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Translingual
Etymology 1
From the Etruscan letter 𐌃 ( d , “ de ” ) , from the Ancient Greek letter Δ ( D , “ delta ” ) , derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤃 ( d , “ dalet ” ) , from an uncertain origin, likely the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉿 .
Letter
D (lower case d )
The fourth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet .
See also
Etymology 2
A simplification of Ꟈ under the graphic influence of the letter D, from a standardization of Ɔ superposed on a ⋀ or ⊢, from the practice of circling each hundredth ⋀ (now Roman numeral V ), the tally stick notch mark representing five.
Numeral
D (upper case Roman numeral , lower case d )
( Roman numerals ) Five hundred (500).
the five hundredth (500th)
Etymology 3
( chemistry, deuterium ) : abbreviation of deuterium
( computing, hexadecimal 13 ) : From its position as the thirteenth element of the series {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F}
( Germany ) : abbreviation of German word Deutschland ( “ Germany ” )
Symbol
D
( chemistry ) Deuterium , when it needs to be distinguished from ordinary hydrogen .
( computing ) Hexadecimal symbol for thirteen.
A standard size of dry cell battery larger than C .
Vehicle-distinguishing sign for Germany .
( biochemistry ) IUPAC one-letter abbreviation for aspartic acid .
( mathematics ) The differential operator in calculus and analysis.
( linguistics ) A wildcard for an alveolar consonant
( finance ) Long-term bond credit rating by Moody's Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings , indicating that a bond is in default , and the issuer is (or is about to become) bankrupt .
( actuarial notation ) arithmetically decreasing payments
denier ( unit )
( clothing ) Bra cup size .
Gallery
See also
Other representations of D:
English
Etymology 1
From Old English D , a 7th century replacement by Latin upper case letter D of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ ( d , “ daeg ” ) .
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d , plural Ds or D's )
The fourth letter of the English alphabet , called dee and written in the Latin script .
1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm , London: Secker & Warburg , published May 1962 , →OCLC :Boxer could not get beyond the letter D . He would trace out A, B, C, D , in the dust with his great hoof [ …]
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
D (upper case , lower case d )
The ordinal number fourth , derived from this letter of the English alphabet , called dee and written in the Latin script .
Etymology 2
Abbreviations.
Noun
D (countable and uncountable , plural Ds )
Abbreviation of defense . (Can we add an example for this sense?)
( US politics ) Abbreviation of Democrat , especially preceding the constituent location.
Antonym: R ( “ Republican ” )
D -New York
( automotive ) Abbreviation of drive , the setting of an automatic transmission.
( printing ) Abbreviation of duodecimo , as adopted by the American Library Association .
( euphemistic , slang ) Clipping of dick ( “ penis ” ) .
She wants the D !
( electronics ) Abbreviation of data .
( Unicode ) Canonical decomposition
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
( music ) Abbreviation of Deutsch number in the Schubert Thematic Catalogue .
Coordinate term: K ( “ Köchel number ” )
Symphony No. 4 Tragic D 417
( stenoscript ) Abbreviation of day .
See also
Derived terms
Adverb
D
Abbreviation of down (direction).
Adjective
D
Abbreviation of divorced .
Proper noun
D
( with “The” ) The City of Detroit .
( religion ) Abbreviation of Deuteronomist .
Interjection
D
( euphemistic ) Damn .
1879 , W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert , Arthur Sullivan , composer, “I am the Captain of the Pinafore”, in H.M.S. Pinafore; , San Francisco: Bacon & Company, , →OCLC :CAPTAIN. I never use a big, big D — ALL. What, never? CAPTAIN. No, never! ALL. What, never? CAPTAIN. Hardly ever! ALL. Hardly ever swears a big, big D —
References
Etymology 3
From the shape of the upper case letter "D".
Noun
D (plural Ds )
( snooker ) The semicircle on the baulk line , inside which the cue ball must be placed at a break-off .
( soccer ) The penalty arc on a football pitch .
2022 June 11, Ben Fisher, “Brennan Johnson’s late goal denies Belgium and extends the Wales party”, in The Guardian :Johnson, a late substitute, applied the finishing touch but it was move kickstarted by the again-impressive Neco Williams, who skedaddled forward from halfway with the ball in tow before feeding Aaron Ramsey on the edge of the D .
( field hockey ) The penalty arc on a hockey field .
Etymology 4
From the position (4) of the letter D in the English alphabet.
Noun
D (plural Ds )
( education , chiefly Canada , US ) A grade awarded for a class, better than outright failure (which can be F or E depending on the institution) and worse than a C .
Proper noun
D
( computer languages ) A programming language inspired from C++ .
Afar
Letter
D
The tenth letter of the Afar alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , T t , S s , E e , C c , K k , X x , I i , D d , Q q , R r , F f , G g , O o , L l , M m , N n , U u , W w , H h , Y y
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /dɪə/
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fourth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet , 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
Noun
D (plural D's , diminutive D'tjie )
D
Albanian
Pronunciation
Letter
D (D ) (upper case D , lower case d )
The 5th letter of the Standard Albanian Latin-script alphabet.
The 7th letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.
See also
(Greek-script letters ) Α α , Β β , Ƃ ƅ , Γ γ , Γϳ γϳ , Δ δ , D d , Ε ε , Ε̱ ε̱ , Ζ ζ , Ζ̇ ζ̇ , Θ θ , Ι ι , Ϳ ϳ , Κ κ , Κ̇ κ̇ , Λ λ , ΛΛ λλ , Λ̇ λ̇ , Μ μ , Ν ν , Ν̇ ν̇ , Ο ο , Π π , Ρ ρ , Ρ̇ ρ̇ , Σ σ , Σ̈ σ̈ , Τ τ , Ȣ ȣ , Υ υ , Φ φ , Χ χ , Χ̇ χ̇ , ΤΣ τσ , ΤΣ̈ τσ̈ , DΣ dσ , DΣ̈ dσ̈
( 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
Angami
Letter
D
The twenty-fourth letter of the Angami alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) Ü ü , Üi üi , A a , Ai ai , I i , Ie ie , U u , Uo uo , E e , Ei ei , O o , Ou ou , K k , Kh kh , G g , Ng ng , C c , Ch ch , J j , Jh jh , Ny ny , T t , Th th , D d , N n , Ts ts , Tsh tsh , Dz dz , P p , Ph ph , B b , M m , Pf pf , Bv bv , Y y , Yh yh , R r , Rh rh , L l , Lh lh , F f , V v , W w , Wh wh , S s , Sh sh , Z z , Zh zh , H h
Azerbaijani
Letter
D upper case (lower case d )
The fifth 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
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fourth letter of the Basque alphabet , called de 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
Central Franconian
Etymology
/d/ is from West Germanic *d and *þ , in Ripuarian and northernmost Moselle Franconian also from geminated *dd (but not *þþ ).
Pronunciation
Letter
D
A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
Usage notes
Doubling of D and use in the syllable coda
In the German-based spelling, d is doubled after short vowels except in certain function words and when the letter is followed by another consonant within the word stem. In the syllable coda, the choice between d and t may be based on internal analogy, but more often follows the German cognate.
In the Dutch-based spelling, d is doubled after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open. In the syllable coda, internal analogy prevails.
Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
Letter
D (lower case d )
A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.
Chinese
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of D – see 啲 (“a few ; a little bit; some ; a bit; a bit more ; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 啲 ).
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
D
( Internet slang ) to DDOS
Etymology 3
From English disco .
Pronunciation
Noun
D
( Cantonese ) disco
Derived terms
D場 / D场 ( di1 coeng4 ) 落D ( lok6 di1 )
Etymology 4
From Japanese DD( ディーディー ) ( dīdī ) .
Pronunciation
Verb
D
( Internet slang , neologism , ACG , often offensive ) to like (a VTuber )
Derived terms
Etymology 5
Cantonese dok1
Spelling pronunciation in Hong Kong, derived from English dog .
Pronunciation 1
Letter
D
The fourth letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2
Letter
D
The fourth letter used in Pinyin .
Usage notes
《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).
Czech
Letter
D
The sixth letter of the Czech alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) písmeno ; A a , Á á , B b , C c , Č č , D d , Ď ď , E e , É é , Ě ě , F f , G g , H h , Ch ch , I i , Í í , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ň ň , O o , Ó ó , P p , Q q , R r , Ř ř , S s , Š š , T t , Ť ť , U u , Ú ú , Ů ů , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Ý ý , Z z , Ž ž
Dutch
Pronunciation
( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /deː/
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fourth letter of the Dutch alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letter ; A a (Á á , Ä ä ), B b , C c , D d , E e (É é , Ë ë ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Í í , Ï ï , IJ ij ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o (Ó ó , Ö ö ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ú ú , Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y (Ý ý ), Z z
Elfdalian
Letter
D (upper case D , lower case d )
The fourth letter of the Elfdalian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fifth letter of the Esperanto alphabet , called do 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
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fourth letter of the Estonian alphabet , called dee 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 )
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 D for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fourth letter of the Finnish alphabet , called dee and written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
Used only in loanwords except for the weak grade of t.
Derived terms
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
D
Alternative letter-case form of d ( “ D (musical note) ” )
French
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fourth letter of the French alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) lettre ; A a (À à ,  â , Æ æ ), B b , C c (Ç ç ), D d , E e (É é , È è , Ê ê , Ë ë ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Î î , Ï ï ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n (Ñ ñ ), O o (Ô ô , Œ œ ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ù ù , Û û , Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y (Ÿ ÿ ), Z z
German
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fourth letter of the German alphabet , called de and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) Buchstabe ; A a (Ä ä ), 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 (Ö ö ), P p , Q q , R r , S s (ẞ ß ), T t , U u (Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Heiltsuk
Pronunciation
Letter
D (lower case d )
A letter of the Heiltsuk alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Á á , A̓ a̓ , B b , C c , C̓ c̓ , D d , , G g , Gv gv , Ǧ ǧ , Ǧv ǧv , H h , H̓ h̓ , Ħ ħ , I i , Í í , I̓ i̓ , K k , Kv kv , K̓ k̓ , K̓v k̓v , L l , ʼL l̓ , Ḷ ḷ , Ḷ́ ḷ́ , ʼḶ ḷ̓ , Ɫ ɫ , M m , ʼM m̓ , Ṃ ṃ , Ṃ́ ṃ́ , ʼṂ ṃ̓ , N n , ʼN n̓ , Ṇ ṇ , Ṇ́ ṇ́ , ʼṆ ṇ̓ , P p , P̓ p̓ , Q q , Qv qv , Q̓ q̓ , Q̓v q̓v , S s , T t , T̓ t̓ , ƛ , ̓ ƛ̓ , U u , Ú ú , U̓ u̓ , W w , ʼW w̓ , X x , Xv xv , X̌ x̌ , X̌v x̌v , Y y , ʼY y̓ , Z z , ʔ
Hungarian
Compass rose
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of dél ( “ south ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
D (plural D-ek )
s. (south )
Declension
The declined forms below are used only in writing. When speaking, the declined forms of the full word should be used, as shown at dél .
Coordinate terms
(compass points ) égtájak ;
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The sixth letter of the Hungarian alphabet , called dé and written in the Latin script .
Declension
Derived terms
See also
( Latin-script letters) betű ; A a , Á á , B b , C c , Cs cs , D d , Dz dz , Dzs dzs , E e , É é , F f , G g , Gy gy , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , L l , Ly ly , M m , N n , Ny ny , O o , Ó ó , Ö ö , Ő ő , P p , R r , S s , Sz sz , T t , Ty ty , U u , Ú ú , Ü ü , Ű ű , V v , Z z , Zs zs . Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y . Commonly used: ch . Also defined: à ë . In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ .
Icelandic
Letter
D (lower case d )
The fourth 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
Letter
D (lower case d )
The fourth letter of the Ido alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litero ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fourth letter of the Indonesian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) huruf ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Irish
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fourth letter of the Irish alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litir ; A a (Á á ), B b (Bh bh , bhF bhf , bP bp ), C c (Ch ch ), D d (Dh dh , dT dt ), E e (É é ), F f (Fh fh ), G g (gC gc , Gh gh ), H h , I i (Í í ), L l , M m (mB mb , Mh mh ), N n (nD nd , nG ng ), O o (Ó ó ), P p (Ph ph ), R r , S s (Sh sh ), T t (Th th , tS ts ), U u (Ú ú ), V v
( diacritics ) ◌́ ◌̇
( dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type ) Ḃ ḃ , Ċ ċ , Ḋ ḋ , Ḟ ḟ , Ġ ġ , Ṁ ṁ , Ṗ ṗ , Ṡ ẛ ṡ , Ṫ ṫ
Italian
Pronunciation
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : ** /ˈdi/ *
( phonemic realization ) IPA (key ) : /d/
Letter
D f or m (invariable , upper case , lower case d )
The fourth letter of the Italian alphabet , called di and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) lettera ; A a (À à ), B b , C c , D d , E e (É é , È è ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Í í , Ì ì , Î î , J j , K k ), L l , M m , N n , O o (Ó ó , Ò ò ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ú ú , Ù ù ), V v (W w , X x , Y y ), Z z
Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Kashubian
Etymology
The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and D for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The sixth 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
Latin
Letter
D
A letter in the Latin alphabet , representing the sound /d/
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , V v , X x , Y y , Z z
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
Letter
D
D (upper case , lower case d )
The sixth letter of the Latvian alphabet , called dē and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) burts ; A a , Ā ā , B b , C c , Č č , D d , E e , Ē ē , F f , G g , Ģ ģ , H h , I i , Ī ī , J j , K k , Ķ ķ , L l , Ļ ļ , M m , N n , Ņ ņ , O o , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , Ū ū , V v , Z z , Ž ž
Malay
Pronunciation
( name of letter ) IPA (key ) :
( phoneme, syllable-initial ) IPA (key ) :
( phoneme, syllable-final ) IPA (key ) :
Letter
D
The fourth 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
Norwegian Bokmål
Letter
D (lowercase d )
The fourth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål 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 , Æ æ , Ø ø , Å å
Nupe
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fourth 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 D for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The sixth letter of the Polish alphabet , called de 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
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fourth 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
Noun
D m (uncountable )
Abbreviation of dom . ( as a title )
Romani
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The sixth 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
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The sixth letter of the Romanian alphabet , called de or dî 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
Saanich
Pronunciation
Letter
D
The eighth letter of the Saanich alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A , Á , Ⱥ , B , C , Ć , Ȼ , D , E , H , I , Í , J , K , Ꝁ , Ꝃ , ₭ , Ḵ , Ḱ , L , Ƚ , M , N , Ṉ , O , P , Q , S , Ś , T , Ⱦ , Ṯ , Ŧ , U , W , W̱ , X , X̱ , Y , Z , s , ¸
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fourth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet , written in the Latin script . It is preceded by c and followed by e . Its traditional name is dair ( “ oak ” ) .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litir ; A a (À à ), B b (Bh bh ), C c (Ch ch ), D d (Dh dh ), E e (È è ), F f (Fh fh ), G g (Gh gh ), H h , I i (Ì ì ), L l , M m (Mh mh ), N n , O o (Ò ò ), P p (Ph ph ), R r , S s (Sh sh ), T t (Th th ), U u (Ù ù )
( diacritics ) ◌̀
( obsolete vowels ) Á á É é Ó ó
Silesian
Etymology
The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and D for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The sixth 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 , Ŏ ŏ , 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
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
Letter
D (lower case d )
The eighth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bukva ; A a , Â â , B b , C c , Č č , Ʒ ʒ , Ǯ ǯ , D d , Đ đ , E e , F f , G g , Ǧ ǧ , Ǥ ǥ , H h , I i , J j , K k , Ǩ ǩ , L l , M m , N n , Ŋ ŋ , O o , Õ õ , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , V v , Z z , Ž ž , Å å , Ä ä , ʹ
Slovene
Etymology
From Gaj's Latin alphabet D , from Czech alphabet D , from Latin D , from the Etruscan letter 𐌃 ( d , “ de ” ) , from the Ancient Greek letter Δ ( D , “ delta ” ) , derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤃 ( d , “ dalet ” ) , from an uncertain origin, likely the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉿 .
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fifth letter of the Slovene alphabet , written in the Latin script .
The seventh letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script .
The fifth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script .
Noun
D m inan
The name of the Latin script letter D / d .
Inflection
More common when with a definite adjective
Masculine inan., no endings
nom. sing.
D
gen. sing.
D
singular
dual
plural
nominative
D
D
D
accusative
D
D
D
genitive
D
D
D
dative
D
D
D
locative
D
D
D
instrumental
D
D
D
See also
(Latin script letters ) A a , B b , C c , Č č , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , V v , Z z , Ž ž
Đ
Further reading
“D ”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU , portal Fran
Somali
Pronunciation
Letter
D upper case (lower case d )
The seventh letter of the Somali alphabet , called deel and written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
The seventh letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by KH and followed by R .
See also
( Latin-script letters) ʼ , B b , T t , J j , X x , Kh kh , D d , R r , S s , Sh sh , Dh dh , C c , G g , F f , Q q , K k , L l , M m , N n , W w , H h , Y y , A a , E e , I i , O o , U u
Spanish
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fourth letter of the Spanish alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Derived terms
See also
( Latin-script letters) letra ; A a (Á á ), B b , C c , D d , E e (É é ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Í í ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , O o (Ó ó ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ú ú , Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Swedish
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fourth letter of the Swedish alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bokstav ; 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 , Å å , Ä ä , Ö ö
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish D . Each pronunciation has a different source:
Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English D .
Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish D .
Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜇ ( da/ra ) .
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d , Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ )
The fourth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet ), called di and written in the Latin script .
( historical ) The fifth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario ), called de and written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
Sometimes switched with the letter ⟨R ⟩ between vowels, ⟨W⟩ , or ⟨Y⟩ in a word due to lenition of /d/ to /ɾ/ such as dadaan can become daraan . Compare flapping in pronunciation of English medal . The letter does not change if the next consonant is an /ɾ/ (such as madurog does not become marurog ) or /l/ (such as madilim does not become marilim ).
Some words starting with the letter can also become ⟨R ⟩ if the last letter of the preceding word is a vowel, ⟨W⟩ , or ⟨Y⟩ . Examples are daw /raw , dito /rito , dami /rami , and damot /ramot .
On all cases stated above, it is acceptable whether ⟨D⟩ or ⟨R⟩ is used. However, the said phenomena do not occur on proper nouns nor recent loan words.
In the Teresa-Morong dialect, the letter R may interchange with the letter on any position in the word even when not followed by a vowel, ⟨w⟩ , or ⟨y⟩ . (ex. ragat /dagat and bayar /bayad ). Exceptions are recent loanwords, or if the next consonant after a /d/ is /ɾ/ (such as in durog ) or /l/ (such as in dila ).
Often switched with the letter ⟨r⟩ on non-initial positions in early texts which may indicate ancient pronunciation of words.
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
D (upper case , lower case d , Baybayin spelling ᜇ )
The fourth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet ), called da and written in the Latin script .
Further reading
“D ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Turkish
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fifth letter of the Turkish alphabet , called de and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) harf ; A a (Â â ), B b , C c , Ç ç , D d , E e , F f , G g , Ğ ğ , H h , I ı , İ i (Î î ), 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 (Û û ), Ü ü , V v , Y y , Z z
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The sixth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet , called dê , đê , or dờ and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái ; A a (À à , Ả ả , Ã ã , Á á , Ạ ạ ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ , Ẳ ẳ , Ẵ ẵ , Ắ ắ , Ặ ặ ), Â â (Ầ ầ , Ẩ ẩ , Ẫ ẫ , Ấ ấ , Ậ ậ ), B b , C c (Ch ch ), D d , Đ đ , E e (È è , Ẻ ẻ , Ẽ ẽ , É é , Ẹ ẹ ), Ê ê (Ề ề , Ể ể , Ễ ễ , Ế ế , Ệ ệ ), G g (Gh gh , Gi gi ), H h , I i (Ì ì , Ỉ ỉ , Ĩ ĩ , Í í , Ị ị ), K k (Kh kh ), L l , M m , N n (Ng ng , Ngh ngh , Nh nh ), O o (Ò ò , Ỏ ỏ , Õ õ , Ó ó , Ọ ọ ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ , Ổ ổ , Ỗ ỗ , Ố ố , Ộ ộ ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ , Ở ở , Ỡ ỡ , Ớ ớ , Ợ ợ ), P p (Ph ph ), Q q (Qu qu ), R r , S s , T t (Th th , Tr tr ), U u (Ù ù , Ủ ủ , Ũ ũ , Ú ú , Ụ ụ ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ , Ử ử , Ữ ữ , Ứ ứ , Ự ự ), V v , X x , Y y (Ỳ ỳ , Ỷ ỷ , Ỹ ỹ , Ý ý , Ỵ ỵ )
Welsh
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fifth letter of the Welsh alphabet , called di and written in the Latin script . It is preceded by Ch and followed by Dd .
Mutation
See also
( Latin-script letters) llythyren ; A a (Á á , À à , Â â , Ä ä ), B b , C c , Ch ch , D d , Dd dd , E e (É é , È è , Ê ê , Ë ë ), F f , Ff ff , G g , Ng ng , H h , I i (Í í , Ì ì , Î î , Ï ï ), J j , L l , Ll ll , M m , N n , O o (Ó ó , Ò ò , Ô ô , Ö ö ), P p , Ph ph , R r , Rh rh , S s , T t , Th th , U u (Ú ú , Ù ù , Û û , Ü ü ), W w (Ẃ ẃ , Ẁ ẁ , Ŵ ŵ , Ẅ ẅ ), Y y (Ý ý , Ỳ ỳ , Ŷ ŷ , Ÿ ÿ )
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “D ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Letter
D (upper case , lower case d )
The third letter of the Yoruba alphabet , called dí 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
( 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
D (upper case , lower case d )
The fourth 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