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z

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English Online Dictionary. What means z‎? What does z mean?

Translingual

Pronunciation

Letter

z (upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth and last 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 Z):  Źź  Ẑẑ  Žž  Żż  Ẓẓ  Ẕẕ  Ƶƶ  Ȥȥ  Ⱬⱬ  ᵶ  ᶎ  ʐ  ʑ  ɀ  ᴢ  Zz  DZDzdz  DZDzdz  DŽDždž  DŽDždž
  • Greek ζ, Hebrew ז.

Symbol

z

  1. (metrology) Symbol for the prefix zepto-.
  2. (astronomy) Symbol for the redshift.
  3. (mathematics) Used to denote a real variable when x and y are already in use.
    f ( x , y , z ) = sin x + cos y + tan z {displaystyle f\left(x,y,z\right)=\sin x+\cos y+\tan z}
  4. (mathematics) Used to denote the third coordinate in three-dimensional Cartesian and cylindrical coordinate systems.
    x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1 {displaystyle x^+y^+z^=1}
  5. (mathematics) Used to denote a complex variable.
    z = z z ¯ {displaystyle \left\Vert z\right\Vert =z\cdot {bar }}
  6. (statistics) Used to denote a value of a standard normal random variable.
    P [ Z > z ] = 1 P [ Z < z ] = 1 Φ ( z ) {displaystyle P[Z>z]=1-P[Z<z]=1-\Phi (z)}
  7. (chemistry) Symbol for atomic number.
  8. (IPA) voiced alveolar sibilant
    (superscript) [z]-fricated release of a plosive, sometimes implying an affricate; [z]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [z].
    (superscript) Lushootseed uses this convention for its letter ⟨dᶻ⟩.

Derived terms

Prefix zepto-

Gallery

See also

Other representations of Z:

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Letter name

  • (UK) IPA(key): /zɛd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ziː/
  • (Hong Kong) IPA(key): /ˈɪzə(r)d/, /ɪˈzə(r)d/
  • (India) IPA(key): /ɪˈzɛd/, /ɪˈzɛɖ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛd, -iː

Phoneme

  • IPA(key): /z/

Letter

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

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed, zee, or izzard 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

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

z

  1. (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'
  2. (stenoscript) the sound /ʃ/, /ʒ/, or the sequence /ziː/.
  3. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of as, was, his, she.

Alemannic German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡s/

Etymology 1

Article

z n

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

Etymology 2

Preposition

z

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

Etymology 3

Preposition

z

  1. 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)

  1. The thirty-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): /s̻eta/, [s̻e̞.t̪a]

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Basque alphabet, called zeta 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

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

  • 's (Sette Comuni)

Article

z

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

See also

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

  • ze

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /z/

Preposition

z [+genitive]

  1. from
    Toto víno pochází z Francie.This wine comes from France.
  2. 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 kopceto fall down the hill
    • sundat něco ze/se skříněto take something off the cupboard

Further reading

  • z in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • z in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

See also

  • Previous letter: y

Egyptian

Pronunciation 1

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

Noun

 m

  1. A door bolt of wood or copper [since the Pyramid Texts]
Inflection
Alternative forms

Pronunciation 2

Noun

 m

  1. man (male person) [since the Old Kingdom]
  2. someone, anyone
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
Derived terms
  • z-n-wsrt
Descendants
  • Coptic: ⲥⲁ- (sa-)

Noun

 m

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

Noun

 m

  1. A type of fish [22nd dynasty]
Inflection

References

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

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /zo/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /z/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called zo 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): /ˈtsetː/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

Usage notes

  • Used only in loanwords.

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

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. 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.

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): /zɛd/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

Gothic

Romanization

z

  1. Romanization of 𐌶

Hungarian

Pronunciation

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

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called 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

  • z 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

Ido

Pronunciation

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

Letter

z (upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth 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

  • 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)

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

Usage notes

  • Used only in loanwords from Arabic, English, etc.

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

Letter

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

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

Latin

Etymology

The minuscule form derives from the majuscule Z.

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. 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)

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Latvian alphabet, called 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): /z/

Letter

z (upper case Z)

  1. The thirty-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,  , 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

Lower Sorbian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /z/

Letter

z (upper case Z)

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

See also

  • See Template:list:Latin script letters/dsb.

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)

  1. 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)

  1. with
    .

Malay

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth 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): /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)

  1. The thirtieth 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,  , 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): /set/, /sɛt/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/, /ʃ/

Letter

z

  1. 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)

  1. The twenty-ninth 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

Old Polish

Alternative forms

  • s, se, ze

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz.

Preposition

z [+genitive]

  1. denotes delative movement; off of
  2. denotes elative movement; out of
  3. denotes duration; since
  4. denotes a change of state; from
  5. denotes the composition of an item; from, out of, of
  6. denotes origin or cause; because of, from
  7. with a noun, denotes manner; by means of, from

Preposition

z [+accusative]

  1. denotes delative movement; off of

Preposition

z [+accusative]

  1. denotes delative movement; off of

Particle

z

  1. approximately, about
Descendants
  • Polish: z

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).

Preposition

z [+instrumental]

  1. denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
  2. denotes instrumental relation; with, by means of
  3. denotes origin or cause; because of, from
Descendants
  • Polish: z

References

  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “z”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /z/
  • (letter name) IPA(key): /zɛt/

Letter

z (upper case Z, lower case)

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Polish alphabet, called zet 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

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish z, from Proto-Slavic *jьz.

Alternative forms

  • ze
  • s (obsolete) [19th c.]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /z/, /s/

Preposition

z [+genitive]

  1. Denotes delative movement; off of
    Jesteś z przodu czy z tyłu?Are you at the front or at the back?
  2. Denotes duration; since
  3. Denotes a change of state; from
  4. Denotes origin or cause; because of, from
  5. Denotes elative movement; out of
    Jestem z Polski.I'm from Poland.
    jeden z dziesięciuone out of ten
  6. Denotes the composition of an item; from, out of, of
    motyka z drewnaa hoe made of wood

Particle

z

  1. (colloquial) ish approximately, about
    Synonyms: mniej więcej, około
    Mam z pięć jabłekI have five ish apples.

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Polish z, from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).

Alternative forms

  • ze
  • s (obsolete) [19th c.]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /z/, /s/

Preposition

z [+instrumental]

  1. Denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
    Antonym: bez
  2. 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 top 10,355 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, totaling 8310 times, making it the 7th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

References

Further reading

  • z in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • z in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • “Z”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 20.02.2014
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807-1814), “z”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “z”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1927), “z”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 8, Warsaw, page 1

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /z/
  • (letter name) IPA(key): /ze/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

See also

  • (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à,  â, àã), 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): /z/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. (International Standard) The thirtieth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. (Pan-Vlax) The thirty-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): /z/

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

See also

  • (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă,  â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Πî, 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

Sani

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /z̊³³/

Noun

z

  1. 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

  • (uppercase) Z

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /z/

Preposition

z (Cyrillic spelling з)

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

Synonyms

  • iz, s, sa, š

Letter

z (Cyrillic spelling з)

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

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /z/

Letter

z (upper case Z)

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

See also

  • (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  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

Slovak

Alternative forms

  • zo (see usage notes)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /z/

Preposition

z

  1. from

Usage notes

  • The zo form is used when the following word starts with the letter z, ž, s, š and certain consonant clusters.

Further reading

  • z in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Slovene

Etymology 1

See Translingual section.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s/

Letter

z

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script. Preceded by v and followed by ž.

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s/

Preposition

z

  1. (with instrumental) with, by means of, using
  2. (with instrumental) (together) with, in the company of
  3. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {}.
Alternative forms
  • s (before a voiceless consonant)

Further reading

  • z”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

Swedish

Pronunciation

Letter name
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛːta/
Phoneme
  • IPA(key): /s/
    • Homophones: c (before front vowels), s

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

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

Turkish

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ze 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): /ð/, /z/

Letter

z (upper case Z)

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called ze 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

Zulu

Letter

z (lower case, upper case Z)

  1. The twenty-sixth 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

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