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

English Wikipedia has an article on:

z

Wikipedia

PronunciationEdit

IPA (file)

LetterEdit

z (upper case Z)

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

SymbolEdit

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Voiced alveolar fricative

Wikipedia

z

(metrology) Symbol for the prefix zepto-.
(astronomy) Symbol for the redshift.
(mathematics) Used to denote a real variable when x and y are already in use.
$f\left(x,y,z\right)=\sin x+\cos y+\tan z$
(mathematics) Used to denote the third coordinate in three-dimensional Cartesian and cylindrical coordinate systems.
$x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}=1$
(mathematics) Used to denote a complex variable.
$\left\Vert z\right\Vert =z\cdot {\bar {z}}$
(statistics) Used to denote a value of a standard normal random variable.
$P[Z>z]=1-P[Z<z]=1-\Phi (z)$
(chemistry) Symbol for atomic number.
(IPA) voiced alveolar fricative

Derived termsEdit

Prefix zepto-

zkg
zm

zmol
zs

zBq
zC
zF
zGy
zH
zHz
zJ

zS
zSv
zsr
zT
zV
zW
zWb

GalleryEdit

Letter styles
Capital and lowercase versions of Z, in normal and italic type
Uppercase and lowercase Z in Fraktur

EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Letter name

(UK) IPA^(key): /zɛd/
Audio (UK) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ziː/
Audio (US, California) (file)
(Hong Kong) IPA^(key): /ˈɪzərd/, IPA^(key): /ˈɪzəd/
Rhymes: -ɛd, -iː

Phoneme

IPA^(key): /z/

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper 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.

Alemannic GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /t͡s/

Etymology 1Edit

ArticleEdit

z n

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

Etymology 2Edit

PrepositionEdit

z

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

Etymology 3Edit

PrepositionEdit

z

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

AzerbaijaniEdit

PronunciationEdit

(phoneme) IPA^(key): /z/

LetterEdit

z lower case (upper case Z)

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

BasqueEdit

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /s̻eta/, [s̻e̞.t̪a]

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

CimbrianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

's (Sette Comuni)

ArticleEdit

z

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

ReferencesEdit

Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

CzechEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /z/
Audio (file)

PrepositionEdit

z

from
Toto víno pochází z Francie. ― This wine comes from France.
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

ze

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɛt
(letter name): IPA^(key): /zɛt/

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

EgyptianEdit

PronunciationEdit

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /zɛ/, /zɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ze, za

NounEdit

m

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

[Old Kingdom]

[New Kingdom]

[Late Period]

PronunciationEdit

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /zuʀ/ → /suʀ/ → /suʔ/ → /søʔ/

NounEdit

m

man (male person) [since the Old Kingdom]
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

z

s

sj

sꜣ

[Old Kingdom]

[since the Middle Kingdom]

[since the 19th Dynasty]

[Late Period]

[Greco-Roman Period]

Derived termsEdit

z-n-wsrt

DescendantsEdit

Coptic: ⲥⲁ- (sa-)

NounEdit

m

being, creature (used of a snake) [Pyramid Texts]

InflectionEdit

Declension of z (masculine)

singular	z
dual	zwj
plural	zw

NounEdit

m

A type of fish [22nd dynasty]

InflectionEdit

Declension of z (masculine)

singular	z
dual	zwj
plural	zw

ReferencesEdit

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

EsperantoEdit

PronunciationEdit

(letter name): IPA^(key): /zo/
(phoneme): IPA^(key): /z/
Audio (file)

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

EstonianEdit

Estonian Wikipedia has an article on:

z

Wikipedia ^et

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /ˈtsetː/

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

Usage notesEdit

Used only in loanwords.

FinnishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Audio (file)

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper 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.

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

(letter name) IPA^(key): /zɛd/

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

z

Romanization of 𐌶

HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper 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)
	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

IdoEdit

PronunciationEdit

(context pronunciation) IPA^(key): /z/
(letter name) IPA^(key): /ze/

LetterEdit

z (upper case Z)

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

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)

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

Usage notesEdit

Used only in loanwords from Arabic, English, etc.

ItalianEdit

LetterEdit

z m or f (invariable)

see under Z

LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

The minuscule form derives from the majuscule Z.

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

Latvian Wikipedia has an article on:

z

Wikipedia ^lv

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

IPA^(key): [z]

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LetterEdit

Z

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

LivonianEdit

PronunciationEdit

(phoneme) IPA^(key): /z/

LetterEdit

z (upper case Z)

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

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)

from, out of

Etymology 2Edit

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

PrepositionEdit

z (with instrumental)

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

MalayEdit

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

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)

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

NorwegianEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

LetterEdit

z

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

(phoneme): IPA^(key): /z/

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

PolishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /z/
(letter name) IPA^(key): /zɛt/

LetterEdit

z (upper case Z, lower case)

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

Etymology 2Edit

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

Alternative formsEdit

ze
s (obsolete) [19th c.]

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /z/, /s/
Audio (file)

PrepositionEdit

z (+ genitive)

from
Jestem z Polski. ― I'm from Poland.
out of
jeden z dziesięciu ― one out of ten
made of
motyka z drewna ― a hoe made of wood
at
Jesteś z przodu czy z tyłu? ― Are you at the front or at the back?

Podróżuje z prędkością światła! ― It's travelling at the speed of light?

Etymology 3Edit

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

Alternative formsEdit

ze
s (obsolete) [19th c.]

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /z/, /s/
Audio (file)

PrepositionEdit

z (+ instrumental)

with
Antonym: bez

Etymology 4Edit

Alternative formsEdit

ze
s (obsolete) [19th c.]

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /z/, /s/
Audio (file)

ParticleEdit

z

(colloquial) approximately, about
Synonyms: mniej więcej, około

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.

The form ze is used also before mnie, mną, and forms of wszystko.

Both z and ze can be used before sobą.

ReferencesEdit

^ Wielki słownik poprawnej polszczyzny. Keyword "z".

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

(phoneme) IPA^(key): /z/
(letter name) IPA^(key): /ze/

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

RomaniEdit

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /z/

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper 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.

RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /z/

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

SaniEdit

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /z̊³³/

NounEdit

z (transliteration needed)

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

(phoneme) IPA^(key): /z/

PrepositionEdit

z (Cyrillic spelling з)

(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.
(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

iz, s, sa, š

LetterEdit

z (Cyrillic spelling з)

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

Skolt SamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

(phoneme) IPA^(key): /z/

LetterEdit

z (upper case Z)

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

SlovakEdit

Alternative formsEdit

zo (see usage notes)

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /z/

PrepositionEdit

z

from

Usage notesEdit

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

SloveneEdit

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

z

Wikipedia ^sl

Etymology 1Edit

See Translingual section.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /s/

LetterEdit

z

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

IPA^(key): /s/

PrepositionEdit

z

(with instrumental) with, by means of, using
(with instrumental) (together) with, in the company of
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)

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

(letter name):

- IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθeta/, [ˈθe.t̪a]
- IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈseta/, [ˈse.t̪a]
- Audio (Spain) (file)
(phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/, /θ/

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Letter name

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛːta/

Phoneme

IPA^(key): /s/
- Homophones: c (before front vowels), s

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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)

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

TurkmenEdit

PronunciationEdit

(phoneme) IPA^(key): /ð/, /z/

LetterEdit

z (upper case Z)

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

ZuluEdit

LetterEdit

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

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

z

TranslingualEdit

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Alemannic GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

ArticleEdit

Etymology 2Edit

PrepositionEdit

Etymology 3Edit

PrepositionEdit

AzerbaijaniEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

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BasqueEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

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CimbrianEdit

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ArticleEdit

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CzechEdit

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

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EgyptianEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

InflectionEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

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DescendantsEdit

NounEdit

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EsperantoEdit

PronunciationEdit

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EstonianEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

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FinnishEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

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FrenchEdit

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GothicEdit