D

See also: Appendix:Variations of "d"

D U+0044, D LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D ← C [U+0043] Basic Latin E → [U+0045]

Character variations

Ⅾ U+216E, Ⅾ ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE HUNDRED ← Ⅽ [U+216D] Number Forms Ⅿ → [U+216F]

Ｄ U+FF24, Ｄ FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D ← Ｃ [U+FF23] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Ｅ → [U+FF25]

Translingual

Etymology 1

From the Etruscan letter 𐌃 (d, “de”), from the Ancient Greek letter Δ (D, “delta”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤃‎ (d, “dalet”), from an uncertain origin, likely the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉿.

Letter

D (lower case d)

1. The fourth 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  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter D):  Ďď  Ḋḋ  Ḑḑ  Ḍḍ  Ḓḓ  Ḏḏ  Đđ  D̦d̦  Ɖɖ  Ɗɗ  Ƌƌ  ᵭ  ᶁ  ᶑ  ȡ  ᴅ  Ｄｄ  ȸ  DZDzdz  DZDzdz  DŽDždž  DŽDždž

Etymology 2

A simplification of Ð under the graphic influence of the letter D, from a standardization of Ɔ superposed on a ⋌ or ⊢, from the practice of circling each hundredth ⋌ (now Roman numeral V), the tally stick notch mark representing five.

Alternative forms

• d, IↃ, CCCCC, ccccc

Numeral

D (upper case Roman numeral, lower case d)

1. (Roman numerals) Five hundred (500).
2. the five hundredth (500th)

Etymology 3

• (chemistry, deuterium): abbreviation of deuterium
• (computing, hexadecimal 13): From its position as the thirteenth element of the series {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F}
• (Germany): abbreviation of German word Deutschland (“Germany”)

Symbol

D

1. (chemistry) Deuterium, when it needs to be distinguished from ordinary hydrogen.
2. (computing) Hexadecimal symbol for thirteen.
3. A standard size of dry cell battery larger than C.
4. Vehicle-distinguishing sign for Germany.
5. (biochemistry) IUPAC one-letter abbreviation for aspartic acid.
6. (mathematics) The differential operator in calculus and analysis.
7. (linguistics) A wildcard for an alveolar consonant
8. (finance) Long-term bond credit rating by Moody's Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings, indicating that a bond is in default, and the issuer is (or is about to become) bankrupt.
9. denier (unit)
10. (clothing) Bra cup size.

Gallery

• Letter styles
• 

  Uppercase and lowercase versions of D, in normal and italic type

• 

  Uppercase D in Fraktur

• 

  Lowercase D in Fraktur

See also

Other representations of D:

NATO phonetic: Delta Morse code: -·· Braille: ⠑ ASL Manual: D

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

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English

Etymology 1

From Old English D, a 7th century replacement by Latin upper case letter D of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ (d, “daeg”).

Pronunciation

• Letter name: IPA^(key): /diː/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iː
• Phoneme: IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d, plural Ds or D's)

1. The fourth letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.
   • 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 3, in Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:

     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

• (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Number

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The ordinal number fourth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Various abbreviations

Noun

D

1. defense. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. (US, politics) Democrat, especially preceding the constituent location.

   D-New York

3. (automotive) drive, the setting of an automatic transmission.
4. (printing) duodecimo, as adopted by the American Library Association.
5. (euphemistic) dick; penis.

   She wants the D!

6. (electronics) data.
7. (Unicode) Canonical decomposition
8. (music) Deutsch number in the Schubert Thematic Catalogue.

   Symphony No. 4 Tragic D 417

   Coordinate term: Köchel number

See also

• (in Unicode): C, KC, KD, NF

Derived terms

• NFD

Adverb

D

1. down (direction).

Adjective

D

1. divorced.

Proper noun

D

1. (with “The”) The City of Detroit.
2. (religion) Abbreviation of Deuteronomist.

Interjection

D

1. (euphemistic) Damn
   • 1878, W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, "I am the Captain of the Pinafore", H.M.S. Pinafore

     CAPTAIN. I never use a big, big D— ALL. What, never? CAPTAIN. No, never! ALL. What, never? CAPTAIN. Hardly ever! ALL. Hardly ever swears a big, big D—

References

• Unicode Consortium, Unicode Standard Annex #15, revision 41 (2014-06-05), § 1.2, table 1: “Normalization Forms”

Etymology 3

From the shape of the upper case letter "D".

Noun

D (plural Ds)

1. (snooker) The semicircle on the baulk line, inside which the cue ball must be placed at a break-off.
2. (soccer) The penalty arc on a football pitch.

Etymology 4

From the position (4) of the letter D in the English alphabet.

Noun

D (plural Ds)

2. (education, chiefly Canada, US) A grade awarded for a class, better than outright failure (which can be F or E depending on the institution) and worse than a C.

Proper noun

D

1. (computer languages) A programming language inspired from C++.

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Afar

Letter

D

1. The tenth letter of the Afar alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, T t, S s, E e, C c, K k, X x, I i, D d, Q q, R r, F f, G g, O o, L l, M m, N n, U u, W w, H h, Y y

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /dɪə/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, 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

Noun

D (plural D's, diminutive D'tjie)

1. D

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Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d(ə)/

Letter

D (D) (upper case D, lower case d)

1. The 5th letter of the Standard Albanian Latin-script alphabet.
2. The 7th letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.

See also

• (Greek script letters) Α α, Β β, Ƃ ƅ, Γ γ, Γj γj, Δ δ, D d, Ε ε, Ε̱ ε̱, Ζ ζ, Ζ̇ ζ̇, Θ θ, Ι ι, J j, Κ κ, Κ̇ κ̇, Λ λ, ΛΛ λλ, Λ̇ λ̇, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ν̇ ν̇, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Ρ̇ ρ̇, Σ σ, Σ̈ σ̈, Τ τ, Ȣ ȣ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Χ̇ χ̇, ΤΣ τσ, ΤΣ̈ τσ̈, DΣ dσ, DΣ̈ dσ̈
• (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

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Angami

Letter

D

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üiüi, A a, Aiai, I i, Ieie, U u, Uouo, E e, Eiei, O o, Ouou, K k, Khkh, G g, Ngng, C c, Chch, J j, Jhjh, Nyny, T t, Thth, D d, N n, Tsts, Tshtsh, Dzdz, P p, Phph, B b, M m, Pfpf, Bvbv, Y y, Yhyh, R r, Rhrh, L l, Lhlh, F f, V v, W w, Whwh, S s, Shsh, Z z, Zhzh, H h

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Azerbaijani

Letter

D upper case (lower case d)

1. The fifth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

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Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de/, [d̪e̞]

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Basque alphabet, called de and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Central Franconian

Etymology

• /d/ is from West Germanic *d and *þ, in Ripuarian and northernmost Moselle Franconian also from geminated *dd (but not *þþ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/, (coda) [t]

Letter

D

1. A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
2. A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

Usage notes

Doubling of D and use in the syllable coda

• In the German-based spelling, d is doubled after short vowels except in certain function words and when the letter is followed by another consonant within the word stem. In the syllable coda, the choice between d and t may be based on internal analogy, but more often follows the German cognate.
• In the Dutch-based spelling, d is doubled after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open. In the syllable coda, internal analogy prevails.

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Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of D – see 啲 (“a few; a little bit; some; a bit; a bit more; etc.”). (This character, D, is a variant form of 啲.)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dì (di⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dì
    • Wade–Giles: ti⁴
    • Yale: dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dih
    • Palladius: ди (di)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹/

Verb

D

1. (Internet slang) to DDOS

Etymology 3

Cantonese dok1

Spelling pronunciation in Hong Kong, derived from English dog.

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dì (di⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): di¹, dok¹
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): ti

  (Teochew, Peng'im): di⁵

• Wu (Wiktionary): ti (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dì
    • Wade–Giles: ti⁴
    • Yale: dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dih
    • Palladius: ди (di)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: di¹, dok¹
    • Yale: dī, dōk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: di¹, dok⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: di¹, dog¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiː⁵⁵/, /tɔːk̚⁵/

Note: dok1 - Hong Kong.

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti
    • Tâi-lô: ti
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ti⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: di⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: ti (T1)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵³/

Note: Often realised as 1di.

Letter

D

1. The fourth letter of the Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dē, dê̄ (de¹, dê¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄜ, ㄉㄝ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, common)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dē
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: de
    • Wade–Giles: tê¹
    • Yale: dē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: de
    • Palladius: дэ (dɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, official)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dê̄
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dê
    • Wade–Giles: teh¹
    • Yale: dē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dè
    • Palladius: дэй (dɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛ⁵⁵/

Letter

D

1. The fourth letter used in 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).

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /deː/

• Audio

  (file)

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letter; A a (Á á, Ä ä), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, Ë ë), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï, IJ ij), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /do/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/

• Audio

  (file)

• Homophone (letter name): do (“so, therefore”)

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fifth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called do and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z

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Estonian

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)

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Finnish

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• Used only in loanwords except for the weak grade of t.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deː/

• Audio

  (file)

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the German alphabet, called de and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) Buchstabe; A a (Ä ä), B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s (ẞ ß), T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Hungarian

Compass rose

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of dél (“south”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdeːl]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

D (plural D-ek)

1. s. (south)

Declension

The declined forms below are used only in writing. When speaking, the declined forms of the full word should be used, as shown at dél.

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	D	D-ek
accusative	D-et	D-eket
dative	D-nek	D-eknek
instrumental	D-lel	D-ekkel
causal-final	D-ért	D-ekért
translative	D-lé	D-ekké
terminative	D-ig	D-ekig
essive-formal	D-ként	D-ekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	D-ben	D-ekben
superessive	D-en	D-eken
adessive	D-nél	D-eknél
illative	D-be	D-ekbe
sublative	D-re	D-ekre
allative	D-hez	D-ekhez
elative	D-ből	D-ekből
delative	D-ről	D-ekről
ablative	D-től	D-ektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	D-é	D-eké
non-attributive possessive - plural	D-éi	D-ekéi

Possessive forms of D
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	D-em	D-eim
2nd person sing.	D-ed	D-eid
3rd person sing.	D-e	D-ei
1st person plural	D-ünk	D-eink
2nd person plural	D-etek	D-eitek
3rd person plural	D-ük	D-eik

Coordinate terms

(compass points) égtájak;

északnyugat (ÉNy)	észak (É)	északkelet (ÉK)
nyugat (Ny)		kelet (K)
délnyugat (DNy)	dél (D)	délkelet (DK)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): [ˈd]
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ˈdeː]

• Audio

  (file)

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The sixth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called dé and written in the Latin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	D	D-k
accusative	D-t	D-ket
dative	D-nek	D-knek
instrumental	D-vel	D-kkel
causal-final	D-ért	D-kért
translative	D-vé	D-kké
terminative	D-ig	D-kig
essive-formal	D-ként	D-kként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	D-ben	D-kben
superessive	D-n	D-ken
adessive	D-nél	D-knél
illative	D-be	D-kbe
sublative	D-re	D-kre
allative	D-hez	D-khez
elative	D-ből	D-kből
delative	D-ről	D-kről
ablative	D-től	D-ktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	D-é	D-ké
non-attributive possessive - plural	D-éi	D-kéi

Possessive forms of D
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	D-m	D-im
2nd person sing.	D-d	D-id
3rd person sing.	D-je	D-i
1st person plural	D-nk	D-ink
2nd person plural	D-tek	D-itek
3rd person plural	D-jük	D-ik

Derived terms

• D-dúr
• D-vitamin

See also

• (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

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Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

D (lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) huruf; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Italian

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): ^**/ˈdi/^*
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Homophones: di, dì, di'
• (phonemic realization) IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

D f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Italian alphabet, called di and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
• Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Latvian

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^(key): [d]

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Letter

D

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The sixth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called dē and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) burts; A a, Ā ā, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, Ģ ģ, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, Ķ ķ, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž

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Malay

Pronunciation

• (name of letter) IPA^(key): [di]
• (phoneme, syllable-initial) IPA^(key): [d]
• (phoneme, syllable-final) IPA^(key): [t̚]

Letter

D

1. The fourth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Norwegian Bokmål

Letter

D (lowercase d)

1. The fourth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål 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, Ææ, Øø, Åå

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Nupe

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛ/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The sixth letter of the Polish alphabet, called de and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż

Further reading

• D in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• D in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à,  â, àã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Noun

D m (uncountable)

1. Abbreviation of dom. (as a title)

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Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The sixth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The sixth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called de or dî and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă,  â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Πî, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Saanich

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʼ/

Letter

D

1. The eighth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A, Á, Ⱥ, B, C, Ć, Ȼ, D, E, H, I, Í, J, K, Ꝁ, Ꝃ, ₭, Ḵ, Ḱ, L, Ƚ, M, N, Ṉ, O, P, Q, S, Ś, T, Ⱦ, Ṯ, Ŧ, U, W, W̲, X, X̲, Y, Z, s, ,

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Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

D (lower case d)

1. The eighth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ

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Slovene

Etymology

From Gaj's Latin alphabet D, from Czech alphabet D, from Latin D, from the Etruscan letter 𐌃 (d, “de”), from the Ancient Greek letter Δ (D, “delta”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤃‎ (d, “dalet”), from an uncertain origin, likely the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉿.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/, [t]
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /də́/, /dèː/, /déː/

• Audio (letter name, non-tonal)

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• Rhymes: -ə, -eː
• Homophone: d

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fifth letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. The seventh letter of the Resian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
3. The fifth letter of the Natisone Valley dialect alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Noun

D m inan

1. The name of the Latin script letter D / d.

Inflection

• Overall more common

Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	D
gen. sing.	D-ja
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	D	D-ja	D-ji
accusative	D	D-ja	D-je
genitive	D-ja	D-jev	D-jev
dative	D-ju	D-jema	D-jem
locative	D-ju	D-jih	D-jih
instrumental	D-jem	D-jema	D-ji

• More common when with a definite adjective

Masculine inan., no endings
nom. sing.	D
gen. sing.	D
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	D	D	D
accusative	D	D	D
genitive	D	D	D
dative	D	D	D
locative	D	D	D
instrumental	D	D	D

See also

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Vv, Zz, Žž
• Đ

Further reading

• “D”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Somali

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /deːl/

Letter

D upper case (lower case d)

1. The seventh letter of the Somali alphabet, called deel and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

1. The seventh letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by KH and followed by R.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) ', B b, T t, J j, X x, Kh kh, D d, R r, S s, Sh sh, Dh dh, C c, G g, F f, Q q, K k, L l, M m, N n, W w, H h, Y y, A a, E e, I i, O o, U u

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Spanish

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Derived terms

• Día D

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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Turkish

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fifth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called de and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ze˧˧], [ʔɗe˧˧], [zəː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jej˧˧], [ʔɗej˧˧], [jəː˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jej˧˧], [ʔɗej˧˧], [jəː˨˩]
• Phonetic: dê, đê, dờ

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The sixth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called dê, đê, or dờ and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, àã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ),  â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /diː/
  • (informal) IPA^(key): /də/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fifth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called di and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by Ch and followed by Dd.

Mutation

• D at the beginning of words mutates to Dd in a soft mutation, to N in a nasal mutation and is unchanged by aspirate mutation, for example with the word Dinbych (“Denbigh”):

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Dinbych	Ddinbych	Ninbych	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à,  â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), chapter D, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /dí/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The third letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called dí and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y

• As used in Benin: (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y

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Zulu

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z