b
Translingual
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Etymology
Modification of capital letter B by dropping its upper loop, from the Greek letter Β (B, “Beta”).
Pronunciation
IPA: (file) - A voiced bilabial stop is made with the lips alone, by a complete closure cutting off all exit of breath from the mouth, but with accompanying sonant vibrations of the vocal chords, the current of air necessary to produce this being driven from the lungs into the closed cavity of the mouth.[1] The corresponding voiceless stop is p.
Letter
b (upper case B)
- The second letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
Symbol
b
- (IPA) A voiced bilabial plosive, a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages.
- (physics) A bottom quark.
Usage notes
The letter b is used in several romanization systems to represent the bilabial plosive or stop, usually voiced (/b/), including Cyrillic б (b, “be”), Zhuyin fuhao ㄅ, and Korean jamo ㅂ (b, “bieup”).
Gallery
- Letter styles
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Capital and lowercase versions of B, in normal and italic type
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Uppercase and lowercase B in Fraktur
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Approximate form of Greek upper case beta, which was the source for both common variants of b' in uncial script
See also
- (IPA): p (“voiceless bilabial plosive”)
- (Latin script): 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
- For more variations, see Appendix:Variations of "b".
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Other representations of B:
References
- ^ William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “b”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes I (A–C), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Further reading
Voiced bilabial stop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /b/ (see also Pronunciation under Translingual)
- (letter name) IPA(key): /biː/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -iː
- (letter name) Homophones: be, bee, Bea
Letter
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b (lower case, upper case B, plural bs or b's)
- The second letter of the English alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
In Modern English, the letter b is sometimes silent, as when final after m, in climb, lamb, limb, tomb, thumb, and in a few other cases, such as debt and doubt. In most of these cases b is a modern graphic insertion, and was never pronounced (in the English forms); see limb, thumb, debt, and doubt.[1]
See also
Number
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The ordinal number second, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2
Adjective
b (not comparable)
- Alternative form of b. (“born”)
Symbol
b
- (astronomy) latitude in the galactic coordinate system
- (physics) barn
- (computing) bit
- (cricket) bye
- (size) big
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “b”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes I (A–C), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Afar
Letter
b
- The second 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
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Letter
b lower case (upper case B)
- The second 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
Catalan
Pronunciation
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Catalan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) lletra; A a, À à, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, É é, È è, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, Ï ï, J j, K k, L l (L·L 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, Ü ü, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second 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
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called bo 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
Pronunciation
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Estonian alphabet, called bee 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)
Faroese
Pronunciation
Letter
b (upper case B)
- The third letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø
Finnish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Finnish alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used only in loanwords.
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
Noun
b
Usage notes
- Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.
- Finnish uses the German system; B is written as h.
Declension
Inflection of b (type maa)
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Fula
Pronunciation
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The third letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
See also
- (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ
Gothic
Romanization
b
- Romanization of 𐌱
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The third letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called bé and written in the Latin script.
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.
Icelandic
Pronunciation
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Letter
b (upper case B)
- The third letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö
Ido
Pronunciation
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Letter
b (upper case B)
- The second 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
Noun
b m or f (uncountable)
- See under B
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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b (lower case, upper case B)
- The third letter of the Latvian alphabet, called bē and written in the Latin script.
See also
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
Livonian
Pronunciation
Letter
b (upper case B)
- The fifth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kēratēd̦; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, D̦ d̦, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Malay
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second 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
Maltese
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) ittra; A a, B b, Ċ ċ, D d, E e, F f, Ġ ġ, G g, Għ għ, H h, Ħ ħ, I i, Ie ie, 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, Ż ż, Z z
Norwegian
Pronunciation
Letter
b
- The second letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Audio (BR): (file)
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second 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
Romanian
Pronunciation
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The fourth 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
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Letter
b (Cyrillic spelling б)
- The second letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet (gajica), written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) slȍvo; A a, B b, C c, Č č, Ć ć, D d, Dž dž, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Lj lj, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
Letter
b (upper case B)
- The third 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
Pronunciation
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Slovene alphabet, called b or be and 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
Noun
b m inan
- The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.
Inflection
Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | b | ||
gen. sing. | b-ja | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
b | b-ja | b-ji |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
b-ja | b-jev | b-jev |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
b-ju | b-jema | b-jem |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
b | b-ja | b-je |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
b-ju | b-jih | b-jih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
b-jem | b-jema | b-ji |
Synonyms
Spanish
Pronunciation
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Spanish alphabet, called be and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms
Turkish
Pronunciation
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Turkish alphabet, called be 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
Turkmen
Pronunciation
Letter
b (upper case B)
- The second letter of the Turkmen alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓe˧˧], [ʔɓe˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩], [ʔɓəː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓej˧˧], [ʔɓej˧˧ ʔɓɔ˦˩], [ʔɓəː˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓej˧˧], [ʔɓej˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩], [ʔɓəː˨˩]
- Phonetic spelling: bê, bê bò, bờ
Letter
b (upper case B)
- The fourth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called bê, bê bò, or bờ and written in the Latin script.
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
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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