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TranslingualEdit
LetterEdit
q (upper case Q)
- The seventeenth 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 Q): Ɋɋ ʠ Ｑｑ ȹ
- With hook: ʠ
PronunciationEdit
IPA (file)
SymbolEdit
q
- Abbreviation of quecto-.
- (IPA) voiceless uvular plosive.
- (physics) electrical charge
- (physics) heat
- (fluid dynamics) dynamic pressure
SynonymsEdit
GalleryEdit
- Letter styles
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Uppercase and lowercase versions of , in normal and italic type
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Uppercase and lowercase Q in Fraktur
See alsoEdit
Other representations of Q:
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (letter name): IPA(key): /kjuː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /k/
Audio (GA) (file) Audio (RP) (file) - (letter name) Rhymes: -uː
- Homophones: cue, queue
Etymology 1Edit
LetterEdit
q (lower case, upper case Q, plural qs or q's)
- The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
The name of this letter is spelled cue or formerly cu.
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
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The ordinal number seventeenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
q
Related termsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
DeterminerEdit
q
Related termsEdit
Etymology 4Edit
q
- (stenoscript) the sound sequence /ŋk/, /kw/ or /kjuː/.
AzerbaijaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
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q lower case (upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
BasqueEdit
PronunciationEdit
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q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The eighteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called ku and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.
See alsoEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
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q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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EstonianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called kuu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- Used only in foreign words.
See alsoEdit
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
LetterEdit
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called kuu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords qu is replaced with kv.
See alsoEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ky/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -y
- Homophones: cul, culs, cu, cus, ku, kus, qu, qus
LetterEdit
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
NounEdit
q m (plural q)
- Abbreviation of quintal.
See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- “q”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
GothicEdit
RomanizationEdit
q
- Romanization of 𐌵
GreenlandicEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
q
- The thirteenth letter of the Greenlandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- A letter of the extended Hungarian alphabet, called kú and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
It is a symbol of the (somewhat dated) unit of mázsa (100 kilos or a quintal, approx. two hundredweight).
It occurs in the following terms, along with their derivations and compounds: becquerel, (archaic spelling: boutique →) butik, cinquecento, conditio sine qua non, denique, donquijoték (plural), IQ, kvad or quad, quantum satis, quaestor, quaestura, quattrocento, quisling, quodlibet, QR-kód, squash, and tequila.
Also in some foreign proper names chiefly from Latin, French, and Spanish, including Aquincum, Aquinói Szent Tamás (Thomas Aquinas), Don Quijote, Dunkerque, García Márquez, Jacques Offenbach, Martinique, Montesquieu, Quartier Latin, Québec, Quintilianus, Quintus Pontius Pilatus, Quito, Torquato Tasso, and Velázquez.
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | q | q-k |
| accusative | q-t | q-kat |
| dative | q-nak | q-knak |
| instrumental | q-val | q-kkal |
| causal-final | q-ért | q-kért |
| translative | q-vá | q-kká |
| terminative | q-ig | q-kig |
| essive-formal | q-ként | q-kként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | q-ban | q-kban |
| superessive | q-n | q-kon |
| adessive | q-nál | q-knál |
| illative | q-ba | q-kba |
| sublative | q-ra | q-kra |
| allative | q-hoz | q-khoz |
| elative | q-ból | q-kból |
| delative | q-ról | q-król |
| ablative | q-tól | q-któl |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
q-é | q-ké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
q-éi | q-kéi |
| Possessive forms of q | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | q-m | q-im |
| 2nd person sing. | q-d | q-id |
| 3rd person sing. | q-ja | q-i |
| 1st person plural | q-nk | q-ink |
| 2nd person plural | q-tok | q-itok |
| 3rd person plural | q-juk | q-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
- q 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
- (context pronunciation, always found before the letter U) IPA(key): /kw/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /kwe/
LetterEdit
q (upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
IndonesianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
q (upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Alternative formsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letters) huruf; 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
Etymology 2Edit
From similarity pronunciation of q in English and -ku in Indonesian.
PronounEdit
q
- (text messaging, slang) Abbreviation of aku.
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
q f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case Q)
- The fifteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called cu and written in the Latin script.
LatinEdit
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q
- A letter of the Latin alphabet.
MalayEdit
LetterEdit
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
MalteseEdit
PronunciationEdit
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q (upper case Q)
- The twenty-first letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit
NorwegianEdit
PronunciationEdit
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q
- The seventeenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- Rare in written Norwegian, only used in a limited number of loanwords.
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (BR) (file)
Etymology 1Edit
LetterEdit
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth 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
Etymology 2Edit
PronounEdit
q
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of que (“that”).
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of quê (“what”).
RomaniEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- (International Standard) Used to represent the dative and genitive cases.
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).
ReferencesEdit
- Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “-q-”, in ニューエクスプレス ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 15
RomanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The twentieth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called chiu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notesEdit
- Used chiefly in loanwords.
- The digraph qu is pronounced /kw/, /kv/, or /kʲ/.
See alsoEdit
SpanishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
LetterEdit
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The eighteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
q
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of que (“that”).
- Hay un policía en la ruta q mas uso. ― There's a cop on the route that I use the most.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of qué (“what”).
- q paso? ― what happened?
ZuluEdit
LetterEdit
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.