з

Character	з
Unicode name	CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZE
Cyrillic	U+0437

See also: э, є, З, 3, ဒ, and ع

Translingual

Letter

з lower case (upper case З)

1. a letter in several Cyrillic alphabets

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Belarusian

Cyrillic letter З з
(З з), normal above, italics below.

Handwritten forms

Preposition

з • (z)

1. with
2. since

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Bulgarian

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З) (italics: З, з)

1. The eighth letter of the Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet.

Usage notes

Its name is зъ (zɤ) and it has the sound of English z(uh) (a bit similar to the intentionally bolded part of the pronunciation [zəˈmiːndɑː] in/of the word 'zemindar'.

See also

• Previous letter: ж
• Next letter: и

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Russian

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З) (italics: З, з)

1. The ninth letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet.

Usage notes

Its name is зэ (zɛ) and it has the sound of English z.

See also

• Previous letter: ж
• Next letter: и

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

з (lower case, upper case З)

1. The 9th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic alphabet.

Usage notes

Its name is з (zɛ) and it has the sound of English z.

See also

• Previous letter: ж
• Next letter: и

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Zhuang

Letter

з

1. Used to represent the third tone of the Zhuang language from 1957 to 1986.