English Online Dictionary. What means z? What does z mean?
Translingual
Pronunciation
Letter
z (upper case Z)
- 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
- (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.
- (mathematics) Used to denote the third coordinate in three-dimensional Cartesian and cylindrical coordinate systems.
- (mathematics) Used to denote a complex variable.
- (statistics) Used to denote a value of a standard normal random variable.
- (chemistry) Symbol for atomic number.
- (IPA) a voiced alveolar sibilant.
- (superscript ⟨ᶻ⟩) [z]-fricated release of a plosive, sometimes implying an affricate; [z]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [z].
- Lushootseed uses this convention for its alphabetic letter ⟨dᶻ⟩.
Derived terms
- Prefix zepto-
Gallery
- Letter styles
See also
Other representations of Z:
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter name
- (UK) IPA(key): /zɛd/
- (US) IPA(key): /zi/
- (Hong Kong) IPA(key): /iˈzɛd/, /ɪˈzɛd/ (from izzard)
- (India) IPA(key): /ɪˈzɛd/, /ɪˈzɛɖ/
- Rhymes: -ɛd, -iː
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
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
- (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.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
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
z
- unstressed form of of zue
- Mir wonen z Züri. ― We live in Zurich.
Etymology 3
Preposition
z
- 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.
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)
- 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
- (Luserna) the; definite article for two declensions:
- nominative singular neuter
- 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]
- 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
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)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- Previous letter: y
Egyptian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /zɛ/, /zɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ze, za
Noun
m
- door bolt of wood or copper [since the Pyramid Texts]
Inflection
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /zɛ/, /zɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ze, za
Noun
m
- 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:
- 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
Derived terms
- z-n-wsrt
Descendants
- Coptic: ⲥⲁ- (sa-)
Noun
m
- being, creature (used of a snake) [Pyramid Texts]
Inflection
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /zɛ/, /zɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ze, za
Noun
m
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
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 z for 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.
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)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Gothic
Romanization
z
- Romanization of 𐌶
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
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- The twenty-first letter of the Italian alphabet, called zeta and written in the Latin script.
Kashubian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈs/
- Syllabification: z
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.
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
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.
Preposition
z
- from, out of [+genitive]
Alternative forms
- ze, zez
Etymology 3
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n).
Preposition
z
- Denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside [+instrumental]
Alternative forms
- ze, zez
Further reading
- Stefan Ramułt (1893), “z”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego, page 258
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “z”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi, volume 2, page 1439
- “z”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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.
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)
- The thirty-eighth 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
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.
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)
- 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.
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)
- 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, 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): /set/, /sɛt/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/, /ʃ/
Letter
z
- 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.
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 Czech
Alternative forms
- ze
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.
Preposition
z
- from, out of [+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 [+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 [+accusative]
- denotes delative movement; off of
Preposition
z [+accusative]
- denotes delative movement; off of
Particle
z
- approximately, about
Alternative forms
- s, se, ze
Descendants
- Polish: z
- Silesian: z
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n). First attested in the 14th century.
Preposition
z [+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
- Silesian: 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
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): /z/, or IPA(key): /s/ if devoiced
- (letter name) IPA(key): /zɛt/
Letter
z (upper case Z, lower case)
- 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]
- 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
z
- (colloquial) ish approximately, about
- Synonyms: mniej więcej, około
- Mam z pięć jabłek ― I 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]
- 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
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
- (letter name) IPA(key): /'ze/
Letter
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- 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 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): /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.
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)
- The thirty-first letter of the Romanian alphabet, called ze, zet, zed, or zî 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
Sani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z̊³³/
Noun
z
- 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/
Letter
z (upper case Z)
- A letter of the Seri alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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.
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
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Polish z.
Preposition
z [+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.
Preposition
z [+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
Further reading
- z in silling.org
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.
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
Slovak
Alternative forms
- zo (see usage notes)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z/
Preposition
z
- 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): /z/
Letter
z
- 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): /z/
Preposition
z
- (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)
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]
- 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
From Spanish z. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English z.
- Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish z.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: z
- (letter name, Filipino alphabet):
- IPA(key): /zi/, [zɪ]
- IPA(key): /si/, [sɪ]
- (letter name, Abecedario):
- IPA(key): /ˈzeta/, [ˈzɛ.tɐ]
- IPA(key): /ˈseta/, [ˈsɛ.tɐ]
- (phoneme):
- IPA(key): /z/, [z]
- IPA(key): /s/, [s]
- Rhymes: -i, -eta
Letter
z (lower case, upper case Z, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒ)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called zi 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.
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
Letter
z (lower case, upper case Z, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ)
- (historical) The twenty-eighth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called zeta and written in the Latin script.
Further reading
- “z”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Turkish
Letter
z (lower case, upper case Z)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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