z

See also Appendix:Variations of "z"

Translingual

Unicode name	LATIN SMALL LETTER Z
Codepoint	U+007A
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Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Letter

z lower case (upper case Z)

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

See also

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Ss  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter Z):  Źź  Ẑẑ  Žž  Żż  Ẓẓ  Ẕẕ  Ƶƶ  Ȥȥ  Ⱬⱬ  ᵶ  ᶎ  ʐ  ʑ  ɀ  ᴢ  Ｚｚ  DZDzdz  DZDzdz  DŽDždž  DŽDždž
• Greek ζ, Hebrew ז.

Symbol

Wikipedia

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.

   $f \left ( x , y , z \right ) = \sin x + \cos y + \tan z$

4. (mathematics) Used to denote the third coordinate in three-dimensional Cartesian and cylindrical coordinate systems.

   $x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 1$

5. (mathematics) Used to denote a complex variable.

   $\left \Vert z \right \Vert = z \cdot \bar z$

6. (statistics) Used to denote a value of a standard normal random variable.

   $P[Z > z] = 1 - P[Z < z] = 1 - \Phi(z)$

7. (analytic geometry, classical mechanics) Quantity along the third axis in a three-dimensional system, vertical when applicable.
8. (chemistry) Symbol for atomic number.
9. (IPA) voiced alveolar fricative

Derived terms

Prefix zepto-

zA zcd zK

zkg zm

zmol zs

zBq zC zF zGy zH zHz zJ

zkat zlm zlx zN zΩ zPa zrad

zS zSv zsr zT zV zW zWb

See also

Other representations of Z:

NATO phonetic: Zulu Morse code: ––·· Braille: ⠵ ASL Manual: Z

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

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

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  Uppercase and lowercase Z in Fraktur

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English

Pronunciation

Letter name

• (UK) IPA: /zɛd/

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• (US) IPA: /ziː/

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Phoneme

• IPA: /z/

Letter

z lowercase (uppercase Z)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

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Azeri

Letter

z lower case (upper case Z)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) hərf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Əə, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Xx, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Qq, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz

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Czech

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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 notes

This preposition is followed by the genitive case.

Synonyms

• ze

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛt
• (letter name): IPA: /zɛt/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

1. The twenty-sixth and last letter of the Dutch alphabet.

See also

• Previous letter: y

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Egyptian

Noun

1. man

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

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Letter

z lower case (upper case Z)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) litero; Aa, Bb, Cc, Ĉĉ, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Ĝĝ, Hh, Ĥĥ, Ii, Jj, Ĵĵ, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Ŝŝ, Tt, Uu, Ŭŭ, Vv, Zz

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Italian

Noun

z m and f (invariable)

1. See under Z

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Latvian

Wikipedia ^lv

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [z]

Letter

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 also

• Letters of the Latvian alphabet:

  burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

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Malay

Letter

z

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

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Norwegian

Pronunciation

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

Letter

• The 26th letter of the Norwegian alphabet.

z

Usage notes

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

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Polish

Alternative forms

• ze

Pronunciation

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Pronunciation depends on a following word.

• (isolated) IPA: /z/, /s/

Etymology 1

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

Preposition

z (+ genitive)

1. from

   Jestem z Polski. – I'm from Poland.

2. made of

Etymology 2

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

Preposition

z (+ instrumental)

1. with

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Portuguese

Letter

z lower case (upper case Z)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called zê and written in the Latin script.
   • 2000, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Rocco, page 55:

     [...] o gato ronronava feliz nos braços de Hermione.

     [...] the cat was purring happily on Hermione's arms.

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ze/, /zet/

Letter

z (lowercase, capital Z)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phoneme /z/. Preceded by x.

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (uppercase) Z

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /z/

Preposition

z

1. (Kajkavian) from, out of
   • 1927, Dragutin Domjanić, Kaj vrt si senja

     Oblaček po nebu

     Si stiha putuje,

     A z trave još samo

     Šćurica se čuje.

2. (Kajkavian) with
   • 1927, Dragutin Domjanić, Kaj

     I srce mi greje

     I z menom se smeje

     I v žalosti plače takaj.

Synonyms

• iz, s

Letter

z (Cyrillic spelling з)

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

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Slovak

Alternative forms

• zo (see usage notes)

Preposition

z

1. from

Usage notes

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

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Slovene

Wikipedia ^sl

Etymology 1

See Translingual section.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /z/, word-finally /s/
• (phoneme) Tonal: z

Letter

z

1. The 24th letter of the Slovene alphabet, preceded by v and followed by ž.

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /z/
• Tonal: z

Alternative forms

• (before a voiceless consonant) s

Preposition

z

1. (with instrumental) with, by means of, using
2. (with instrumental) (together) with, in the company of
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Spanish

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

1. The 27th letter of the Spanish alphabet.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

Letter name

• IPA: /ˈsɛːta/

Phoneme

• IPA: /s/

Letter

z lower case (upper case Z)

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

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Turkish

Letter

z lower case (upper case Z)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) harf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz