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TranslingualEdit
LetterEdit
p (upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
PronunciationEdit
IPA (file)
SymbolEdit
p
- (IPA) voiceless bilabial plosive
- (physics) pressure
- (music) piano (play softly)
- (chemistry) power of; the negative logarithm of a concentration, as in pH or pOH
- (physics) proton
GalleryEdit
- Letter styles
Uppercase and lowercase P in Fraktur
See alsoEdit
- (IPA): b (“voiced bilabial 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 P): Ṕṕ Ṗṗ Ᵽᵽ Ƥƥ P̃p̃ ᵱ ᶈ ᴘ Pp ȹ
- With hook: ƥ
- ƿ (wynn)
Other representations of P:
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
LetterEdit
p (lower case, upper case P, plural ps or p's)
- The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee 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
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The ordinal number sixteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2Edit
Abbreviations
Alternative formsEdit
- (page, per): p.
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
p
TranslationsEdit
NounEdit
p
- Abbreviation of page (plural pp)
- (Britain) Abbreviation of penny; pence.
- 2001, Steve Webb, Intensity-modulated radiation therapy:
- The 25p stamp shows an ultrasound image, the 35p stamp shows a magnetic resonance image and the 41p stamp shows an X-ray CT image.
- (physics) proton
TranslationsEdit
VerbEdit
p
- (knitting) Abbreviation of purl.
- 1855, Godey's Magazine (volume 51, page 71)
- Knit 3, p 1, k 2, purl 1, k 2, m 1, k 2 together, k 1.
- 1855, Godey's Magazine (volume 51, page 71)
AdverbEdit
p (not comparable)
- (Internet) Abbreviation of pretty (as an intensifier)
- I'm doing p good, how are you?
- 1992 October 20, Peter Yee <yee atlas.arc.nasa.gov>, "NASA Daily News for 10/13/92 (Forwarded)", message-ID <1992Oct20.091605.29223@news.arc.nasa.gov>, sci.space.news, Usenet [1]:
- The searches will use radio telescope antennas to "listen" to stars for non-random radio noise P much like someone tuning a radio listens for a station between the static.
- 1995 November 8, Scott Morgan <s_morgan delphi.com>, "Re: F-18 Sim", message-ID <hZMk7Re.s_morgan@delphi.com>, comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim, Usenet [2]:
- There is no campaign, just a bunch of canned missions that have no relation to each other (and peole[sic] think SU27 is p bad!).
AzerbaijaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
p lower case (upper case P)
- The twenty-third 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
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The seventeenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called pe 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
DemoticEdit
NounEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
EgyptianEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /pɛ/
- Conventional anglicization: pe
NounEdit
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InflectionEdit
NounEdit
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m
InflectionEdit
Proper nounEdit
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m./f. topo.
- Pe, a city in Lower Egypt, where the Pharaohs were crowned.
ReferencesEdit
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
LetterEdit
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twentieth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called po 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
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
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)
FaroeseEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
p (upper case P)
- The nineteenth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
LetterEdit
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called pee 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
p
FulaEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
p (lower case, upper case P)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ
GothicEdit
RomanizationEdit
p
- Romanization of 𐍀
HungarianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called pé and written in the Latin script.
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | p | p-k |
accusative | p-t | p-ket |
dative | p-nek | p-knek |
instrumental | p-vel | p-kkel |
causal-final | p-ért | p-kért |
translative | p-vé | p-kké |
terminative | p-ig | p-kig |
essive-formal | p-ként | p-kként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | p-ben | p-kben |
superessive | p-n | p-ken |
adessive | p-nél | p-knél |
illative | p-be | p-kbe |
sublative | p-re | p-kre |
allative | p-hez | p-khez |
elative | p-ből | p-kből |
delative | p-ről | p-kről |
ablative | p-től | p-ktől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
p-é | p-ké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
p-éi | p-kéi |
Possessive forms of p | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | p-m | p-im |
2nd person sing. | p-d | p-id |
3rd person sing. | p-je | p-i |
1st person plural | p-nk | p-ink |
2nd person plural | p-tek | p-itek |
3rd person plural | p-jük | p-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.
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
p (plural p-ek)
- Abbreviation of perc (“minute[s]”).
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | p | p-ek |
accusative | p-et | p-eket |
dative | p-nek | p-eknek |
instrumental | p-cel | p-ekkel |
causal-final | p-ért | p-ekért |
translative | p-cé | p-ekké |
terminative | p-ig | p-ekig |
essive-formal | p-ként | p-ekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | p-ben | p-ekben |
superessive | p-en | p-eken |
adessive | p-nél | p-eknél |
illative | p-be | p-ekbe |
sublative | p-re | p-ekre |
allative | p-hez | p-ekhez |
elative | p-ből | p-ekből |
delative | p-ről | p-ekről |
ablative | p-től | p-ektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
p-é | p-eké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
p-éi | p-ekéi |
Possessive forms of p | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | p-em | p-eim |
2nd person sing. | p-ed | p-eid |
3rd person sing. | p-e | p-ei |
1st person plural | p-ünk | p-eink |
2nd person plural | p-etek | p-eitek |
3rd person plural | p-ük | p-eik |
Further readingEdit
- p in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
IcelandicEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
p (upper case P)
- The twentieth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö
IdoEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
p (upper case P)
- The sixteenth 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
NounEdit
p m or f (invariable)
- See under P
LatinEdit
NounEdit
p
LetterEdit
p
- The letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
ReferencesEdit
- p in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- p in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called pē and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
LivonianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
p (upper case P)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) kēratēḑ; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, Ḑ ḑ, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
MalayEdit
LetterEdit
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth 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
MalteseEdit
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /p/
- IPA(key): /b/ (by assimilation to a following voiced obstruent)
- With very few exceptions, this letter occurs only in borrowings.
LetterEdit
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twentieth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) ittra; A a, B b, Ċ ċ, D d, E e, F f, Ġ ġ, G g, Għ għ, H h, Ħ ħ, I i, Ie ie, 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, Ż ż, Z z
NorwegianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
p
- The sixteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
PortugueseEdit
LetterEdit
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth 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
RomanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The nineteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called pe or pî 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
Serbo-CroatianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- (uppercase) P
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
p (Cyrillic spelling п)
Skolt SamiEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
p (upper case P)
- The twenty-sixth 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
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The seventeenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
TurkishEdit
LetterEdit
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twentieth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called pe 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
TurkmenEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
p (upper case P)
- The twentieth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called pe and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z
ZuluEdit
LetterEdit
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.