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Translingual[edit]
Letter[edit]
q (upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also[edit]
- (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 Q): Ɋɋ ʠ Qq ȹ
- With hook: ʠ
Pronunciation[edit]
IPA (file)
Symbol[edit]
q
- (IPA) voiceless uvular plosive.
- (physics) electrical charge
- (physics) heat
- (fluid dynamics) dynamic pressure
Synonyms[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
The "q" once was used by linguists to represent glottal stop in protowords. After IPA comes out, they must use ʔ instead because the "q" becomes another phonetic feature.
Gallery[edit]
- Letter styles
Uppercase and lowercase Q in Fraktur
See also[edit]
Other representations of Q:
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (letter name): IPA(key): /kjuː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /k/
Audio (GA) (file) Audio (RP) (file) - Rhymes: -uː
- Homophones: cue, queue
Etymology 1[edit]
Letter[edit]
q (lower case, upper case Q, plural qs or q's)
- The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes[edit]
The name of this letter is spelled cue or formerly cu.
See also[edit]
- (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[edit]
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The ordinal number seventeenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
q
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Determiner[edit]
q
Related terms[edit]
Azerbaijani[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
q lower case (upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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
Basque[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The eighteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called ku and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes[edit]
- Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.
See also[edit]
- (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
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
Estonian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called kuu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes[edit]
- Used only in foreign words.
See also[edit]
- (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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Letter[edit]
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called kuu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes[edit]
- Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords qu is replaced with kv.
See also[edit]
- (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
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun[edit]
q m (plural q)
- Abbreviation of quintal.
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “q”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Gothic[edit]
Romanization[edit]
q
- Romanization of 𐌵
Greenlandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
q
- The thirteenth letter of the Greenlandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) A a, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v
Hungarian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- A letter of the extended Hungarian alphabet, called kú and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes[edit]
It is a symbol of the (somewhat dated) unit of mázsa (100 kilos or a quintal, approx. two hundredweight).
It occurs in the following terms, along with their derivations and compounds: becquerel, (archaic spelling: boutique →) butik, cinquecento, conditio sine qua non, denique, donquijoték (plural), IQ, kvad or quad, quantum satis, quaestor, quaestura, quattrocento, quisling, quodlibet, QR-kód, squash, and tequila.
Also in some foreign proper names chiefly from Latin, French, and Spanish, including Aquincum, Aquinói Szent Tamás (Thomas Aquinas), Don Quijote, Dunkerque, García Márquez, Jacques Offenbach, Martinique, Montesquieu, Quartier Latin, Québec, Quintilianus, Quintus Pontius Pilatus, Quito, Torquato Tasso, and Velázquez.
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | q | q-k |
accusative | q-t | q-kat |
dative | q-nak | q-knak |
instrumental | q-val | q-kkal |
causal-final | q-ért | q-kért |
translative | q-vá | q-kká |
terminative | q-ig | q-kig |
essive-formal | q-ként | q-kként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | q-ban | q-kban |
superessive | q-n | q-kon |
adessive | q-nál | q-knál |
illative | q-ba | q-kba |
sublative | q-ra | q-kra |
allative | q-hoz | q-khoz |
elative | q-ból | q-kból |
delative | q-ról | q-król |
ablative | q-tól | q-któl |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
q-é | q-ké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
q-éi | q-kéi |
Possessive forms of q | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | q-m | q-im |
2nd person sing. | q-d | q-id |
3rd person sing. | q-ja | q-i |
1st person plural | q-nk | q-ink |
2nd person plural | q-tok | q-itok |
3rd person plural | q-juk | q-ik |
See also[edit]
- (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.
Further reading[edit]
- q in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Ido[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (context pronunciation, always found before the letter U) IPA(key): /kw/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /kwe/
Letter[edit]
q (upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
q (upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) alfabet; 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
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From similarity pronunciation of q in English and -ku in Indonesian.
Pronoun[edit]
q
- (text messaging, slang) Abbreviation of aku.
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
q f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case Q)
- lowercase form of Q
Latin[edit]
Letter[edit]
q
- A letter of the Latin alphabet.
Malay[edit]
Letter[edit]
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
q (upper case Q)
- The twenty-first letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
q
- The seventeenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes[edit]
- Rare in written Norwegian, only used in a limited number of loanwords.
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (BR) (file)
Etymology 1[edit]
Letter[edit]
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
q
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of que (“that”).
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of quê (“what”).
Romani[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- (International Standard) Used to represent the dative and genitive cases.
See also[edit]
- (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).
References[edit]
- Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “-q-”, in ニューエクスプレス ロマ(ジプシー)語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 15
Romanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The twentieth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called chiu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes[edit]
- Used chiefly in loanwords.
- The digraph qu is pronounced /kw/, /kv/, or /kʲ/.
See also[edit]
- (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
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Letter[edit]
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The eighteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
q
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of que (“that”).
- Hay un policía en la ruta q mas uso. ― There's a cop on the route that I use the most.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of qué (“what”).
- q paso? ― What happened?
Zulu[edit]
Letter[edit]
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
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