English Online Dictionary. What means q? What does q mean?
Translingual
Letter
q (upper case Q)
- The seventeenth 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 Q): Ɋɋ ʠ Qq ȹ
- With hook: ʠ
Pronunciation
Symbol
q
- (IPA) voiceless uvular plosive.
- (physics) electrical charge
- (physics) heat
- (fluid dynamics) dynamic pressure
Synonyms
- (electrical charge): Q
- (heat): Q
Gallery
- Letter styles
See also
Other representations of Q:
English
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /kjuː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /k/
- Rhymes: -uː
- Homophones: cue, queue
Etymology 1
Letter
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
The name of this letter is spelled cue or formerly cu.
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
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
Noun
q
- (sports) conditional qualification
- question
Related terms
- Q
- DNQ, DNS, DNF, DSQ, DQ
Etymology 3
From Latin quaque (“every”).
Determiner
q
- (medicine) Each, every.
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ɡ/
Letter
q lower case (upper case Q)
- The seventeenth 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
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku/
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The eighteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called ku and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.
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
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -y
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ky/
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- Previous letter: p
- Next letter: r
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuː/
- Homophone: kuu
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called kuu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used only in foreign words.
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
Pronunciation
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called kuu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords qu is replaced with kv.
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
French
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ky/
- Rhymes: -y
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun
q m (plural q)
- Abbreviation of quintal.
See also
- Previous letter: p
- Next letter: r
Further reading
- “q” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Gothic
Romanization
q
- Romanization of 𐌵
Greenlandic
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /q/
Letter
q
- The thirteenth letter of the Greenlandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (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
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): [ ˈq]
- (letter name): IPA(key): [ ˈkuː]
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- A letter of the extended Hungarian alphabet, called kú and written in the Latin script.
Declension
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.
Further reading
- q in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
Ido
Pronunciation
- (context pronunciation, always found before the letter U) IPA(key): /kw/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /kwe/
Letter
q (upper case Q)
- The seventeenth 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
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (context pronunciation) IPA(key): /k/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ki/
Letter
q (upper case X)
- The seventeenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (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
- ak
- aq (alay)
Etymology 2
From similarity pronunciation of q in English and -ku in Indonesian.
Pronoun
q
- (text messaging, slang) Abbreviation of aku.
Italian
Noun
q m or f (invariable)
- lowercase form of Q
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ku/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /kʷ/
Latin
Letter
q
- A letter of the Latin alphabet.
Proper noun
q
- Quintus
Malay
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth 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
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʔ/
- IPA(key): [ʔ] (standard)
- IPA(key): [q] (dialectal, now especially among the elderly)
Letter
q (upper case Q)
- The twenty-first 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 name): IPA(key): /kʉː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /k/
- Homophone: ku
Letter
q
- The seventeenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Rare in written Norwegian, only used in a limited number of loanwords.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth 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
Etymology 2
Pronoun
q
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of que (“that”).
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of quê (“what”).
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k/
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The twentieth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called chiu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used chiefly in loanwords.
- The digraph qu is pronounced /kw/, /kv/, or /kʲ/.
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
Spanish
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /k/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ku/
Etymology 1
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The eighteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2
Pronoun
q
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of que (“that”).
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of qué (“what”).
Zulu
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth 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