English Online Dictionary. What means p? What does p mean?
Translingual
Letter
p (upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation
Symbol
p
- (IPA) voiceless bilabial plosive
- (physics) pressure
- (music) piano (play softly)
- (chemistry) power of; the negative logarithm of a concentration, as in pH or pOH
- (physics) proton
Gallery
- Letter styles
See also
- (IPA): b (“voiced bilabial plosive”)
- (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 P): Ṕṕ Ṗṗ Ᵽᵽ Ƥƥ P̃p̃ ᵱ ᶈ ᴘ Pp ȹ
- With hook: ƥ
- ƿ (wynn)
Other representations of P:
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /piː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /p/
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P, plural ps or p's)
- The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
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
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The ordinal number sixteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2
Abbreviations
Alternative forms
- (page, per): p.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piː/
Preposition
p
- Abbreviation of post, meaning after
- Abbreviation of per.
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of up.
Translations
Noun
p
- Alternative form of p.; Abbreviation of page (plural pp)
- (UK) Abbreviation of penny; pence.
- (physics) proton
- (video compression) Abbreviation of progressive scan.
- Abbreviation of piss (“urine”).
Translations
Verb
p
- (knitting) Abbreviation of purl.
Adverb
p (not comparable)
- (Internet) Abbreviation of pretty (as an intensifier)
- I'm doing p good, how are you?
- 1995 November 8, Scott Morgan <s_morgandelphi.com>, "Re: F-18 Sim", message-ID <hZMk7Re.s_morgan@delphi.com>, comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim, Usenet [1]:
- There is no campaign, just a bunch of canned missions that have no relation to each other (and peole[sic] think SU27 is p bad!).
- (chiefly US, stenoscript) Alternative spelling of p.m. (“post meridiem”) or pm
Derived terms
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /p/
Letter
p lower case (upper case P)
- The twenty-third 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): /pe/, [pe̞]
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The seventeenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called pe 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
Demotic
Noun
f
- Alternative form of p.t (“sky”)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eː
- (letter name): IPA(key): /peː/
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- Previous letter: o
- Next letter: q
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /pɛ/
- Conventional anglicization: pe
Noun
m
- mat
Inflection
Noun
m
- plinth
Inflection
Proper noun
m./f. topo.
- Pe, a city in Lower Egypt, where the Pharaohs were crowned.
References
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /po/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /p/
- Homophone (letter name): po
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twentieth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called po 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
- IPA(key): /ˈpeː/
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called pee 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
- IPA(key): /pʰ/
Letter
p (upper case P)
- The nineteenth 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
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 p for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
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
p
- Abbreviation of penni. (Finnish penny, no longer used)
French
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /pe/
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The fifteenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Fula
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p/
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- A 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
p
- Romanization of 𐍀
Hungarian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈp]
- (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈpeː]
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called pé 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.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɛrt͡s]
Noun
p (plural p-ek)
- Abbreviation of perc (“minute[s]”).
- Coordinate terms: ó, mp
Declension
Further reading
- p 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
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /pʰjɛː/
Letter
p (upper case P)
- The twentieth 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): /p/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /pe/
Letter
p (upper case P)
- The sixteenth 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
Letter
p f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case P)
- The fourteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called pi and written in the Latin script.
Latin
Letter
p
- The letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
References
- p in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “p”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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): [p]
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called pē 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): /p/
Letter
p (upper case P)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kēratēḑ; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, Ḑ ḑ, 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
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth 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): /p/
- IPA(key): /b/ (by assimilation to a following voiced obstruent)
- With very few exceptions, this letter occurs only in borrowings.
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twentieth 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): /peː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /p/
Letter
p
- The sixteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Nupe
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /p/
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The nineteenth 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 p for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛ/
Letter
p (upper case P, lower case)
- The twenty-second letter of the Polish alphabet, called pe 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
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth 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): /p/
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- (International Standard) The twentieth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The twenty-first 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): /p/
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The nineteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called pe or pî 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
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (uppercase) P
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /p/
Letter
p (Cyrillic spelling п)
- The 22nd letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by o and followed by r.
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /p/
Letter
p (upper case P)
- The twenty-sixth 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
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phoneme) /p/
- IPA(key): (letter name) /ˈpe/ [ˈpe]
- (Castilian)
- Rhymes: -e
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The seventeenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish p. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English p.
- Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish p.
- Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜉ (pa).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: p
- (letter name, Filipino alphabet): IPA(key): /pi/, [pɪ]
- (letter name, Abecedario): IPA(key): /ˈpe/, [ˈpɛ]
- (letter name, Abakada alphabet): IPA(key): /pa/, [pɐ]
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /p/, [p]
- Rhymes: -i, -e, -a
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒ)
- The eighteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called pi and written in the Latin script.
- (historical) The nineteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called pe and written in the Latin script.
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P, Baybayin spelling ᜉ)
- The fourteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abakada alphabet), called pa 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
- “p”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Turkish
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The twentieth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called pe 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): /p/
Letter
p (upper case P)
- The twentieth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called pe and 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
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /k͡p/
- (letter name): IPA(key): /k͡pí/
Letter
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The eighteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called pí 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
p (lower case, upper case P)
- The sixteenth 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