English Online Dictionary. What means b? What does b mean?
Translingual
Etymology
Modification of capital letter B by dropping its upper loop, from the Greek letter Β (B, “Beta”).
Pronunciation
- 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. 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.
- (superscript ⟨ᵇ⟩) [b]-onset (prestopping / preocclusion / preplosion), [b]-release (e.g. ⟨ɡᵇ⟩ for [ɡ͡b]), [b]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [b].
- (physics) A bottom quark.
- (music) Alternative form of ♭ (“flat”)
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
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".
Other representations of B:
References
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/
- (letter name) Rhymes: -iː
- (letter name) Homophones: be, bee, Bea
Letter
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.
See also
- (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
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
- (computing): Kb, Mb, Gb, Tb, Pb, Eb
- (computing): bps, b/s
- (cricket): lb
Translations
See also
- (astronomy): ℓ (galactic longitude)
- (computing): B (byte)
Etymology 3
Abbreviations.
- (stenoscript) a single consonant /b/ in a word, or a dominant /b/ in a cluster.
- (stenoscript) the sequence /biː/
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of be and inflections being, been.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of by and homophones buy, bye.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of but.
References
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
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /b/
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
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be/, [be̞]
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Basque alphabet, called be 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
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be/
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
Chipewyan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p/
Letter
b (upper case B)
- A letter of the Chipewyan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eː
- (letter name): IPA(key): /beː/
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 name): IPA(key): /bo/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/
- Homophone (letter name): bo-
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 name, bee): IPA(key): /ˈb̥eː/, [ˈb̥eː]
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ˈb̥/, [ˈb̥]
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)
Noun
b (genitive b or b', partitive b-d or b'd)
- The letter b (the second letter of the Estonian alphabet)
- (music) B-flat (note)
- Synonym: si-bemoll
Declension
(music):
References
- b in Sõnaveeb
- b in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p/
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
Etymology 1
The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on Swedish, German and Latin. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and b for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
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
Etymology 2
German musical notation.
Noun
b
- (music) B flat
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
French
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /be/
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Fula
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b/
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The third letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
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
- (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈb]
- (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈbeː]
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The third letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called bé and written in the Latin script.
- (music) B-flat, B♭ (the 11th note of the C chromatic scale)
- Coordinate terms: cesz, desz, esz, fesz, gesz, asz
Declension
Derived terms
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.
- B-dúr
- bé
Further reading
- (the letter): b in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (in music: “B-flat”): b in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (in music, rare): b , synonym of bé (“♭”), defined at bé in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- b in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /pjɛː/
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
- (context pronunciation) IPA(key): /b/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /be/
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
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /be/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second 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
Italian
Noun
b f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Italian alphabet, called bi and written in the Latin script.
Kashubian
Etymology
The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and b for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The fourth letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, Ã ã, B b, C c, D d, E e, É é, Ë ë, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, O o, Ò ò, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ù ù, W w, Y y, Z z, Ż ż
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): [b]
Letter
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:
- burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž
Livonian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /b/
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
Lushootseed
Letter
b
- The third letter of the Lushootseed alphabet, pronounced as a voiced bilabial stop.
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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b/
- IPA(key): /p/ (per final devoicing or assimilation to a following voiceless obstruent)
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
Mazahua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɓ/
Letter
b (upper case B)
- A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- B
Etymology
Modification of the capital letter B by dropping its upper loop, from Latin B, from Etruscan 𐌁 (b, “be”), from Ancient Greek Β (B, “beta”), from the Phoenician 𐤁 (b, “bet”), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓉐, representing the plan of a house.
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /beː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/
- Rhymes: -eː
- Hyphenation: B
- Homophones: B, be
Letter
b (upper case B)
- The second letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun
b m (definite singular b-en, indefinite plural b-er, definite plural b-ene)
- the letter b, the second letter of the Norwegian alphabet
- (music) the tone h lowered by half a step
- (music) a B-flat (sign indicating that the following note is to be lowered by half a step)
- (physics) symbol for bar (“bar”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /beː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/
- Homophone: be
Letter
b m (upper case B, definite singular b-en, indefinite plural b-ar, definite plural b-ane)
- The second letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (music) B-flat
Nupe
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second 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
Polish
Etymology
The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and b for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b/, or IPA(key): /p/ if devoiced
Letter
b (upper case B, lower case)
- The third letter of the Polish alphabet, called be 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
Portuguese
Pronunciation
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
Romani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b/
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second 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).
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b/
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The fourth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called be or bî and 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
Silesian
Etymology
The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and b for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The third letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ã ã, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ǒ ǒ, Ō ō, Ô ô, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /b/
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
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /b/
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
Etymology
From Gay's Latin alphabet b, from Czech alphabet b, from Latin b, modification of capital letter B by dropping its upper loop, which is derived from the Etruscan letter 𐌁 (b, “be”), from the Ancient Greek letter Β (B, “beta”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤁 (b, “bet”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉐. Pronunciation as IPA(key): /bə/ is initial Slovene (phoneme plus a fill vowel) and the second pronunciation is probably taken from German B.
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/, [p], [b̪]
- (letter name): IPA(key): /bə́/, /bèː/, /béː/
- Rhymes: -ə, -eː
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The third letter of the Resian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The second letter of the Natisone Valley dialect alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Symbol
b
- (SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [b].
Noun
b m inan
- The name of the Latin script letter B / b.
- (linguistics) The name of the phoneme /b/.
Inflection
- Overall more common
- More common when with a definite adjective
Derived terms
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
- ƀ
Further reading
- “b”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phoneme) /b/ [β̞]
- IPA(key): (letter name) /ˈbe/ [ˈbe]
- Rhymes: -e
- IPA(key): (common in some countries) /ˌbe ˈlaɾɡa/ [ˌbe ˈlaɾ.ɣ̞a] (be larga)
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Spanish alphabet, called be and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /beː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Swedish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun
b
- (slang) Abbreviation of brunt (“hashish”).
See also
- w
References
- Swedish Police Authority list of drug slang
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish b. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English b.
- Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish b.
- Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜊ (ba).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: b
- (letter name, Filipino alphabet): IPA(key): /bi/, [bɪ]
- (letter name, Abecedario): IPA(key): /be/, [bɛ]
- (letter name, Abakada alphabet): IPA(key): /ˈba/, [ˈbɐ]
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/, [b]
- Rhymes: -i, -e, -a
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒ)
- The second letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called bi and written in the Latin script.
- (historical) The second letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called be and written in the Latin script.
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B, Baybayin spelling ᜊ)
- The second letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abakada alphabet), called ba and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) titik; 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, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Further reading
- “b”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Turkish
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /b/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /beː/
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, 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
Turkmen
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /b/
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˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓej˧˧], [ʔɓej˧˧ ʔɓɔ˨˩], [ʔɓəː˨˩]
- Phonetic: 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)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /biː/
- (informal) IPA(key): /bə/
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Welsh alphabet, called bi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by a and followed by c.
Mutation
- b at the beginning of words mutates to f in a soft mutation, to m in a nasal mutation and is unchanged by aspirate mutation, for example with the word bara (“bread”):
See also
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â 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, Î î, 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), “b”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/
- (letter name): IPA(key): /bí/
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called bí 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
Zulu
Letter
b (lower case, upper case B)
- The second 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