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z U+007A, z
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z
y
[U+0079]
Basic Latin {
[U+007B]
U+1DBB, ᶻ
MODIFIER LETTER SMALL Z

[U+1DBA]
Phonetic Extensions Supplement
[U+1DBC]
𝆎 U+1D18E, 𝆎
MUSICAL SYMBOL Z
𝆍
[U+1D18D]
Musical Symbols 𝆏
[U+1D18F]
U+FF5A, z
FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER Z

[U+FF59]
Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms
[U+FF5B]

Translingual[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Letter[edit]

z (upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]

Symbol[edit]

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) a voiced alveolar sibilant.
    (superscript ⟨ᶻ⟩) [z]-fricated release of a plosive, sometimes implying an affricate; [z]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [z].
    Lushootseed uses this convention for its alphabetic letter dᶻ.

Derived terms[edit]

Prefix zepto-

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

Other representations of Z:

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter name

Phoneme

Letter[edit]

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

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed, zee, or izzard and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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.

Albanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (upper case Z)

  1. The thirty-fifth letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

Alemannic German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Article[edit]

z n

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

Etymology 2[edit]

Preposition[edit]

z

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

Etymology 3[edit]

Preposition[edit]

z

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

Azerbaijani[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

z lower case (upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]

Basque[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /s̻eta/, [s̻e̞.t̪a]

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]

Cimbrian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • 's (Sette Comuni)

Article[edit]

z

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

See also[edit]

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

References[edit]

Czech[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Czech z, ze, from Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

z [+genitive]

  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[edit]

  • The more usual form is z, while ze is used before words starting with s, z and certain consonant clusters.
  • In certain contexts (in the meaning "out of the surface" or "down from the surface") the preposition s, which normally requires instrumental case, can be used synonymously requiring the genitive case. This use of the preposition s is dated though and is mainly seen in older literature.
    • spadnout z/s kopceto fall down the hill
    • sundat něco ze/se skříněto take something off the cupboard

Further reading[edit]

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

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]

  • Previous letter: y

Egyptian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

z
Z1

 m

  1. door bolt of wood or copper [since the Pyramid Texts]
Inflection[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Afroasiatic *ji (one, someone, somebody). Compare Hebrew זֶה.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

z&A1&Z1

 m

  1. man (male person) [since the Old Kingdom]
  2. someone, anyone
    • c. 1944 BCE, (year 17 of the reign of Senusret I), Stela of Mentuwoser (MMA 12.184), lines 11–12:
      D35A
      sDr
      r
      D37
      A55
      z&A1 Hq
      r
      wnDsr
      d
      miiN23A1
      nj sḏr z ḥqr.w r dmj.j
      No one went to bed hungry in my district.
Usage notes[edit]

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

Inflection[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]

See also[edit]

Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Coptic: ⲥⲁ- (sa-)

Noun[edit]

z

 m

  1. being, creature (used of a snake) [Pyramid Texts]
Inflection[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

z

 m

  1. A type of fish [22nd dynasty]
Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

Esperanto[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]

Estonian[edit]

Estonian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia et

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

Usage notes[edit]

  • Used only in loanwords.

See also[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and z for information on the development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

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 notes[edit]

  • Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords replaced with ts.

See also[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (letter name) IPA(key): /zɛd/

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

z

  1. Romanization of 𐌶

Hungarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called and written in the Latin script.

Declension[edit]

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 also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • 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

Ido[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Letter[edit]

z (upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

Usage notes[edit]

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

See also[edit]

Italian[edit]

Letter[edit]

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.

Kashubian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈs/
  • Syllabification: z

Etymology 1[edit]

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and z for development of the glyph itself.

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Preposition[edit]

z

  1. from, out of [+genitive]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).

Preposition[edit]

z

  1. denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside [+instrumental]

Alternative forms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Stefan Ramułt (1893), “z”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego, page 258
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “z”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi, volume 2, page 1439
  • z”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The minuscule form derives from the majuscule Z.

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

References[edit]

  • 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

Latvian[edit]

Latvian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia lv

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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Letter[edit]

Z

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]

Livonian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (upper case Z)

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, called zet and written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

  • ze (used before sibilants and certain consonant clusters)

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Preposition[edit]

z (with genitive)

  1. from, out of

Etymology 3[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

  • ze (used before sibilants and certain consonant clusters)

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Preposition[edit]

z (with instrumental)

  1. with
    Stej bratš ze sotšu.
    They are brother and sister
    (literally, “brother with sister”)

Malay[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]

Maltese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • 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.

Letter[edit]

z (upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]

Masurian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /z/, /s/
  • Syllabification: z

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Preposition[edit]

z [+genitive]

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
  2. denotes elative or delative movement; out of; off of
    • 2018, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Paweł Pogorzelski and Psioter ôt Sziatków (Piotr Szatkowski), Małi Princ [The Little Prince], →ISBN, page 27:
      Choc to zdawá szie manijacne tisziónc nil ôt wsziéch zaniéskänéch niejsców, kiéj szie je pod zagrózéniém szniérczió, já wijnół z taszi papsiér i psióro.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. denotes origin or cause; because of, from

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Preposition[edit]

z [+instrumental]

  1. denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
  2. denotes instrumental relation; with, by means of
    • 2018, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Paweł Pogorzelski and Psioter ôt Sziatków (Piotr Szatkowski), Małi Princ [The Little Prince], →ISBN, page 31:
      Ziedżiáłém, co ôkróm walnéch planétów zorti Żiéni, Jozisa, Marsa, Wéneri, chtórném bédżie nadano náma, só esce setki jénákséch, co nizamana só tak malute, co biwá zórg z ôbácéniém jéch nawet z teléskopém.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Norwegian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Letter[edit]

z

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

Usage notes[edit]

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

Nupe[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]

Old Czech[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Preposition[edit]

z

  1. from, out of [+genitive]

Descendants[edit]

  • Czech: z

References[edit]

Old Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz. First attested in the 14th century.

Preposition[edit]

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

Preposition[edit]

z [+accusative]

  1. denotes delative movement; off of

Preposition[edit]

z [+accusative]

  1. denotes delative movement; off of

Particle[edit]

z

  1. approximately, about

Alternative forms[edit]

Descendants[edit]
  • Masurian: z
  • Polish: z
  • Silesian: z

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n). First attested in the 14th century.

Preposition[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

Descendants[edit]
  • Masurian: z
  • Polish: z
  • Silesian: z

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and z for development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (upper case Z, lower case)

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Polish alphabet, called zet and written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

  • ze
  • s (obsolete) [19th c.]

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

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 dziesięciuone out of ten
  6. denotes the composition of an item; from, out of, of
    motyka z drewnaa hoe made of wood

Particle[edit]

z

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

Etymology 3[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

  • ze
  • s (obsolete) [19th c.]

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

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 notes[edit]

  • 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.

Trivia[edit]

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), z is one of the 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, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 8310 times, making it the 7th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[2]

References[edit]

  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 reading[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]

Romani[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

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 also[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]

Sani[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

z

  1. water

References[edit]

  • 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-Croatian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • Z (uppercase)

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

z (Cyrillic spelling з)

  1. (Kajkavian, Chakavian, Croatia) (+ instrumental case) with
  2. (Kajkavian) (+ genitive case) from, out of

Synonyms[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (Cyrillic spelling з)

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

Seri[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-third letter of the Seri alphabet, called seta and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2[edit]

Article[edit]

z

  1. Pre-vocalic form of zo (a, an)

References[edit]

  • Moser, Mary B.; Marlett, Stephen A. (2010) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN, page 609.

Silesian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and z for development of the glyph itself.

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish z.

Preposition[edit]

z [+genitive]

  1. denotes a point in space or time from which movement or an action starts; from
    Antonym: do
  2. denotes a material from which something is made; from, out of, made of
Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish z.

Preposition[edit]

z [+instrumental]

  1. denotes that something is a component; with
    Antonym: bez
  2. denotes that something is the contents of a container; with
    Antonym: bez
  3. denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
    Antonym: bez
  4. denotes conditions or environment in which something occurs; with
    Antonym: bez
Alternative forms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • z in silling.org

Skolt Sami[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]

Slovak[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • zo (see usage notes)

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

z (+ genitive)

  1. from

Usage notes[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

  • z”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene[edit]

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sl

Etymology 1[edit]

See Translingual section.

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

z

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

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

z

  1. (with instrumental) with, by means of, using
  2. (with instrumental) (together) with, in the company of
  3. (with genitive) from
Alternative forms[edit]
  • s (before a voiceless consonant)

Further reading[edit]

  • z”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • z”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter name
Phoneme

Letter[edit]

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.

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish z. Each pronunciation has a different source:

  • Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English z.
  • Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish z.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: z
  • (letter name, Filipino alphabet):
  • IPA(key): /zi/, [zɪ]
  • IPA(key): /si/, [sɪ]
  • (letter name, Abecedario):
  • IPA(key): /ˈzeta/, [ˈzɛ.tɐ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈseta/, [ˈsɛ.tɐ]
  • (phoneme):
  • IPA(key): /z/, [z]
  • IPA(key): /s/, [s]
  • Rhymes: -i, -eta

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒ)

  1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called zi and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes[edit]

  • This letter is mostly used only in proper nouns, unadapted loanwords, or Spanish-based spellings.
  • Some purists of Tagalog replace z in words with s.

See also[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ)

  1. (historical) The twenty-eighth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called zeta and written in the Latin script.

Further reading[edit]

  • z”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish[edit]

Letter[edit]

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[edit]

Turkmen[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]

Zulu[edit]

Letter[edit]

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

See also[edit]