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[edit] Translingual

The letter d

[edit] Etymology 1

Approximate form of upper case letter D that was the source for lower case d Modification of capital letter D, from Ancient Greek letter Δ (D), Delta).

[edit] Letter

d (lower case, upper case D)

  1. A lower case letter of the Latin script, the fourth in many alphabets, including English.

[edit] Usage notes

The letter d is used in the International Phonetic Alphabet, in the alphabets of many languages, and in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent the voiced alveolar plosive (IPA: /d/). In some languages and transcription systems where unaspirated stops contrast with aspirated stops, d represents an unaspirated /t/, while t represents an aspirated /tʰ/.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Lower case form of upper case roman numeral D, a standardization of D or Ð, from tally stick markings resembling a superimposed Ɔ and , from the practice of encircling each hundredth notch.

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[edit] Numeral

d (lower case Roman numeral, uper case D)

  1. cardinal number five hundred (500).

[edit] Usage notes

With a bar over the numeral, i.e., as d, it represents five hundred thousand (500,000).

[edit] See also
  • Lesser roman numeral symbol: c (100)
  • Greater roman numeral symbol: m (1000)
  • Roman numerals

[edit] Etymology 3

[edit] Symbol

d

  1. (mathematics) the differential of a quantity

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ, the Old English letter replaced by Latin d

Old English lower case letter d, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case d of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter .

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA: /diː/
  • (phoneme): IPA: /d/
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  • (phoneme): IPA: /d/

[edit] Letter

d (lower case, upper case D)

  1. The letter dee, the fourth letter of the English alphabet.

[edit] See also

  • Previous letter: c
  • Next letter: e

[edit] Etymology 2

  • (died, death): abbreviation of
  • (British penny; old penny): abbreviation of Latin denarii, the name of the corresponding Roman coin.
  • (games, dice to use in a diceroll): abbreviation of dice

[edit] Abbreviation

d

  1. died, death.
    William Shakespeare, d 1616

[edit] Symbol

d

  1. (until February 1971) a British penny; an old penny (the modern decimal penny being abbreviated p).
    £sd — “pounds, shillings and pence”
  2. (games, infix) dice to use in a diceroll
    2d6 — “two six-sided die”

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA: /deː/

[edit] Letter

d (lower case, upper case D)

  1. The fourth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

[edit] See also

  • Previous letter: c
  • Next letter: e

[edit] Fijian

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (phoneme): IPA: /nd/

[edit] Letter

d (lower case, upper case D)

  1. The fourth letter of the Fijian alphabet.

[edit] See also

  • Previous letter: c
  • Next letter: e

[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

d m. and f. inv.

  1. See under D

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA: /de/
  • (phoneme): IPA: /d/

[edit] Letter

d (lower case, upper case D)

  1. The sixth letter of the Romanian alphabet.

[edit] See also

  • Previous letter: c
  • Next letter: e

[edit] Vietnamese

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (phoneme): (north) IPA: /z/, (south) IPA: /j/

[edit] Letter

d (lower case, upper case D)

  1. A letter of the Vietnamese alphabet.
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