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Translingual

Pronunciation

Letter

z (upper case Z)

The twenty-sixth and last letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

Symbol

(metrology) Symbol for the prefix zepto-.
(astronomy) Symbol for the redshift.
(mathematics) Used to denote a real variable when x and y are already in use.
${displaystyle f\left(x,y,z\right)=\sin x+\cos y+\tan z}$
(mathematics) Used to denote the third coordinate in three-dimensional Cartesian and cylindrical coordinate systems.
${displaystyle x^+y^+z^=1}$
(mathematics) Used to denote a complex variable.
${displaystyle \left\Vert z\right\Vert =z\cdot {bar }}$
(statistics) Used to denote a value of a standard normal random variable.
${displaystyle P[Z>z]=1-P[Z<z]=1-\Phi (z)}$
(chemistry) Symbol for atomic number.
(IPA) a voiced alveolar sibilant.
(superscript ⟨ᶻ⟩, IPA) [z]-fricated release of a plosive (e.g. [dᶻ], sometimes implying an affricate [d͜z]); [z]-coloring; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [z].
Lushootseed uses the affricate convention for its alphabetic letter ⟨dᶻ⟩.

Derived terms

Prefix zepto-

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Letter styles

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Letter name

(UK) IPA^(key): /zɛd/
(US) IPA^(key): /ziː/
(Hong Kong) IPA^(key): /(j)iˈzɛd/, /(j)ɪˈzɛd/ (from izzard)
(India) IPA^(key): /ɪˈzɛd/, /ɪˈzɛɖ/, /zɛɖ/, /zɛd/
(Jamaica, Philippines) IPA^(key): /zeɪ/
Rhymes: -ɛd, -iː, -eɪ

Phoneme

IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z, plural zs or z's)

The twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed, zee, or izzard and written in the Latin script.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

(Stenoscript) the sound /z/, regardless of spelling.
Note: plural /s/, /z/ or /əz/ in nouns is instead indicated by an optional dot under last letter; 3sg /s/, /z/ or /əz/ in verbs is not written at all, except for hz 'has', sz 'says', dz 'does'
(Stenoscript) the sound /ʃ/, /ʒ/, or the sequence /ziː/.
(Stenoscript) Abbreviation of as, was, his, she.

Albanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

z (upper case Z)

The thirty-fifth letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Alemannic German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡s/

Etymology 1

Article

z n

Synonym of s: the
Gfallt der z Huus? ― Do you like the house?

Etymology 2

Preposition

unstressed form of of zue
Mir wonen z Züri. ― We live in Zurich.

Etymology 3

Preposition

unstressed form of of zu
Das isch z vill. ― This is too much.

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

(phoneme) IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

z lower case (upper case Z)

The thirty-second letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Basque

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /s̻eta/, [s̻e̞.t̪a]

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-seventh letter of the Basque alphabet, called zeta and written in the Latin script.

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈzɛ.tə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈzɛ.ta]

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-sixth letter of the Catalan alphabet, called zeta and written in the Latin script.

Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

z (upper case Z)

A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

's (Sette Comuni)

Article

(Luserna) the; definite article for two declensions:
1. nominative singular neuter
2. accusative singular neuter

References

Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech z, ze, from Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/

Preposition

z [with genitive]

from
Toto víno pochází z Francie. ― This wine comes from France.
out of
Pět z deseti doktorů doporučuje tuto zubní pastu. ― Five out of ten doctors recommend this toothpaste.

Usage notes

The more usual form is z, while ze is used before words starting with s, z and certain consonant clusters.
In certain contexts (in the meaning "out of the surface" or "down from the surface") the preposition s, which normally requires instrumental case, can be used synonymously requiring the genitive case. This use of the preposition s is dated though and is mainly seen in older literature.
- spadnout z/s kopce ― to fall down the hill
- sundat něco ze/se skříně ― to take something off the cupboard

Dutch

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛt
(letter name): IPA^(key): /zɛt/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-sixth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /zɛ/, /zɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ze, za

Noun

door bolt of wood or copper [since the Pyramid Texts]

Inflection

Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Speculatively, Ehret hypothesizes an origin in Proto-Afroasiatic *ji (one, someone, somebody); as with other attempts at reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic, academic consensus is lacking. Compare Hebrew זֶה.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /zɛ/, /zɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ze, za

Noun

man (male person) [since the Old Kingdom]
someone, anyone
- c. 1944 BCE, (year 17 of the reign of Senusret I), Stela of Mentuwoser (MMA 12.184), lines 11–12:

Usage notes

This word can be placed after a type of person and before a number to indicate that many prisoners of that type were taken.

Inflection

Alternative forms

Noun

being, creature (used of a snake) [Pyramid Texts]

Inflection

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /zɛ/, /zɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ze, za

Noun

A type of fish [22nd dynasty]

Inflection

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Esperanto

Pronunciation

(phoneme): IPA^(key): /z/; before a voiceless consonant, IPA^(key): /s/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-eighth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called zo and written in the Latin script.

Estonian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtsetː/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-first letter of the Estonian alphabet, called tsett and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

Used only in loanwords.

Finnish

Etymology

The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and z for information on the development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-fifth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called tseta or tset and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords replaced with ts.

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

(letter name) IPA^(key): /zɛd/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-sixth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Gothic

Romanization

Romanization of 𐌶

Heiltsuk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͜s/

Letter

z (uppel case Z)

A letter of the Heiltsuk alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

(phoneme): IPA^(key): [ˈz]
(letter name): IPA^(key): [ˈzeː]

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The thirty-ninth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called zé and written in the Latin script.

Declension

Ido

Pronunciation

(context pronunciation) IPA^(key): /z/
(letter name) IPA^(key): /ze/

Letter

z (upper case Z)

The twenty-sixth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/ (usually unless before a voiced consonant)
IPA^(key): /s/ (sometimes before a voiced consonant e.g. Mazmur)

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-sixth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

Used only in loanwords from Arabic, English, etc.

Italian

Letter

z f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-first letter of the Italian alphabet, called zeta and written in the Latin script.

Kankanaey

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog z. Letter pronunciation is influenced by English z.

Pronunciation

(letter name) IPA^(key): /zi/ [zi̞]
- IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /si/ [si̞]
- Rhymes: -i
(phoneme) IPA^(key): /z/ [z]
- IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /s/ [s]

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-eighth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called zi and written in the Latin script.

References

Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎^[1] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

Kashubian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈz/ (before a voiced consonant)
IPA^(key): /ˈs/ (before a voiceless consonant)
Syllabification: w

Etymology 1

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and z for development of the glyph itself.

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The thirty-second letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz.

Preposition

from, out of [with genitive]

Alternative forms

ze, zez

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).

Preposition

denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside [with instrumental]

Alternative forms

ze, zez

Latin

Etymology

The minuscule form derives from the majuscule Z.

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-third letter of the Classical Latin alphabet, called zēta.

References

"z", 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)
“z”, 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): [z]

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The thirty-second letter of the Latvian alphabet, called zē and written in the Latin script.

Livonian

Pronunciation

(phoneme) IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

z (upper case Z)

The thirty-eighth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Lower Sorbian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

z (upper case Z)

The thirty-second letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, called zet and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.

Alternative forms

ze (used before sibilants and certain consonant clusters)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/, (before a voiceless consonant) /s/

Preposition

z (with genitive)

from, out of

Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom.

Alternative forms

ze (used before sibilants and certain consonant clusters)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/, (before a voiceless consonant) /s/

Preposition

z (with instrumental)

with

Malay

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-sixth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Maltese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡s/, /d͡z/
Simple z is almost always /t͡s/. Geminated zz is also predominantly voiceless, but intervocalically it may represent /dd͡z/, notably in the verbal suffix -izza.

Letter

z (upper case Z)

The thirtieth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Navajo

Letter

z (upper case Z)

A letter of the Navajo alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Norwegian

Pronunciation

(letter name): IPA^(key): /set/, /sɛt/
(phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/, /ʃ/

Letter

The twenty-sixth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

Not used in Norwegian, only appears in loanwords from e.g. Slavic.
Used interchangeably with s in Internet slang and informal writing.

Nupe

Pronunciation

(phoneme): IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-ninth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.

Preposition

from, out of [with genitive]

Descendants

Czech: z

References

Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “z”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/, /s/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz. First attested in the 14th century.

Preposition

z [with genitive]

denotes delative movement; off of
denotes elative movement; out of
denotes duration; since
denotes a change of state; from
denotes the composition of an item; from, out of, of
denotes origin or cause; because of, from
with a noun, denotes manner; by means of, from

Preposition

z [with accusative]

denotes delative movement; off of

Preposition

z [with accusative]

denotes delative movement; off of

Particle

approximately, about

Alternative forms

s, se, ze

Descendants

Polish: z (“from”)
Silesian: z (“from”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n). First attested in the 14th century.

Preposition

z [with instrumental]

denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
denotes instrumental relation; with, by means of
denotes origin or cause; because of, from

Alternative forms

s, se, ze

Descendants

Polish: z (“with”)
Silesian: z (“with”)

References

B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “z”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology 1

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 z for development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɛt/

Letter

z (upper case Z, lower case)

The thirtieth letter of the Polish alphabet, called zet and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish z (“from”).

Alternative forms

ze
s (obsolete) [19th c.]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/
Rhymes: -z
Syllabification: z
Homophones: s-, z-

Preposition

z [with genitive]

denotes delative movement; off of
Jesteś z przodu czy z tyłu? ― Are you at the front or at the back?
denotes duration; since
denotes a change of state; from
denotes origin or cause; because of, from
denotes elative movement; out of
Jestem z Polski. ― I'm from Poland.

jeden z dziesięciu ― one out of ten
denotes the composition of an item; from, out of, of
motyka z drewna ― a hoe made of wood

Particle

(colloquial) approximately, about, around, ish, or so
Synonyms: mniej więcej, około

Mam z pięć jabłek ― I have five ish apples.

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Polish z (“with”).

Alternative forms

ze
s (obsolete) [19th c.]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/
Rhymes: -z
Syllabification: z
Homophones: s-, z-

Preposition

z [with instrumental]

denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
Antonym: bez
denotes instrumental relation; with, by means of
Podróżuje z prędkością światła! ― It's travelling at the speed of light?

Usage notes

The preposition or particle generally changes to ze when the pronunciation of the two consecutive words becomes problematic. Some dictionaries claim that this rule applies to words starting with one of the following consonants: s, z, ś, ź, ż, rz, sz that are followed by another consonant. Examples include:
Ten pręt jest z żelaza. ― This rod is made of iron.

Ten pręt jest ze stali. ― This rod is made of steel.

Pochodzę z Francji. ― I come from France.

Pochodzę ze Szwecji. ― I come from Sweden.

The form ze is used also before mnie, mną, and forms of wszystko.

Both z and ze can be used before sobą.

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), z is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 1744 times in scientific texts, 1828 times in news, 1527 times in essays, 1920 times in fiction, and 1291 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 8310 times, making it the 7th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-sixth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Romani

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

(International Standard) The thirtieth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
(Pan-Vlax) The thirty-first letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The thirty-first letter of the Romanian alphabet, called ze, zet, zed, or zî and written in the Latin script.

Sani

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z̊³³/

Noun

water

References

Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, volumes 26-27 (2003, Department of Linguistics, University of California), page 74
Huang Bufan (editor), Xu Shouchun, Chen Jiaying, Wan Huiyin, A Tibeto-Burman Lexicon (1992; Central Minorities University, Beijing) (has z̊³³)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Z (uppercase)

Pronunciation

(phoneme) IPA^(key): /z/

Preposition

z (Cyrillic spelling з)

(Kajkavian, Chakavian, Croatia) (+ instrumental case) with
(Kajkavian) (+ genitive case) from, out of

Synonyms

iz, s, sa, š

Letter

z (Cyrillic spelling з)

The 29th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by v and followed by ž.

Seri

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃ/

Etymology 1

Letter

z (upper case Z)

The twenty-third letter of the Seri alphabet, called seta and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Article

Pre-vocalic form of zo (“a, an”)

References

Moser, Mary B., Marlett, Stephen A. (2010) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN, page 609.

Silesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/, IPA^(key): /zɨ/
Syllabification: z

Etymology 1

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and z for development of the glyph itself.

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The thirty-second letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish z (“from”).

Preposition

z [with genitive]

denotes a point in space or time from which movement or an action starts; from
Antonym: do
denotes a material from which something is made; from, out of, made of

Alternative forms

ze, ś, zy, s

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Polish z (“with”).

Preposition

z [with instrumental]

denotes that something is a component; with
Antonym: bez
denotes that something is the contents of a container; with
Antonym: bez
denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
Antonym: bez
denotes conditions or environment in which something occurs; with
Antonym: bez

Alternative forms

ze, ś, zy, s

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

(phoneme) IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

z (upper case Z)

The thirty-third letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Slovak

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/

Preposition

z (+ genitive)

from

Slovene

Etymology 1

See Translingual section.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-fourth letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
The thirty-fourth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script.
The twenty-fifth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/

Preposition

(with instrumental) with, by means of, using
(with instrumental) (together) with, in the company of
(with genitive) from

Alternative forms

s (before a voiceless consonant)

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (phoneme) /s/, /θ/
IPA^(key): (letter name, Spain) /ˈθeta/ [ˈθe.t̪a]
IPA^(key): (letter name, Latin America, Philippines) /ˈseta/ [ˈse.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -eta

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-seventh letter of the Spanish alphabet, called zeta and written in the Latin script.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Letter name

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ̂ːˌta/

Phoneme

IPA^(key): /s/
- Homophones: c (before front vowels), s

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-sixth letter of the Swedish alphabet, called säta or zäta and written in the Latin script.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish z. Each pronunciation has a different source:

Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English z.
Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish z.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /ˈzi/ [ˈzi], (regional) /zej/ [zeɪ̯] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
  - IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ˈsi/ [ˈsi], (regional, more native-sounding) /sej/ [seɪ̯] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
  - Rhymes: -i, -ej
- IPA^(key): /ˈzeta/ [ˈzɛː.t̪ɐ] (letter name, Abecedario)
  - IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ˈseta/ [ˈsɛː.t̪ɐ] (letter name, Abecedario)
  - Rhymes: -eta
- IPA^(key): /z/ [z] (phoneme)
  - IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /s/ [s] (phoneme)

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-eighth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called zi and written in the Latin script.
(historical) The twenty-eighth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called zeta and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

This letter is mostly used only in proper nouns, unadapted loanwords, or Spanish-based spellings.
Some purists of Tagalog replace z in words with s.

Turkish

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-ninth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ze and written in the Latin script.

Turkmen

Pronunciation

(phoneme) IPA^(key): /ð/, /z/

Letter

z (upper case Z)

The thirtieth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called ze and written in the Latin script.

Upper Sorbian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɛt/

Letter

z (upper case Z, lower case)

The thirty-third letter of the Upper Sorbian alphabet, called zet and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz.

Alternative forms

ze
zes (colloquial)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/

Preposition

z [with genitive]

denotes time; from
mólba z baroka ― painting from the Baroque [period]
denotes a change of state; from
denotes origin; because of, from
informacije z interneta ― informations from the internet
denotes elative movement; out of
ja přińdu z Budyšina ― I'm from Bautzen

jedyn z pjećoch ― one out of five
denotes the composition of an item; from, out of, of
mječ z bronzy ― bronze sword (literally, “sword out of bronze”)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).

Alternative forms

ze
zes (colloquial)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /z/

Preposition

z [with instrumental]

denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
Antonym: bez
denotes instrumental relation; with, by means of
kaž psyk z kóčku ― like a dog with a cat
denotes cause; because of, from, of
z hłodom wumrěć ― [to] die of hunger

Usage notes

The preposition generally changes to ze when the pronunciation of the two consecutive words becomes problematic. This rule applies to words starting with one of the following consonants: s, z, š, ž. Examples include:
ze swětłowej spěšnosću ― with/at the speed of light

ze sotru ― with sister

ze šule brać ― take from school

woda ze žórła ― water from the spring

The form ze is used also before mnje, mnu (genitive and instrumental of ja (“I”)), and forms of wšón (“all”).

Both z and ze can be used before sobu.

The form zes is colloquial and generally preferred in oral language when there is a special emphasis on it.

References

“z” in Soblex

Zulu

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

The twenty-sixth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

z

z

Translingual

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Symbol

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Gallery

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English

Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

Albanian

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Alemannic German

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Etymology 1

Article

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Etymology 3

Preposition

Azerbaijani

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Basque

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Catalan

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Central Mazahua

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Cimbrian

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Czech

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Dutch

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Egyptian

Etymology 1

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Noun

Inflection

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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Inflection

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Descendants

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Etymology 3