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==Translingual==

===Etymology 1===
[[Image:EtruscanC-01.svg|50px|thumb|right|Etruscan 𐌂 (C), the source for Latin C]]
From the {{der|mul|ett|-}} letter {{m|ett|𐌂|pos=ce}}, from the {{der|mul|grc|-}} letter {{m|grc|Γ|pos=gamma}}, derived from the {{der|mul|phn|-}} letter {{m|phn|𐤂|pos=giml}}, from the {{der|mul|egy|-}} hieroglyph {{m|egy|𓌙}}.

====Letter====
{{mul-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# The third letter of the [[Appendix:Latin script|basic modern Latin alphabet]].

====See also====
{{Latn-script}}
* {{qualifier|select other variations}} [[Ƈ]] [[₡]] [[₵]] [[₢]]
* Other scripts: {{l|mul|Г|pos=ge}}, {{l|mul|ג|pos=gimel}}
* For more variations, see [[Appendix:Variations of "c"]].
* {{pedia}}

===Etymology 2===
A standardization of {{m|mul|Ɔ}} and {{m|mul|C}} because the latter happens to be an abbreviation of {{der|mul|la|centum||hundred}}, from abbreviation of ƆIC, an alternative form of >I<, from tally stick markings resembling {{m|mul||Ж}} (a superimposed {{m|mul|X}} and {{m|mul|I}}), from the practice of designating each tenth X notch with an extra cut.

====Alternative forms====
* {{l|mul|c}}, {{l|mul|LL}}, {{l|mul|ll}}

====Numeral====
{{head|mul|numerals|upper case Roman numeral||lower case|c}}

# [[Roman numeral]] [[hundred]] ([[100]])
# the [[hundredth]] ([[100th]])

=====Usage notes=====
* With a bar over the numeral, i.e., as C̅, it represents one hundred thousand.

=====Coordinate terms=====
* Previous: [[XCIX]] ([[ninety-nine|99]])
* Next: [[CI]] ([[one hundred and one|101]])

=====Derived terms=====
* English: [[c-note]]

=====See also=====
* Lesser Roman numeral symbol: {{l|mul|L||50}}
* Greater Roman numeral symbol: {{l|mul|D||500}}
* [[w:Roman numerals|Roman numerals]]

===Etymology 3===
* {{sense|element symbol|carbon}} abbreviation
* {{sense|metrology|coulomb}} abbreviation
* {{sense|computing|hexadecimal 12}} From its position as the twelfth element of the series {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F}

====Symbol====
{{mul-symbol}}

# {{lb|mul|element symbol}} [[carbon|Carbon]].
# {{lb|mul|metrology}} {{n-g|Symbol for {{m|en|coulomb}}}}, an [[Appendix:SI units|SI unit]] of [[electric charge]].
# {{lb|mul|metrology}} {{n-g|Symbol for {{m|en|degree Celsius|degrees Celsius}}.}}
#: {{alti|en|°C}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2019-12-02|author=Fiona Harvey|title=Climate crisis: what is COP and can it save the world?|journal=w:The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/dec/02/climate-crisis-what-is-cop-and-can-it-save-the-world|passage=Current commitments made by national governments under the Paris agreement fall far short of what is required – taken together, they would still condemn the world to an estimated temperature rise of more than 3'''C''' by the end of the century.}}
# {{lb|mul|computing|[[hexadecimal]]}} The digit for 12.
#: ''0x0000000'''C'''''
# {{lb|mul|genetics}} [[IUPAC]] 1-letter abbreviation for any [[cytosine]]
# {{lb|mul|amino acid}} [[IUPAC]] 1-letter abbreviation for [[cysteine]]
# {{lb|mul|mathematics}} [[differentiable]] class
#: '''''C'''<sup>1</sup> functions are differentiable once, and '''C'''<sup>2</sup> functions are twice differentiable''
# {{lb|mul|mathematics}} The [[constant of integration]].
#: <math>\int \cos x\,dx = \sin x + C</math>
# {{lb|mul|physics}} [[capacitance]]
# {{lb|mul|linguistics}} A [[wildcard]] for a [[consonant]]
# {{lb|mul|Voice Quality Symbols}} [[creak]] ([[vocal fry]])
# {{bond credit rating|lt=1|m=1|a bond is in [[default]], with little prospect of [[debt]] [[recovery]]}}
# {{bond credit rating|lt=1|f=1|a bond is [[low]] [[grade]] and on the verge of [[default]]}}
# {{lb|mul|clothing}} {{n-g|[[bra|Bra]] [[cup size]].}}

===Gallery===
<gallery caption="Letter styles" perrow="3" mode="packed">
Image:Latin C.png|Capital and lowercase versions of '''C''', in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter c.svg|Uppercase and lowercase '''C''' in [[Fraktur]]
</gallery>

===See also===
{{Letter|page=C
|NATO=Charlie
|Morse=–·–·
|Braille=⠉
}}

[[Category:Roman numerals]]
[[Category:Symbols for SI units]]
{{cln|mul|ordinal numbers}}
{{C|mul|Hundred}}

==English==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|en|/siː/}}
* {{audio|en|en-uk-c.ogg|a=UK}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|en|/s/|/k/|/tʃ/|/ks/|/ʃ/}}, ...
* {{homophones|en|si|cee|sea|see}}
* {{rhymes|en|iː|s=1}}

====Letter====
{{en-letter}}

# {{Latn-def|en|letter|3|cee}}
#* {{RQ:Orwell Animal Farm|3
|passage=Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out A, B, '''C''', D, in the dust with his great hoof {{...}}}}

=====See also=====
* {{list:Latin script letters/en/simple}}

====Number====
{{en-number|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|en|ordinal|3|cee}}

====Symbol====
{{en-symbol}}

# A standard size of [[dry cell battery]] between [[A]] and [[D]].

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|US|slang}} [[one hundred|One hundred]] [[dollar]]s; a [[c-note]].<ref>{{R:GDoS|id=fpyigci|entry=C|pos=n|sense=2}}</ref>
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1935|author=Henry Louis Mencken; George Jean Nathan|title=The American Mercury|volume=35|page=227
|passage=I keep on [[fairbank]]ing the chump until he is between a poop and a sweat. The score is half a '''C''' and he's broke.}}
# {{lb|en|music}} The first note in the C [[chromatic scale|chromatic]] and [[major scale]]s.
#: {{hypo|en|high C|middle C}}
# {{senseid|en|grade}} {{lb|en|education}} An academic grade better than a [[D]] and worse than a [[B]].
#* {{quote-web
|en
|date=June 18, 2021
|author=[[w:Sam Roberts (newspaper journalist)|Sam Roberts]]
|title={{w|Saul B. Cohen}}, Who Helped Raise CUNY Standards, Dies at 95
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618183006/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/18/nyregion/saul-b-cohen-dead.html
|archivedate=18 June 2021
|work=w:The New York Times
|url2=https://archive.ph/kosWV
|text=Dr. Cohen himself got a '''C''' in his first formal course in geography, during a summer program at Harvard after he graduated from high school. But he went on to earn three degrees and become the executive director of the Association of American Geographers and a leading expert in political and human geography — a specialty field that explores the impact of natural and arbitrary borders, territory, resources and populations on a nation’s cultural, social and economic development, as well as its relations with other countries.}}
# {{lb|en|Unicode}} {{l|en|canonical|Canonical}} {{l|en|decomposition|Decomposition}}, followed by Canonical {{l|en|composition|'''C'''omposition}}
#: {{rfex|en}}
# {{lb|en|slang}} [[cocaine|Cocaine]].<ref>{{R:GDoS|id=jrlz63y|entry=C|pos=n|sense=3}}</ref>
#* '''1945''', William Burroughs, letter, 24 Jul 1945:
#*: Where did you secure the '''C'''? My own supply is utterly depleted.
# {{lb|en|slang|vulgar}} [[cunt|Cunt]].<ref>{{R:GDoS|id=x6ti6ui|entry=C|pos=n|sense=1}}</ref>
#* '''1977-1980''', [[w:Lou Sullivan|Lou Sullivan]], personal diary, quoted in '''2019''', Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), ''We Both Laughed In Pleasure''
#*: He turned me on my stomach & slowly gently put his cock in my ass. I was ''so'' happy! But I was having a hard time completely relaxing & so he withdrew & went in my '''C'''.
# {{abbreviation of|en|consonant}}
# {{lb|en|UK politics|in election results}} {{abbreviation of|en|Conservative}}
# {{abbreviation of|en|century}}
#: {{alti|en|C.|c.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=w:The Automobile Association|title=AA Town Plans|location=London|publisher=w:[[w:Hutchinson (publisher)|Hutchinson Publishing Group Ltd.]]|year=1979|page=222|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/aatownplans0000auto/page/222/mode/1up|column=1|isbn=0-861-45003-5|passage=Contains an interesting collection of English and European paintings from the 14th to 20th-'''Cs''', in particular the Lycett Green collection of old masters.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=Yvette Vignando|title=Destroying the Joint: Why Women Have to Change the World|editor=w:Jane Caro|location=St Lucia, Qld.|publisher=w:University of Queensland Press|year=2013|page=127|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/destroyingjoint0000unse/page/127/mode/1up|isbn=978-0-702-24990-7|passage=Thanks, @janecaro, for showing that public profiles can be used for good & that social media belongs in a 21st'''C''' democracy.}}
# {{lb|en|basketball}} {{abbreviation of|en|center}}
#: {{cot|en|PG|SG|SF|PF}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col4|en|C-19|Mode C|C-grade|C-level|C-low|C major|C melody|C minor|C of W|C-suiter|K of C|NFC|C-drama|C-list| C-DNA}}

=====Related terms=====
* {{sense|in Unicode}} {{l|en|D}}, {{l|en|KC}}, {{l|en|KD}}, {{l|en|NF}}

===Etymology 2===
The programming language is so named because it followed on from an earlier language called {{m|en|B|id=Q797302}}.

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{senseid|en|programming language}} {{lb|en|programming}} A particular [[high-level]] [[programming language]] from which many others are derived.
#* '''1995''', Gary Wolf, "The Curse of Xanadu", [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.06/xanadu.html?pg=9&topic= Wired Magazine]
#*: The PDP-11, from the Digital Equipment Corporation, was a coveted machine. It was the original computer to run a new programming language called '''C''', which was on its way to becoming the hackers' standard. Gregory, as it happened, didn't have any spare PDP-11s at his disposal. But the repairman took the opportunity to question some of Nelson's blithe predictions in ''Computer Lib'', and Nelson, in response, unleashed his glib and bitter tirade against the conservative ignoramuses in the computer business.
# {{lb|en|British}} Head of the Secret Intelligence Service ([[MI6]]).
# {{lb|en|stock symbol}} Symbol for the company Citigroup Inc on the [[NYSE]]

=====Hyponyms=====
{{sense|programming language}} {{l|en|Objective-C}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|en|C family}}
* {{l|en|C++}}, {{l|en|C plus plus}}
* {{l|en|C--}}, {{l|en|C minus minus}}
* {{l|en|Unsupported titles/C sharp|C#}}, {{l|en|C sharp}}

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|en|BCPL}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|programming language}}{{multitrans|data=
* Arabic: {{tt|ar|سي|m|tr=sī}}
* Aragonese: {{tt+|an|C}}, {{tt|an|luengache de programación C}}
* Armenian: {{tt|hy|Սի}}, {{tt|hy|C}}
* Asturian: {{tt+|ast|C}}, {{tt|ast|llinguaxe de programación C}}
* Azerbaijani: {{tt+|az|C}}
* Belarusian: {{tt|be|C}}
* Buginese: {{tt|bug|C}}
* Bulgarian: {{tt|bg|C}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tt|yue|C語言|tr=si1 jyu5 jin4}}
*: Eastern Min: {{tt|cdo|C}}, {{tt|cdo|C ngṳ̄-ngiòng}}
*: Mandarin: {{tt|cmn|C語言|tr=sèi-yǔyán}}
* Chuvash: {{tt|cv|Си}}
* Danish: {{tt+|da|C}}
* Dutch: {{tt+|nl|C}}
* Esperanto: {{tt+|eo|C}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|C}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|C|m}}, {{tt|fr|langage C|m}}
* Georgian: {{tt|ka|C}}
* German: {{tt+|de|C}}
* Greek: {{tt+|el|C}}
* Hindi: {{tt+|hi|सी}}
* Interlingua: {{tt|ia|C}}
* Japanese: {{tt+|ja|C}}, {{tt|ja|C言語|tr=Shī-gengo}}
* Latin: {{tt+|la|C|m}}
* Macedonian: {{tt|mk|C}}
* Malayalam: {{tt+|ml|സി}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{tt+|nb|C}}
*: Nynorsk: {{tt+|nn|C}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|C}}
* Russian: {{tt+|ru|Си}}
* Samogitian: {{tt|sgs|C}}
* Santali: {{tt|sat|ᱥᱤ}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{tt|sh|C}}
* Spanish: {{tt+|es|C}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|C}}
* Tatar: {{tt|tt|Си}}
* Ukrainian: {{tt|uk|Сі}}, {{tt|uk|C}}
* Urdu: {{tt|ur|سی|tr=si}}
* Venetan: {{tt|vec|C}}, {{tt|vec|Lenguajo C}}
* Yakut: {{tt|sah|C}}
* Yiddish: {{tt|yi|C}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|musical note}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|c}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|do|m}}, {{tt+|fr|ut|m}}
* Italian: {{tt+|it|do}}
* Japanese: {{tt+|ja|ハ|tr=ha}}
* Korean: {{tt+|ko|다}}
* Macedonian: {{tt|mk|до}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{tt+|nb|C|m}}, {{tt+|nb|c|m}}
* Russian: {{tt+|ru|до}}
}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Etymology 3===
Abbreviations.

====Noun====
{{en-noun|?}}

# {{lb|en|entomology}} {{abbreviation of|en|costa}}

====Prefix====
{{en-prefix}}

# {{lb|en|stenoscript}} the sequence ''circ'' or its sound
# {{lb|en|stenoscript}} the prefix {{m|en|circum-}}

====Verb====
{{head|en|verbs}}

# {{cln|en|gramograms}}{{lb|en|Internet slang|text messaging}} {{abbreviation of|en|see}}
#: {{alti|en|c}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=2008|month=January–February|author=Chris Rodell|title=Small talk, big results|journal=w:Men's Health|volume=23|issue=1|issn=1054-4836|page={{gbooks|6ccDAAAAMBAJ|80|U|C|wt|I|mn}}|passage=Sure, we may use cellphones and e-mail hundreds of times a week, but we say very little. {{...}} Most of our talk, even in privileged IM circles, is no deeper than the words we exchange with the pizza guy. {{...}} U '''C''' wt I mn?}}

===Etymology 4===
{{wikipedia|Kopi (drink)}}
{{uncertain|en}}. Possibilities include:
* {{bor|en|nan-hnm|鮮|t=fresh|tr=si²³}}.
* From the first letter of {{w|Carnation (brand)|Carnation}}, an evaporated milk brand.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/siː(˦)/|a=SG}}

====Adjective====
{{en-adj|-}}

# {{lb|en|Singapore|colloquial|after {{m|ms|kopi|t=coffee}} or {{m|ms|teh|t=tea}}}} With [[sugar]] and [[evaporated milk]] added.

=====Related terms=====
{{col-auto|en
|[[O#Etymology 6|O]]
|di lo
|gah dai
|gau
|kosong
|[[peng#Etymology 2|peng]]
|po
|siew dai
}}

===References===
<references/>
* {{w|Unicode Consortium}}, ''Unicode Standard Annex #15'', revision 41 (2014-06-05), § 1.2, [http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr15/#Normalization_Forms_Table table 1: “Normalization Forms”]

{{c|en|Academic grades|Computer languages|C programming language}}

==Afrikaans==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|af|/sɪə/}}

===Letter===
{{af-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|af|letter|3}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/af/simple}}

===Noun===
{{af-noun|C's|C'tjie}}

# [[#English|C]]

==Albanian==

===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|sq|/t͡s/}}

===Letter===
{{head|sq|letters|upper case|C|lower case|c}}

# {{Latn-def|sq|letter|3}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/sq/simple}}
* {{q|Arvanitic}} {{list:Greek script letters/aat}}

==Angami==

===Letter===
{{head|njm|letters}}

# {{Latn-def|njm|letter|17}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/njm}}

==Azerbaijani==

===Letter===
{{az-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|az|letter|3}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/az/simple}}

==Basque==

===Pronunciation===
{{eu-pr|raw:/k/<q:phoneme>,raw:/s̻/}}

===Letter===
{{eu-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|eu|letter|3|ze}}

====Usage notes====
* Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/eu/simple}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:EH}}

==Catalan==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA|cé}}

===Letter===
{{ca-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|ca|letter|3}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/ca/simple}}

==Central Franconian==

===Letter===
{{head|gmw-cfr|letter}}

# {{n-g|A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.}}
# {{n-g|A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.}}

====Usage notes====
* In the German-based spelling, ''c'' is generally used only in ''ck'' (doubled {{m|gmw-cfr|K|k}}), ''ch'' for {{IPAchar|/ɕ/|/x/}} (rarely {{IPAchar|/k/}}), and ''sch'' for {{IPAchar|/ʃ/}}.
* In the Dutch-based spelling, ''c'' is used in ''ch'' and sometimes after the Dutch cognate for {{IPAchar|/k/}} or {{IPAchar|/s/}}. The digraph ''sj'' is used for {{IPAchar|/ʃ/}}.

==Central Mazahua==

===Pronunciation===
*{{IPA|maz|/k/}}

===Letter===
{{head|maz|letter|lower case|c}}
# {{ng|A letter of the [[Mazahua]] alphabet.}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=sēi
|c=si1
|cat=n
}}

====Noun====
{{head|zh|nouns}}

# {{lb|zh|electronics}} [[USB-C]]
#: {{zh-x|C{sēi}口|USB-C port|tr='''sēi'''kǒu}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation 1====
{{zh-pron
|m=sēi
|c=si1
|mn=xm:si
|mn-t=si5
|w=sh:1shi
|cat=letters
}}

=====Letter=====
{{head|zh|letters}}

# {{n-g|The third letter of the Latin alphabet.}}

====Pronunciation 2====
{{zh-pron
|m=cī,cê̄,1nb=common,2nb=official
|cat=letters
}}

=====Letter=====
{{head|zh|letter}}

# {{n-g|The third letter used in [[w:Pinyin#Letters|Pinyin]].}}

======Usage notes======
* 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
* The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).

==Dutch==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|nl|/s/|/k/|/x/|/ks/|/ʃ/}}, ...
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|nl|/seː/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-C.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|nl|eː}}

===Letter===
{{nl-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|nl|letter|3|cee}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/nl/simple}}

==Elfdalian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|ovd|ᛋ|C||Dalecarlian runes}}

===Letter===
{{head|ovd|letters|upper case|C|lower case|c}}

# {{lb|ovd|obsolete|non-native words}} {{Latn-def|ovd|letter}}

==Esperanto==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|eo|/tso/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|eo|/ts/}}
* {{audio|eo|LL-Q143 (epo)-Lepticed7-C.wav}}

===Letter===
{{eo-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|eo|letter|3|co}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/eo/simple}}

==Estonian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name|[[tsee]]}} {{et-IPA|tsee}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{et-IPA|ts|k|s}} {{q|depending on the source language}}

===Letter===
{{et-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|et|letter|3|tsee}}

====Usage notes====
* Used only in foreign words.

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/et/simple}}

==Finnish==

===Etymology===
{{fi-ety-letter}}

===Letter===
{{fi-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|fi|letter|3|see}}

====Usage notes====
* Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords replaced with '''k''' or '''s'''.

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|fi|title=compounds
|C-oikeudet
|C-pilari
}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/fi/simple}}

===Noun===
{{fi-noun}}

# {{abbreviation of|fi|[[cum laude approbatur]]}}
# {{alt case form of|fi|c||C (musical note)}}

==German==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/tseː/}}
* {{audio|de|De-C.OGG}}

===Letter===
{{de-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|de|letter|3|ce}}

==Heiltsuk==

===Pronunciation===
*{{IPA|hei|/t͜sʰ/}}

===Letter===
{{head|hei|letter|lower case|c}}

# {{Latn-def|hei|letter|indef=a}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/hei}}

==Hungarian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{hu-IPA}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{hu-IPA|cé}}
* {{audio|hu|Hu-cé.ogg}}

===Letter===
{{hu-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|hu|letter|4|cé}}

====Declension====
{{hu-infl-nom|C-|e}}{{hu-pos-tek|C-}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|hu|C-dúr}}
* {{l|hu|C-vitamin}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/hu/simple}}

==Ido==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|io|/ts/}}

===Letter===
{{head|io|letters|lower case|c}}

# {{Latn-def|io|letter|3}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/io/simple}}

==Indonesian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|id|/t͡ʃe/}} {{q|standard}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|id|/se/}} {{q|variant|Dutch-influenced}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|id|/tʃ/}}

===Letter===
{{id-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|id|letter|3}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/id/simple}}

==Irish==

===Letter===
{{head|ga|letters|upper case||lower case|c}}

# {{Latn-def|ga|letter|3}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/ga}}

==Italian==
{{wikipedia|lang=it}}

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|**cì*<pre:{{q|letter name}}><hmp:ci>|c<pre:{{q|phonemic realization}}>|[tʃ]<pre:{{q|phonemic realization before ''e'' or ''i''}}>}}

===Letter===
{{it-letter}}

# {{Latn-def|it|letter|3|ci}}

===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/it/simple}}
* {{pedia|Italian alphabet}}

==Kashubian==

===Etymology===
{{csb-ety-letter}}

===Letter===
{{head|csb|letter|upper case||lower case|c|}}

# {{Latn-def|csb|letter|5|}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/csb}}

==Kwak'wala==

===Alternative forms===
*{{angbr|{{l|kwk|Ts}}}} in Uʼmista orthography (standard Kwak'wala)

===Pronunciation===
*{{IPA|kwk|/t͜s/}}

===Letter===
{{head|kwk|letter|lower case|c}}

# {{lb|kwk|Liqʼwala dialect}} {{Latn-def|kwk|letter|indef=a}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/kwk}}

==Latin==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{la-IPA|K}}
* {{la-IPA|G}}

===Letter===
{{la-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|la|letter|3}}

===Numeral===
{{head|la|numeral}}

# the numeral [[one hundred]] ({{m|la|centum}})

===References===
* [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=C C] in {{cite-book|author=Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short|title=[[w:A Latin Dictionary|A Latin Dictionary]]|publisher=Clarendon Press|location=Oxford|year=1879}}
* {{R:du Cange}}
* [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0062:entry=c-harpers C] in {{cite-book|editor=Harry Thurston Peck|title=Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities|publisher=Harper & Brothers|location=New York|year=1898}}

==Latvian==
{{wikipedia|lang=lv}}

===Etymology===
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by [[w:Kārlis Mīlenbahs|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===
* {{lv-IPA|ts}}
* {{audio|lv|lv-riga-c.ogg}}

===Letter===
[[File:Latin alphabet Cc.svg|thumb|200px|C]]
{{lv-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|lv|letter|4|cē}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/lv/simple}}

==Lower Sorbian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|dsb|/t͡s/}}

===Letter===
{{dsb-letter|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|dsb|letter|3|cej}}

===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/dsb}}

==Malay==
{{wikipedia|lang=ms}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ms|[si]|a=Name of letter}}
* {{IPA|ms|[t͡ʃ]|a=Phoneme}}

===Letter===
{{head|ms|letters}}

# {{Latn-def|ms|letter|3}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/ms/simple}}

==Norwegian Bokmål==
{{wp|lang=nb}}
[[Image:Latin alphabet Cc.svg|250px|thumb|The letter [[C]], [[c]] from the Norwegian alphabet, in two different fonts.]]

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|nb|c}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{der|nb|la|C}}, from Etruscan {{der|nb|ett|𐌂}}, from {{der|nb|grc|Γ|pos=gamma}}, from {{der|nb|phn|𐤂|pos=giml}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|nb|/seː/|a=letter name}}
* {{IPA|nb|/s/|/k/|/tʃ/|/ʃ/|a=phoneme}}
* {{audio|nb|Nb-se.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|nb|eː}}
* {{hyph|nb|C}}
* {{homophones|nb|c|se}}
* Usage notes: In Norwegian, c is pronounced as /k/ before the vowel letters ''a'', ''o'', and ''u'', as well as all consonants  ("[[campus]]", "[[corner]]", "[[cue]]", "[[credo]]"), it is pronounced as /s/ before the vowel letters ''i'', ''e'', ''y'' and ''æ'' ("[[cicerone]]", "[[cellete]]", "[[cyste]]", [[cæsar]]), and rarely pronounced as /tʃ/ or /ʃ/ in some Italian loanwords ("[[cembalo]]", "[[ciabatta]]", "[[cello]]").

====Letter====
{{head|nb|letters|lowercase|c}}

# {{Latn-def|nb|letter|3}}

=====See also=====
* {{list:Latin script letters/nb/simple}}

====Noun====
{{nb-noun-m1|C-}}

# the letter [[#English|c]], the third letter of the Norwegian alphabet
# indicates the [[#English|third]] entry in a [[list]], [[order]] or [[rank]]
#: {{ux|nb|øl i klasse '''C'''|beer with 2.75–3.75 volume percent alcohol|inline=1}}
#: {{ux|nb|førerkort klasse '''C'''|driver's license for a truck|inline=1}}
#: {{ux|nb|førerkort klasse '''C1'''|driver's license for a light truck|inline=1}}
#: {{ux|nb|hepatitt '''C'''|hepatitis '''C'''|inline=1}}
#* {{quote-book|nb|year=1857|author=w:Henrik Wergeland|title=Samlede Skrifter VIII|page=515|passage=[jeg har] allerede sagt A. Traditionen vil nok lægge B. og C. til|t=[I have] already said A. Tradition will probably add B. and C. to}}
#* {{quote-book|nb|year=1939|author=w:Knut Hamsun|title=Artikler|page=100|passage=historie er, hvad A mener til forskel fra B, og hvad C igen mener til forskel fra A og B|t=history is what A means as a difference from B, and what C in turn means as a difference from A and B}}
# {{lb|nb|education}} the third highest [[grade]] in a [[school]] or [[university]] using the A-F scale
#: {{ux|nb|å få C til eksamen|to get a C on your exam}}
# {{lb|nb|music}} {{l|en|C}}, [[#English|c-note]]  {{q|the first note in the C chromatic and major scales; the lowest note of an instrument, written below the staff and the D note}}
#: {{ux|nb|den høye '''C'''|high '''C'''|inline=1}}
#* {{quote-book|nb|year=1997|author=w:Tove Nilsen|title=G for Georg|page=42|passage=så gal at man virkelig tror at svaler er g-nøkler og bass-nøkler og a’er og c’er som svever rundt hverandre og lager konsert i himmelen|t=so crazy that you really think swallows are g-keys and bass-keys and a's and c's floating around each other and making a concert in the sky}}
#* {{quote-book|nb|year=1939|author=w:Knut Hamsun|title=Artikler|page=100|passage=[de] larmet ikke og gik ikke og tok det høie C|t=[they] did not make noise and did not go and did the high C}}
#* {{quote-book|nb|year=1999|author=Børre Qvamme|title=Opera, operette og ballett gjennom tidene|page=70|passage=Duprez vakte sensasjon ved sine ut de poitrine, høy c tatt som brysttone|t=Duprez aroused sensation by his out de poitrine, high c taken as chest tone}}
#* {{quote-book|nb|year=2000|author=w:Pål Gerhard Olsen|title=Fredstid|page=|passage=han gjør stolen hennes tobent så hun når den høye c av forskrekkelse|t=he makes her chair two-legged so she reaches the high c out of fright}}
# [[#Translingual|C]] {{q|Roman numeral hundred; 100}}

=====Usage notes=====
* Only used in words of foreign origin, usually English. Even rare in loanwords, as this letter does not represent a sound of its own. Also used in old inscriptions and texts instead of '''s''' or '''k'''.
* Still kept in many Christian names, therefore Caroline and Karoline are both acceptable spellings.
* In most of the neo-runic inscriptions from 17-19th centuries is spelled as ᛎ.

===Etymology 2===
Abbreviation of {{m|nb|celsius}}, named after Swedish astronomer [[wikipedia:Anders_Celsius|Anders Celsius]] (1701–1744).

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|nb|/seː/|/ˈsɛlsɪʉs/}}
* {{audio|nb|Nb-se.ogg}}
* {{audio|nb|Nb-celsius.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|nb|eː|ʉs}}
* {{hyph|nb|C}}
* {{homophones|nb|c|se|celsius}}

====Symbol====
{{head|nb|symbols}}

# {{lb|nb|metrology}} {{n-g|symbol for [[degree]]s [[Celsius]]}}

===Etymology 3===
Abbreviation of {{m|nb|coulomb}}, named after French physicist [[w:Charles-Augustin de Coulomb|Charles-Augustin de Coulomb]].

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|nb|/seː/|/kʊˈlɔmb/}}
* {{audio|nb|Nb-se.ogg}}
* {{audio|nb|Nb-coulomb.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|nb|eː|ɔmb}}
* {{hyph|nb|C}}
* {{homophones|nb|c|se|coulomb}}

====Symbol====
{{head|nb|symbols}}

# {{lb|nb|metrology}} {{n-g|Symbol for {{m|en|coulomb}}}}, an [[Appendix:SI units|SI unit]] of [[electric charge]].

===Etymology 4===
Named ''C'' because it followed on from an earlier programming language called {{m|en|B|id=Q797302}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|nb|/seː/|/siː/}}
* {{audio|nb|Nb-se.ogg}}
* {{audio|nb|Nb-si.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|nb|eː|iː}}
* {{hyph|nb|C}}
* {{homophones|nb|c|si}}

====Symbol====
{{head|nb|symbols}}

# {{lb|nb|programming}} {{l|en|C}} {{q|a particular [[high-level]] [[programming language]] from which many others are derived}}

===Etymology 5===
Abbreviation of {{m|nb|karbon}}, from {{bor|nb|fr|carbone||carbon}}, from {{der|nb|la|carbo|carbō, carbōnem|charcoal, coal}}, from {{der|nb|ine-pro|*kerh₃-||to burn}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|nb|/seː/|/karˈbuːn/}}
* {{audio|nb|Nb-se.ogg}}
* {{audio|nb|Nb-karbon.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|nb|eː|uːn}}
* {{hyph|nb|C}}
* {{homophones|nb|c|karbon}}

====Symbol====
{{head|nb|symbols}}

# {{lb|nb|chemistry}} [[carbon]] {{q|the chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6}}
#* {{quote-book|nb|year=1943|author=(Carl Fred. Holmboe|title=Michael Faraday|page=165–166|passage=kullstoffet C (carbo) er tetravalent og danner metan CH4 med fire vannstoffatomer|t=carbon C (carbo) is tetravalent and forms methane CH4 with four hydrogen atoms}}

===References===
* {{R:The Bokmål Dictionary}}
* {{R:NAOB}}
* “[http://www.snl.no/C_-_programmeringsspråk C (Programmeringsspråk)]” in ''Store norske leksikon''
* “[http://www.snl.no/C_-_atomsymbol C (Atomsymbol)]” in ''Store norske leksikon''
* “[http://www.snl.no/c_-_tone C (Tone)]” in ''Store norske leksikon''
* “[http://www.snl.no/C_-_romertall C (Romertall)]” in ''Store norske leksikon''

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|nb|c}}

{{cln|nb|eponyms}}
{{C|nb|Numbers|Schools}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Letter===
{{head|nn|letters|upper case|C|lower case|c}}

# the third letter of the Norwegian alphabet

====Usage notes====
* Only used in words of foreign origin, usually English. Even rare in loanwords, as this letter does not represent a sound of its own. Also used in old inscriptions and texts instead of '''s''' or '''k'''.
* Still kept in many Christian names, therefore Caroline and Karoline are both acceptable spellings.
* In most of the neo-runic inscriptions from 17-19th centuries is spelled as ᛎ. <ref> {{cite-book|year=2001|author=K. Jonas Nordby|title=Etterreformatoriske runeinnskrifter i Norge: Opphav og tradisjon|page=85|url=https://www.duo.uio.no/handle/10852/22979}}</ref> <ref>{{cite-book|year=1997|author=James E. Knirk|title=Nyare tids runeinnskrifter frå Vindal Negard}}</ref>

===References===
<references/>

==Nupe==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|nup|/t͡ʃ/}}

===Letter===
{{nup-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|nup|letter|3}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/nup}}

==Old English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|ang|/k/|/tʃ/}}

===Letter===
{{head|ang|letter}}

# A letter of the Old English alphabet representing the phonemes {{IPAchar|/k/}} and {{IPAchar|/tʃ/}}

===Numeral===
{{head|ang|numeral}}

# the numeral [[100]] ({{m|ang|hundred}})
#* '''late 9th century''', [https://archive.org/details/kingalfredsorosi79oros/page/176/mode/2up translation] of [[w:Orosius|Orosius’]] ''History Against the Pagans''
#*: {{quote|ang|''⁊ R̄omana wæs ān '''C''' ⁊ ān M ofslaġen, ⁊ heora sċipa IX ādruncen.''|And 1,'''100''' of the Romans were slain, and nine of their ships were sunk.}}

==Polish==

===Etymology===
{{pl-ety-letter}}

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|ce|h=-|r=-}}

===Letter===
{{head|pl|letters|upper case||lower case|c}}

# {{Latn-def|pl|letter|4|ce}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/pl/simple}}

==Portuguese==

===Letter===
{{pt-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|pt|letter|3}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/pt/simple}}

==Romani==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|rom|/t͡s/}}

===Letter===
{{head|rom|letters|upper case||lower case|c}}

# {{Latn-def|rom|letter|3}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/rom}}

===References===
* {{R:NERG|C, c|page=13}}

==Romanian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|/k/|/tʃ/}}

===Letter===
{{ro-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|ro|letter|5|ce|cî}}

====Usage notes====
When followed by an {{m|ro|i}} or {{m|ro|e}}, this letter represents the phoneme {{IPAchar|/tʃ/}}, as in {{m|ro|cel}} ({{IPAchar|/tʃel/}}) and {{m|ro|citesc}} ({{IPAchar|/tʃiˈtesk/}}). When followed by ''hi'' or ''he'' (''chi'' and ''che'') and in all other cases, it represents {{IPAchar|/k/}}.

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/ro/simple}}

==Saanich==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|str|/k̟/}}

===Letter===
{{head|str|letters}}

# {{Latn-def|str|letter|5}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/str}}

==Scottish Gaelic==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gd|/kʰ/}}

===Letter===
{{gd-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|gd|letter|3}} ''It is preceded by {{l|gd|b}} and followed by {{l|gd|d}}. Its traditional name is {{l|gd|coll|t=hazel}}.''

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/gd}}

==Silesian==

===Etymology===
{{szl-ety-letter}}

===Letter===
{{head|szl|letter|upper case||lower case|c|}}

# {{Latn-def|szl|letter|4}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/szl}}

==Skolt Sami==

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA|sms|/t͡s/}}

===Letter===
{{head|sms|letters|lower case|c}}

# {{Latn-def|sms|letter|4}}

===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/sms/simple}}

==Slovene==
{{wikipedia|lang=sl}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|sl|ƞ}} ([[wikipedia:Metelko_alphabet|Metelko alphabet]])
* {{l|sl|Z}} ([[wikipedia:Bohorič_alphabet|Bohorič alphabet]])

===Etymology===
From Gaj's Latin alphabet {{m|sh|C}}, from {{der|sl|cs|C}}, from {{der|sl|la|C}}, from {{der|sl|ett|𐌂}}, from {{der|sl|grc|Γ|pos=Gamma}}, from {{der|sl|phn|𐤂|pos=giml}}. Pronunciation as {{IPA|sl|/cə/}} is initial Slovene (phoneme plus a fill vowel) and the second pronunciation is probably taken from {{der|sl|de|C}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}}: {{IPA|sl|/t͡s/|[d͡z]}}
* {{qualifier|letter name}}: {{sl-IPA|cə̏|cẹ̄}}
* {{audio|sl|Sl-nt-c.ogg|q=letter name, non-tonal}}
* {{rhymes|sl|ə|eː}}

===Letter===
{{sl-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|3}}
# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|4|alphabet name=Resian}}
# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|3|alphabet name=Natisone Valley dialect}}

===Noun===
{{sl-noun|C|m-in}}

# {{n-g|The name of the [[Appendix:Latin script|Latin script]] letter '''''[[C]]''''' / '''''[[c]]'''''.}}

====Inflection====
* Overall more common
{{sl-decl-noun-m|C|C-j}}

* More common when with a definite adjective
{{sl-decl-noun-table2|C|C|C|C|C|C|C|C|C|C|C|C|C|C|C|C|C|C|title=Masculine inan., no endings}}

===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/sl/simple}}
* {{l|sl|C|Ć}}

==Somali==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|so|/ʕ/}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|so|/ʕæɪ̯n/}}

===Letter===
{{so-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|so|letter|12|cayn}}

====Usage notes====
# The twelfth letter of the [[Somali]] alphabet, which follows [[Arabic]] [[abjad]] order. It is preceded by [[DH]] and followed by [[G]].

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/so}}

==Spanish==

===Letter===
{{es-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|es|letter|3}}

===Noun===
{{head|es|nouns|g=m}}

# {{lb|es|chess}} {{abbreviation of|es|caballo}}; [[K]] ([[knight]])

==Swedish==

===Letter===
{{sv-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|sv|letter|3}}

===Proper noun===
{{sv-proper noun|n|C\:s}}

# {{lb|sv|politics}} {{abbreviation of|sv|Centerpartiet||Centre Party}}
#: {{syn|sv|Centern}}
#* {{quote-journal|1=sv|date=6 September 2022|journal=w:Dagens Nyheter|title=Så förbereder S och '''C''' regeringssamarbete|trans-title=This is how S and '''C''' prepare government cooperation|titleurl=https://www.dn.se/sverige/sa-forbereder-s-och-c-regeringssamarbete/|text=Flera källor bekräftar att S nu ofta stämmer av politiska beslut med '''C:s''' partiledning.|t=Several sources confirm that S now often reconciles political decisions with '''C's''' party leadership.}}

==Tagalog==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|tl|es|C}}. Each pronunciation has a different source:
* Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by {{der|tl|en|C}}.
* Abecedario pronunciation is from {{der|tl|es|C}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{tl-pr
|sí<qq:letter name, Filipino alphabet>
|sé<qq:letter name, Abecedario>
|k<qq:phoneme>
|s<qq:phoneme, before vowels e and i>
}}

===Letter===
{{tl-letter|b=si}}

# {{tl-letter-def|3|si|alph=fil}}
# {{lb|tl|historical}} {{tl-letter-def|3|ce|alph=abec}}

====Usage notes====
* This letter is mostly used only in Spanish-based spellings, proper nouns, or unadapted loanwords.

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/tl}}
* {{l|tl|CH}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Pambansang Diksiyonaryo}}

==Turkish==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|tr|/d͡ʒ/}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|tr|/d͡ʒeː/}}

===Letter===
{{tr-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|tr|letter|3|ce}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/tr/simple}}

==Vietnamese==

===Pronunciation===
{{vi-IPA|xê|cờ}}

===Letter===
{{vi-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|vi|letter|5|xê|cờ}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/vi}}

==Welsh==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|cy|/ɛk/|a=standard}}
** {{IPA|cy|/kə/|a=informal}}

===Letter===
{{cy-letter|upper=C|lower=c}}

# {{Latn-def|cy|letter|3|ec}} ''It is preceded by {{l|cy|B}} and followed by {{l|cy|Ch}}.''

===Mutation===
* C at the beginning of words mutates to {{l|cy|G}} in a {{l|en|soft mutation}}, to {{l|cy|Ng}}{{l|cy|h}} in a {{l|en|nasal mutation}} and to {{l|cy|Ch}} in an {{l|en|aspirate mutation}}, for example with the word {{m|cy|Cymru||Wales}}:
{{cy-mut|Cymru}}

===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/cy/simple}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:cy:GPC}}

==Zulu==

===Letter===
{{zu-letter}}

# {{Latn-def|zu|letter|3}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/zu/simple}}