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z

See also: Appendix:Variations of "z"

z U+007A, z
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z
← y
[U+0079] 		Basic Latin { →
[U+007B]
ｚ U+FF5A, ｚ
FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER Z
← ｙ
[U+FF59] 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｛ →
[U+FF5B]
𝆎 U+1D18E, 𝆎
MUSICAL SYMBOL Z
← 𝆍
[U+1D18D] 		Musical Symbols 𝆏 →
[U+1D18F]

TranslingualEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(file)

LetterEdit

z (upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth and last letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

See alsoEdit

SymbolEdit

 
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z

  1. (metrology) Symbol for the prefix zepto-.
  2. (astronomy) Symbol for the redshift.
  3. (mathematics) Used to denote a real variable when x and y are already in use.
     
  4. (mathematics) Used to denote the third coordinate in three-dimensional Cartesian and cylindrical coordinate systems.
     
  5. (mathematics) Used to denote a complex variable.
     
  6. (statistics) Used to denote a value of a standard normal random variable.
     
  7. (chemistry) Symbol for atomic number.
  8. (IPA) voiced alveolar fricative

Derived termsEdit

Prefix zepto-

GalleryEdit

  • Letter styles
  •  

    Uppercase and lowercase versions of Z, in normal and italic type

  •  

    Uppercase and lowercase Z in Fraktur

See alsoEdit

Other representations of Z:

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

Letter name

Phoneme

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z, plural zs or z's)

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed or zee and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Abbreviations.

z

  1. (stenoscript) the sound /z/, regardless of spelling.
    Note: plural /s/, /z/ or /əz/ in nouns is instead indicated by an optional dot under last letter; 3sg /s/, /z/ or /əz/ in verbs is not written at all, except for hz 'has', sz 'says', dz 'does'
  2. (stenoscript) the sound /ʃ/, /ʒ/, or the sequence /ziː/.
  3. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of as, was, his, she.

Alemannic GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

ArticleEdit

z n

  1. Synonym of s: the
    Gfallt der z Huus? ― Do you like the house?

Etymology 2Edit

PrepositionEdit

z

  1. unstressed form of of zue
    Mir wonen z Züri. ― We live in Zurich.

Etymology 3Edit

PrepositionEdit

z

  1. unstressed form of of zu
    Das isch z vill. ― This is too much.

AzerbaijaniEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

z lower case (upper case Z)

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

BasqueEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /s̻eta/, [s̻e̞.t̪a]

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Basque alphabet, called zeta and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

CimbrianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • 's (Sette Comuni)

ArticleEdit

z

  1. (Luserna) the; definite article for two declensions:
    1. nominative singular neuter
    2. accusative singular neuter

See alsoEdit

Cimbrian definite articles
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative dar de / di 's / z de / di
Accusative in de / di 's / z de / di
Dative me dar me in

ReferencesEdit

CzechEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

z

  1. from
    Toto víno pochází z Francie. ― This wine comes from France.
  2. out of
    Pět z deseti doktorů doporučuje tuto zubní pastu. ― Five out of ten doctors recommend this toothpaste.

Usage notesEdit

This preposition is followed by the genitive case.

SynonymsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • z in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • z in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: y

EgyptianEdit

Pronunciation 1Edit

NounEdit

z
Z1

 m

  1. A door bolt of wood or copper [since the Pyramid Texts]
InflectionEdit
Declension of z (masculine)
singular z
dual zwj
plural zw
Alternative formsEdit
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of z  
z
z
M3
z
t		 M3
z
t Z1		 M3
[Old Kingdom] [New Kingdom] [Late Period] [Late Period]

Pronunciation 2Edit

 

NounEdit

z&A1&Z1

 m

  1. man (male person) [since the Old Kingdom]
  2. someone, anyone
Usage notesEdit

This word can be placed after a type of person and before a number to indicate that many prisoners of that type were taken.

InflectionEdit
Declension of z (masculine)
singular z
dual zwj
plural zw
Alternative formsEdit
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of z  
A1
z
z&A1
z
Z1 A1
sA1
sZ1A1
siA1
Aa18A1
z z z z s s sj sꜣ
[Old Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom] [since the 19th Dynasty] [since the 19th Dynasty] [Late Period] [Greco-Roman Period]
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • Coptic: ⲥⲁ- (sa-)

NounEdit

z

 m

  1. being, creature (used of a snake) [Pyramid Texts]
InflectionEdit
Declension of z (masculine)
singular z
dual zwj
plural zw

NounEdit

z

 m

  1. A type of fish [22nd dynasty]
InflectionEdit
Declension of z (masculine)
singular z
dual zwj
plural zw

ReferencesEdit

EsperantoEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called zo and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

EstonianEdit

 
Estonian Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Estonian alphabet, called tsett and written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

  • Used only in loanwords.

See alsoEdit

FinnishEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. 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

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (letter name) IPA(key): /zɛd/

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.

GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

z

  1. Romanization of 𐌶

HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈz]
  • (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈzeː]

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. 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)
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
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

Further readingEdit

  • z 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) IPA(key): /z/
  • (letter name) IPA(key): /ze/

LetterEdit

z (upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

IndonesianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /z/ (usually unless before a voiced consonant)
  • IPA(key): /s/ (sometimes before a voiced consonant e.g. Mazmur)

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

  • Used only in loanwords from Arabic, English, etc.

See alsoEdit

ItalianEdit

LetterEdit

z f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Italian alphabet, called zeta and written in the Latin script.

LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

The minuscule form derives from the majuscule Z.

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-third letter of the Classical Latin alphabet, called zēta.

ReferencesEdit

  • z in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “z”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

LatvianEdit

 
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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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Z

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Latvian alphabet, called zē and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

LivonianEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

z (upper case Z)

  1. The thirty-eighth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

Lower SorbianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • ze (used before sibilants and certain consonant clusters)

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /z/, (before a voiceless consonant) /s/

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.

PrepositionEdit

z (with genitive)

  1. from, out of

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom.

PrepositionEdit

z (with instrumental)

  1. with
    Stej bratš ze sotšu. ― They are brother and sister (lit. ‘brother with sister’).

MalayEdit

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

MalteseEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /t͡s/, /d͡z/
  • Simple z is almost always /t͡s/. Geminated zz is also predominantly voiceless, but intervocalically it may represent /dd͡z/, notably in the verbal suffix -izza.

LetterEdit

z (upper case Z)

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

NorwegianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /set/, /sɛt/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/, /ʃ/
  • Audio(file)

LetterEdit

z

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

  • Not used in Norwegian, only appears in loanwords from e.g. Slavic.
  • Used interchangeably with s in Internet slang and informal writing.

NupeEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

Old PolishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz.

PrepositionEdit

z [+genitive]

  1. denotes delative movement; off of
  2. denotes elative movement; out of
  3. denotes duration; since
  4. denotes a change of state; from
  5. denotes the composition of an item; from, out of, of
  6. denotes origin or cause; because of, from
  7. with a noun, denotes manner; by means of, from

PrepositionEdit

z [+accusative]

  1. denotes delative movement; off of

PrepositionEdit

z [+accusative]

  1. denotes delative movement; off of

ParticleEdit

z

  1. approximately, about
DescendantsEdit
  • Polish: z

Etymology 2Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).

PrepositionEdit

z [+instrumental]

  1. denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
  2. denotes instrumental relation; with, by means of
  3. denotes origin or cause; because of, from
DescendantsEdit
  • Polish: z

ReferencesEdit

PolishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

z (upper case Z, lower case)

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Polish alphabet, called zet and written in the Latin script.
See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Inherited from Old Polish z, from Proto-Slavic *jьz.

Alternative formsEdit

  • ze
  • s (obsolete) [19th c.]

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

z [+genitive]

  1. Denotes delative movement; off of
    Jesteś z przodu czy z tyłu? ― Are you at the front or at the back?
  2. Denotes duration; since
  3. Denotes a change of state; from
  4. Denotes origin or cause; because of, from
  5. Denotes elative movement; out of
    Jestem z Polski. ― I'm from Poland.
    jeden z dziesięciu ― one out of ten
  6. Denotes the composition of an item; from, out of, of
    motyka z drewna ― a hoe made of wood

ParticleEdit

z

  1. (colloquial) ish approximately, about
    Synonyms: mniej więcej, około
    Mam z pięć jabłek ― I have five ish apples.

Etymology 3Edit

Inherited from Old Polish z, from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).

Alternative formsEdit

  • ze
  • s (obsolete) [19th c.]

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

z [+instrumental]

  1. Denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
    Antonym: bez
  2. Denotes instrumental relation; with, by means of
    Podróżuje z prędkością światła! ― It's travelling at the speed of light?

Usage notesEdit

  • The preposition or particle generally changes to ze when the pronunciation of the two consecutive words becomes problematic. Some dictionaries claim that this rule applies to words starting with one of the following consonants: s, z, ś, ź, ż, rz, sz that are followed by another consonant. [1] Examples include:
    Ten pręt jest z żelaza. ― This rod is made of iron.
    Ten pręt jest ze stali. ― This rod is made of steel.
    Pochodzę z Francji. ― I come from France.
    Pochodzę ze Szwecji. ― I come from Sweden.
  • Both z and ze can be used before sobą.

TriviaEdit

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), z is one of the top 10,355 most used words in Polish, appearing 1744 times in scientific texts, 1828 times in news, 1527 times in essays, 1920 times in fiction, and 1291 times in plays, totaling 8310 times, making it the 7th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[2]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Wielki słownik poprawnej polszczyzny. Keyword "z".
  2. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990), “z”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 723, Kraków; Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 2

Further readingEdit

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

RomaniEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. (International Standard) The thirtieth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. (Pan-Vlax) The thirty-first letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The thirty-first letter of the Romanian alphabet, called ze, zet, zed, or zî and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

SaniEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

z

  1. water

ReferencesEdit

  • Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, volumes 26-27 (2003, Department of Linguistics, University of California), page 74
  • Huang Bufan (editor), Xu Shouchun, Chen Jiaying, Wan Huiyin, A Tibeto-Burman Lexicon (1992; Central Minorities University, Beijing) (has z̊³³)

Serbo-CroatianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • (uppercase) Z

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

z (Cyrillic spelling з)

  1. (Kajkavian, Chakavian, Croatia) (+ instrumental case) with
    • 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita
      požgat su pritili sela naša stane,
      žene z dicom htili vest u svoje strane,
      inim dati rane, svih smrtno sikući;
    • 1622, Ivan Gundulić, Suze sina razmetnoga
      od svjetlosti zrak otvori,
      i ostaše razlučene,
      z bielim danom noćne sjene:
    • 1927, Dragutin Domjanić, Kaj
      I srce mi greje
      I z menom se smeje
      I v žalosti plače takaj.
  2. (Kajkavian) (+ genitive case) from, out of
    • 1927, Dragutin Domjanić, Kaj vrt si senja
      Oblaček po nebu
      Si stiha putuje,
      A z trave još samo
      Šćurica se čuje.

SynonymsEdit

LetterEdit

z (Cyrillic spelling з)

  1. The 29th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by v and followed by ž.

Skolt SamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

z (upper case Z)

  1. The thirty-third letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

SlovakEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • zo (see usage notes)

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

z

  1. from

Usage notesEdit

  • The zo form is used when the following word starts with the letter z, ž, s, š and certain consonant clusters.

Further readingEdit

  • z in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

SloveneEdit

 
Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sl

Etymology 1Edit

See Translingual section.

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

z

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script. Preceded by v and followed by ž.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom.

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

z

  1. (with instrumental) with, by means of, using
  2. (with instrumental) (together) with, in the company of
  3. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
Alternative formsEdit
  • s (before a voiceless consonant)

Further readingEdit

  • “z”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): (phoneme) /s/, /θ/
  • IPA(key): (letter name, Spain) /ˈθeta/ [ˈθe.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (letter name, Latin America) /ˈseta/ [ˈse.t̪a]

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Spanish alphabet, called zeta and written in the Latin script.

SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Letter name
Phoneme

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Swedish alphabet, called säta or zäta and written in the Latin script.

TurkishEdit

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ze and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

TurkmenEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

z (upper case Z)

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called ze and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

ZuluEdit

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

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