1st person plural | k-nk | k-ink |
2nd person plural | k-tok | k-itok |
3rd person plural | k-juk | k-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.
Further readingEdit
- k in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
IdoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (upper case K)
- The eleventh letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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IndonesianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The eleventh letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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ItalianEdit
LetterEdit
k f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case K)
- the eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet, called cappa or kappa in Italian
Usage notesEdit
- The letter K is not considered part of the contemporary Italian alphabet. See under K.
LatinEdit
LetterEdit
k
- The tenth letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The sixteenth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called kā and written in the Latin script.
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LivonianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (upper case K)
- The sixteenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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Lower SorbianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- ku (before ch, g, and k)
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *kъ(n).
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
k (with dative)
LushootseedEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k
- The seventeenth letter of the Lushootseed alphabet, pronounced as a voiceless velar stop.
MalayEdit
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The eleventh letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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MalteseEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The fifteenth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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NorwegianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k
- The eleventh letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- When written before j, k and j merge into voiceless palatal fricative, the ch sound in German ich.
NupeEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The thirteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (upper case K, lower case)
- The fourteenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called ka 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
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The eleventh letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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RomaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- (International Standard) The fourteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The fifteenth 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
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The fourteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called ca or capa and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
Used only in loanwords and some proper nouns.
See alsoEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
See Translingual section.
Alternative formsEdit
- (uppercase): K
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (Cyrillic spelling к)
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Slavic *kъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *kom.
Alternative formsEdit
- ka (see usage notes)
PrepositionEdit
k (Cyrillic spelling к) (+ dative case)
Usage notesEdit
Although both k and ka can be used synonymously, k must take the alternative form ka in the following environment:
- before /k, g, h/:
- ka kući ― to/towards home
- ka gradu ― to/towards the city
- ka hladu ― to/towards the shade
- before consonant clusters with emphasis on /k, g, h/:
- ka školi ― to/towards school
- ka zgradi ― to/towards the building
- ka hladu ― to/towards the shade
SynonymsEdit
- ka (see usage notes)
Skolt SamiEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (upper case K)
- The eighteenth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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SpanishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The eleventh letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
ConjunctionEdit
k
- (slang) Abbreviation of que.
PronounEdit
k
- (slang) Abbreviation of que.
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Letter name
- Phoneme
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The eleventh letter of the Swedish alphabet, called kå and written in the Latin script. Pronounced /k/ in front of a, o, u and å and /ɕ/ in front of e, i, y, ä and ö (some loan words might ignore this rule).
TagalogEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
- Letter
- Phoneme
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The eleventh letter of the Tagalog alphabet, called key or ka and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
k
Etymology 3Edit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
k
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of ka (in text messaging and Internet conversations): you; u
- Nasan k na?
- Where are you?
Further readingEdit
- “k”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
TurkishEdit
PronunciationEdit
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k (lower case, upper case K)
- The fourteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ke and written in the Latin script.
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TurkmenEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (upper case K)
- The thirteenth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called ka and written in the Latin script.
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YorubaEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The twelfth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called kí 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
ZuluEdit
LetterEdit
k (lower case, upper case K)
- The eleventh letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.