D
Translingual
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Etymology 1
From Etruscan 𐌃 (D), from Greek Δ (D, “Delta”), from Phoenician 𐤃 (D, “dalet”).
Letter
D (lower case d)
- 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
Numeral
D (upper case Roman numeral, lower case d)
- (Roman numerals) Five hundred (500).
- 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
- (chemistry) Deuterium, when it needs to be distinguished from ordinary hydrogen.
- (computing) Hexadecimal symbol for thirteen.
- A standard size of dry cell battery larger than C.
- Vehicle-distinguishing sign for Germany.
- (biochemistry) IUPAC one-letter abbreviation for aspartic acid.
- (mathematics) The differential operator in calculus and analysis.
Gallery
- Letter styles
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Capital and lowercase versions of D, in normal and italic type
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Uppercase D in Fraktur
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Lowercase D in Fraktur
See also
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Other representations of D:
English
Etymology 1
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English upper case letter D from 7th century replacement by Latin upper case letter D of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ (d, “daeg”).
Pronunciation
Letter
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D (upper case, lower case d, plural Ds or D's)
- The fourth letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.
- 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:
- 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)
- 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
- defense.
- (US, politics) Democrat, especially preceding the constituent location.
- D-New York
- (automotive) drive, the setting of an automatic transmission.
- (printing) duodecimo, as adopted by the American Library Association.
- (euphemistic) dick; penis.
- She wants the D!
- (electronics) data.
- (Unicode) Canonical decomposition
- (music) Deutsch number in the Schubert Thematic Catalogue.
- Symphony No. 4 Tragic D 417
- Coordinate term: Köchel number
See also
Derived terms
References
- Unicode Consortium, Unicode Standard Annex #15, revision 41 (2014-06-05), § 1.2, table 1: “Normalization Forms”
Adverb
D
- down (direction).
Adjective
D
Proper noun
D
- (with “The”) The City of Detroit.
Interjection
D
- (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—
- 1878, W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, "I am the Captain of the Pinafore", H.M.S. Pinafore
Etymology 3
From the shape of the upper case letter "D"
Noun
D (plural Ds)
- (snooker) The semicircle on the baulk line, inside which the cue ball must be placed at a break-off.
- (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)
- (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
- (computer languages) A programming language inspired from C++.
Afar
Letter
D
- 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
American Sign Language
Letter
- The letter D
Azerbaijani
Letter
D upper case (lower case d)
- 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
Chinese
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: di1
- Yale: dī
- Cantonese Pinyin: di1
- Guangdong Romanization: di1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
- (Cantonese, nonstandard) Alternative spelling of 啲 (dī)
Suffix
- (Cantonese, nonstandard) Alternative spelling of 啲 (dī)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
- 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
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
- 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
Estonian
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
- 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)
Finnish
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
- 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
German
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
- 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
German Sign Language
Etymology
Related to the French Sign Language sign for "D".
Production
This one-handed GSL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “D” shape.
Letter
- the letter D
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Noun
D (plural D-ek)
- s. (south). Abbreviation of dél (“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) | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
See also
Ido
Pronunciation
Letter
D (lower case d)
- 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
Italian
Pronunciation
Letter
D m or f (invariable, lower case d)
- 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, Î î, 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
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
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Letter
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D (upper case, lower case d)
- 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
Malay
Pronunciation
- (name of letter) IPA(key): [di]
- (phoneme, syllable-initial) IPA(key): [d]
- (phoneme, syllable-final) IPA(key): [t̚]
Letter
D
- 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
Portuguese
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
- 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 â, Ã ã), 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
- Abbreviation of dom. (as a title)
Romanian
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
- The sixth letter of the Romanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă, Â â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Î î, 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
Saanich
Pronunciation
Letter
D
- 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, W̱, X, X̱, Y, Z, s, ¸
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
Letter
D (lower case d)
- The eighth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â 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
Slovene
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
- The fifth letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) čŕka; A a, B b, C c, Č č, 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, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Somali
Pronunciation
Letter
D upper case (lower case d)
- The seventh letter of the Somali alphabet, called deel and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- 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) ʼ, 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
Spanish
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
- The fourth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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
Turkish
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
- The fifth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called de and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a (Â â), B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i (Î î), 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 (Û û), Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ze˧˧], [ʔɗe˧˧], [zəː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jej˧˧], [ʔɗej˧˧], [jəː˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [jej˧˧], [ʔɗej˧˧], [jəː˨˩]
- Phonetic spelling: dê, đê, dờ
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
See also
- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â 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)
Zulu
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
- The fourth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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