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Translingual
Etymology
Letter
n (upper case N )
The fourteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet .
in Romanization:
of the Hebrew נ \ ן ( “ nun”, “nūn ” ) in the Common Israeli, Hebrew Academy (1953 and 2006), and ISO 259 transliteration schemes
of the Hebrew נּ ( “ nun”, “nūn ḥāzāq ” ) in the Common Israeli transliteration scheme
Synonyms
( Romanization of נּ , “nun”, “nūn ḥāzāq” ) : nn ( in the Hebrew Academy (1953 and 2006) and ISO 259 transliteration schemes )
Further reading
Pronunciation
Pronunciation of IPA with the sound : (file )
Symbol
n
( IPA ) voiced alveolar nasal .
( superscript ⟨ⁿ⟩ ) nasal release (of any articulation), prenasalization , -coloring or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic – see also ⁿ .
( statistics ) Sample size.
( physics ) neutron .
Coordinate terms: p , e
( mathematics ) An arbitrary natural number .
Gallery
See also
Other representations of N:
Further reading
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N , plural ns or n's )
The fourteenth letter of the English alphabet , called en and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letter ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Number
n (lower case , upper case N )
The ordinal number fourteenth , derived from this letter of the English alphabet , called en and written in the Latin script .
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Abbreviations.
Noun
n
Abbreviation of north .
Alternative forms: n. , N
( grammar ) Abbreviation of noun .
Alternative form: n.
( organic chemistry ) normal
Neutral
No
Translations
Adjective
n
( grammar ) Abbreviation of neuter (gender).
Alternative form: n.
Translations
Conjunction
n
Contraction of and ; chiefly used in set phrases .
Alternative form: 'n'
Etymology 3
Abbreviations.
n
( stenoscript ) the sound sequence /ɛn/.
( stenoscript ) Abbreviation of in .
( stenoscript ) Abbreviation of no , inflections none , nor , not , neither , and homophone know .
Aromanian
Preposition
n
Alternative form of ãn
Azerbaijani
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
n lower case (upper case N )
The twentieth 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
Etymology 2
Abbreviation.
Noun
n
Abbreviation of iyun ( “ June ” ) .
Usage notes
Used to prevent the mishearing of iyun ( “ June ” ) as iyul ( “ July ” ) ; see also l .
Bambara
Pronoun
n
I
Basque
Pronunciation
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The fourteenth letter of the Basque alphabet , called ene 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 Mazahua
Pronunciation
Letter
n (upper case N )
A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ⱥ ⱥ , A̱ a̱ , B b , C c , Cꞌ cꞌ , Cj cj , Cu cu , Cꞌu cꞌu , Cju cju , Ch ch , Chꞌ chꞌ , Chj chj , D d , Dy dy , E e , Ɇ ɇ , E̱ e̱ , G g , Gu gu , Hu hu , ꞌHu ꞌhu , I i , I̱ i̱ , J j , Jꞌ jꞌ , Jm jm , Jn jn , Jñ jñ , Ju ju , Jy jy , L l , M m , Mꞌ mꞌ , N n , Nꞌ nꞌ , Ñ ñ , Ñꞌ ñꞌ , O o , Ø ø , O̱ o̱ , P p , Pj pj , R r , S s , T t , Tꞌ tꞌ , Tj tj , Ts ts , Tsꞌ tsꞌ , Tsj tsj , U u , Ꞹ ꞹ , U̱ u̱ , X x , Z z , Zh zh , ꞌ
Chinese
Pronunciation
Numeral
n
Alternative spelling of N
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The fourteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
Previous letter: m
Next letter: o
See also
Egyptian
Etymology 1
Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⵏ ( n , “ of ” ) and Proto-Semitic *lV- , whence Hebrew לְ־ ( lə- , “ to, for, of ” ) and Arabic لِـ ( li- , “ to, for, belonging to ” ) .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Preposition
to , for ( dative )
in the direction of, towards
( of time ) for , until
because of
used idiomatically with certain verbs
Inflection
Before a noun it can be written thus:
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of n
This should not be confused with the negative particle, which is written identically.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
Abbreviation of nj ( “ of, belonging to (genitival adjective) ” ) .
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Pronoun
pl 1. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun
we , us (see usage notes)
Usage notes
This form of pronoun is an enclitic that must directly follow the word it modifies. Its meaning depends on its context:
When it follows a verb, it indicates the object of the verb.
In the second and third person when it follows an adjective, it forms the subject of an adjectival sentence.
When it follows a relative adjective, such as ntj , ntt , or jsṯ , it indicates the subject of the relative clause (usually only in the first person singular and third person common).
When it follows an imperative, it indicates the subject or the object of the verb.
When it follows a particle like m .k , it indicates the subject of the clause.
When attached to a preposition, it indicates the object of the preposition.
Inflection
Old Egyptian personal pronouns
number
first person
second person
third person
masculine
feminine
masculine
feminine
suffix pronouns
singular
∅ , .j
.k , .kj 1
.ṯ , .ṯn
.f , .fj 1
.s , .sj 1
dual
.nj
.ṯnj
.snj
plural
.n
.ṯn
.sn
enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns
singular
w , wj , wy
kw , k , ṯw , ṯ
ṯm , ṯn
sw , s
s
dual
—
ṯnj
snj
plural
n
ṯn
sn
stressed (‘independent’) pronouns
singular
jnk
ṯwt
ṯmt
swt
stt
dual
—
—
ntsnj
plural
—
ntṯn
ntsn , jntsn
stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings
singular
.kj , .k
.tj , .t
∅ , .j
.tj , .t
dual
—
.tjwn
.wy , .wj
.ty
plural
.wn , .nw
∅ , .w , .y , .wy
.tj , .t
Only when attached to a dual noun or prospective participle.
Middle Egyptian personal pronouns
number
first person
second person
third person
masculine
feminine
masculine
feminine
suffix pronouns
singular
∅ , .j
.k , .kj 1
.ṯ , .t
.f , .fj 1
.s , .sj 1
dual2
.nj
.ṯnj , .tnj
.snj
plural
.n
.ṯn , .tn
.sn , .w 3
enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns
singular
wj , w
ṯw , tw
ṯn , tn
sw , st
sj , s , st
plural
n
ṯn , tn
sn , st
stressed (‘independent’) pronouns
singular
jnk
ntk , ṯwt 2
ntṯ , ntt , ṯwt 2
ntf , swt 2
nts , swt 2
plural
jnn 3
ntṯn , nttn
ntsn
stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings
singular
.kw
.tj , .t , .tw 3
∅ , .w
.tj , .t , .tw 3
plural
.wn , .wjn
.tjwn , .tjwnj
∅ , .w , .y
proclitic (‘subject form’) pronouns3
singular
tw.j
tw.k
tw.t
sw
sj , st
plural
tw.n
tw.tn
st
Only when attached to a dual noun or prospective participle.
Only in formal texts, especially religious texts.
Only in postclassical (Neo-Middle Egyptian ) texts.
Late Egyptian personal pronouns
number
first person
second person
third person
masculine
feminine
masculine
feminine
suffix pronouns
singular
∅ , .j
.k , .kw
.t
.f , .fj
.s , .st , .sw
plural
.n
.tn , .twn
.w , .sn 1
enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns1
singular
wj
tw , tj
sw , st
plural
n , wn
twn
sn , st
stressed (‘independent’) pronouns
singular
jnk
mntk , mtwk
mntt , mtwy
mntf
mntst , mntjst
plural
jnn
mnttn
mntw
stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings1
singular
.kw , .k
.tj , .tw
∅ , .w , .y
.tj , .tw
plural
.nw
.tn
∅ , .w , .y
unmarked (later)
∅ , .tw
proclitic (‘subject form’) pronouns
singular
tw.j
tw.k
tw.t
sw
st , sw
plural
tw.n
tw.tn
st , sw , swt
Only in formal texts, especially religious texts.
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of n
References
James P Allen (2010 ) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs , 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN , pages 43, 51, 86–87, 90–91, 117–118, 127 .
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962 ) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian , Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN , page 124
Junge, Friedrich (2005 ) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction , second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, page 77
^ Hoch, James (1997 ) Middle Egyptian Grammar , Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN , page 15
^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995 ) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN , page 47
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The eighteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet , called no 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
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The fourteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet , called enn and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) täht ; A a , B b (C c ), D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p (Q q ), R r , S s , Š š , Z z , Ž ž , T t , U u , V v (W w ), Õ õ , Ä ä , Ö ö , Ü ü (X x , Y y )
Faroese
Pronunciation
Letter
n (upper case N )
The sixteenth letter of the Faroese alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bókstavur ; A a , Á á , B b , D d , Ð ð , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ó ó , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , Ú ú , V v , Y y , Ý ý , Æ æ , Ø ø
Finnish
Etymology
The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on 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 n for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈæn/ , ( letter name )
IPA (key ) : /ˈen/ , ( letter name, dated )
Rhymes: -æn
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The fourteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet , called än or en and written in the Latin script .
Noun
n
Abbreviation of naiset ( “ ladies ” ) ( used to mark toilets and similar installations to be for women only )
Synonyms: naiset , ( rare ) rouvat
Antonyms: m , miehet , ( rare ) herrat
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
French
Pronunciation
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The fourteenth letter of the French alphabet , written in the Latin script .
1837 , Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche fr.Wikisource , translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:Avec ces propos et d’autres semblables, le pauvre gen tilhomme perdait le jugement. Il passait les n uits et se donn ait la torture pour les compren dre, pour les approfon dir, pour leur tirer le sen s des en trailles, ce qu’Aristote lui-même n ’aurait pu faire, s’il fût ressuscité tout exprès pour cela. With these passages and other similar ones, the poor gentleman lost his judgement. He spent his nights and tortured himself to understand them, to consider them more deeply, to take from them their deepest meaning, which Aristotle himself would not have been able to do, had he been resurrected for that very purpose.
Fula
Pronunciation
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
A letter of the Fula alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
See also
( Latin-script letters) karfeeje ; ' , A a , B b , Mb mb , Ɓ ɓ , C c , D d , Nd nd , Ɗ ɗ , E e , F f , G g , Ng ng , Ɠ ɠ , H h , I i , J j , Nj nj , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ŋ ŋ , Ñ ñ , Ɲ ɲ , O o , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , W w , Y y , Ƴ ƴ
German
Pronunciation
Article
n
Nonstandard form of 'n .
1984 , Wolfdietrich Schnurre, Ein Unglücksfall: Roman , page 172 :„Hat uns vorhin so n Mensch von der Dingsbums gebracht.“ „Von der Kultusgemeinde.“ Avrom hebt zwinkernd die Augen vom Buch; er lächelt. Muß ne anrührende Stelle gewesen sein, was er da grade liest. „Was heißt ‚so n Mensch‘.“ (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1999 , Regula Schmidlin, Wie Deutschschweizer Kinder schreiben und erzählen lernen :[ …] also die Geschichte hab ich genannt (äh) die Froschsuche weil da war so n Junge und mit em Hund und die haben dauernd ihren Frosch immer angeguckt im Wasser und dann einmal in der Nacht is er weggehüpft [ …] (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2012 , Gustav Falke, Die Kinder Aus Ohlsens Gang , page 92 :»Wenn ick de jungen Lüd nich harr und de Kinner – so n Mann, Herr Lehrer, so n Mann! aber ick hev en nu. He schall mi mol Muck seggn. Rut smiet ick em.« »Das lassen Sie nur lieber nach, Frau Krahnstöver. [ …] « (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2014 , Manuel Mayer, Schwule Akten: Fußballstar und Tennisprofi geoutet , Himmelstürmer Verlag, page 58 :Und da Sex Sponsoren anzieht, würde so n Kerl ein so großes Medienecho hervorrufen, sodass wir noch Jahrhunderte davon hören würden ... (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Gothic
Romanization
n
Romanization of 𐌽
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From African origin. Cognate with Kabuverdianu n .
Pronoun
n
I (first person singular)
Haitian Creole
Etymology
Contraction of nou , from French nous .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
n
Contraction of nou .
Haruai
Pronoun
n
I
References
Jef Verschueren, Pragmatics at Issue: Selected Papers (1991, →ISBN
Bernard Comrie, Maria Polinsky, Causatives and Transitivity (1993, →ISBN , page 317: Haruai has a serial verb construction, in which all verbs but the last take no inflections whatsoever (the only instance in Haruai where a verb can appear inflectionless), as in (3): n dw röbö p-n-a I go water get-FUT(-1SG)-DEC
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ˈnuː/
( phoneme ) /n/
Letter
n
The tenth letter of the Hawaiian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a (Ā ā ), E e (Ē ē ), I i (Ī ī ), O o (Ō ō ), U u (Ū ū ), H h , K k , L l , M m , N n , P p , W w , ʻ
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The twenty-second letter of the Hungarian alphabet , called enn and written in the Latin script .
character as a unit of measurement ( one of the basic elements making up a text file or string )
Synonyms: karakter , leütés , betűhely
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
n in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Letter
n (upper case N )
The seventeenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bókstafur ; A a , Á á , B b , D d , Ð ð , E e , É é , F f , G g , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ó ó , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , Ú ú , V v , X x , Y y , Ý ý , Þ þ , Æ æ , Ö ö
Ido
Pronunciation
( context pronunciation ) IPA (key ) : /n/
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ne/
Letter
n (upper case N )
The fourteenth 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
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
( context pronunciation ) IPA (key ) : /n/
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ɛn/
Letter
n (upper case N )
The fourteenth 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
Etymology 2
From English n ( “ shortening of and ” ) .
Conjunction
n
( text messaging , slang ) Abbreviation of dan .
Synonyms
Italian
Letter
n f or m (invariable , lower case , upper case N )
The twelfth letter of the Italian alphabet , called enne and written in the Latin script .
Japanese
Romanization
n
Rōmaji transcription of ん
Rōmaji transcription of ン
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From African origin.
Pronoun
n
I (first person singular)
Kabyle
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *n , from Proto-Afroasiatic . Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⵏ ( n ) , see there for more.
Preposition
n
of , genitive preposition
azemz n tlalit date of birth
used between a numeral and a noun
Ttmeslayeɣ snat n tutlayin. I speak two languages. (literally, “I-speak two of languages ”)
used before a year
di useggas n 2021 in 2021 (literally, “in year of 2021 ”)
Kankanaey
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog n . Letter pronunciation is influenced by English n .
Pronunciation
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The fourteenth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet , called en and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letra ; 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
References
Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016 ) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography ] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN , pages 10-11
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 n for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The nineteenth 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
Korean
Numeral
n • (en )
Alternative spelling of N ( en ) .
Ladin
Article
n
a (+ masculine noun)
See also
Lashi
Pronunciation
Interjection
n
OK
References
Mark Wannemacher (2011 ) A phonological overview of the Lacid language , Chiang Mai: Payap University., page 11
Latin
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
A letter in the Latin alphabet , representing the sound /n/
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
N
n (lower case , upper case N )
The twenty-first letter of the Latvian alphabet , called en and written in the Latin script .
See also
Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
burti : 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
Livonian
Pronunciation
Letter
n (upper case N )
The twentieth 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
Malay
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The fourteenth 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 ) : /n/
IPA (key ) : /m/ ( by assimilation to a following labial )
IPA (key ) : /n/ , ( by assimilation to a following velar )
Letter
n (upper case N )
The eighteenth 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
Mandarin
Romanization
n
Nonstandard spelling of ń .
Nonstandard spelling of ň .
Nonstandard spelling of ǹ .
Usage notes
Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Navajo
Letter
n (upper case N )
A letter of the Navajo alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a (Á á , Ą ą , Ą́ ą́ ), B b , Ch ch , Chʼ chʼ , D d , Dl dl , Dz dz , E e (É é , Ę ę , Ę́ ę́ ), G g , Gh gh , H h , Hw hw , X x , I i (Í í , Į į , Į́ į́ ), J j , K k , Kʼ kʼ , Kw kw , ʼ , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n (Ń ń ), O o (Ó ó , Ǫ ǫ , Ǫ́ ǫ́ ), S s , Sh sh , T t , Tʼ tʼ , Tł tł , Tłʼ tłʼ , Ts ts , Tsʼ tsʼ , W w , Y y , Z z , Zh zh
North Frisian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : , ( in ng, nk ) , ( syllabic ) , ,
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
A letter of the North Frisian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
As in German, the unstressed syllable ⟨en ⟩ usually becomes syllabic , which further assimilates to preceding stop consonants as , , , .
See also
( North Frisian letters ) : a , ä , å , ā , b , c , d , đ , e , ē , f , g , h , i , j , k , l , m , n , o , ö , p , r , s , t , u , ü , v , w (q , x , y , z )
Norwegian
Pronunciation
( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /enː/ , /ɛnː/
( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /n/ , ( in rn ) /ɳ/ , ( in ng and nk ) /ŋ/
Letter
n
The fourteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Nupe
Pronunciation
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The seventeenth 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 n for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
Letter
n (upper case N , lower case )
The eighteenth letter of the Polish alphabet , called en 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
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The fourteenth 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
Etymology 2
Adverb
n
( Internet slang , text messaging ) Abbreviation of não ( “ not ” ) .
eu n sei ― I don't know.
Noun
n m (invariable )
( Internet slang , text messaging ) Abbreviation of não ( “ no ” ) .
Interjection
n
( Internet slang , text messaging ) Abbreviation of não ( “ no ” ) .
Romani
Pronunciation
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
( International Standard ) The eighteenth letter of the Romani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
( Pan-Vlax ) The nineteenth 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
n (lower case , upper case N )
The seventeenth letter of the Romanian alphabet , called en , ne , or nî 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
Saterland Frisian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Article
n
unstressed form of aan , een ; a , an
Usage notes
When followed by an adjective and modifying a feminine noun, the form ne may be used.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Article
n
unstressed form of dän
References
Marron C. Fort (2015 ) Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht , Buske, →ISBN , page 779
Scottish Gaelic
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The twelfth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet , written in the Latin script . It is preceded by m and followed by o . Its traditional name is nuin ( “ ash ” ) .
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
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Letter
n (Cyrillic spelling н )
The 19th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet, preceded by m and followed by nj .
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 n for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The seventeenth 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
n (upper case N )
The twenty-second letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bukva ; A a , Â â , B b , C c , Č č , Ʒ ʒ , Ǯ ǯ , D d , Đ đ , E e , F f , G g , Ǧ ǧ , Ǥ ǥ , H h , I i , J j , K k , Ǩ ǩ , L l , M m , N n , Ŋ ŋ , O o , Õ õ , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , V v , Z z , Ž ž , Å å , Ä ä , ʹ
Spanish
Pronunciation
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The fourteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Swedish
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The fourteenth 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 1
Borrowed from Spanish n . Each pronunciation has a different source:
Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English n .
Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜈ ( na ) .
Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish n .
Pronunciation
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N , Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ )
The fourteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet ), called en and written in the Latin script .
See also
(Latin-script letters ) titik ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , Ng ng , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N , Baybayin spelling ᜈ )
The eleventh letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet ), called na and written in the Latin script .
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N , Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒ ) ( historical )
The sixteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario ), called ene and written in the Latin script .
See also
(Latin-script letters ) titik ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , Ng ng , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Etymology 2
From the Abakada alphabet letter n being pronounced as na .
Pronunciation
Adverb
n (Baybayin spelling ᜈ ) ( text messaging )
Abbreviation of na .
Further reading
“n ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Tarifit
Preposition
n (Tifinagh spelling ⵏ )
genitive marker
indicates possession : of , -'s
taddart n tmɣart The house of the woman.
yeǧi-s n waryaz-nni That man's daughter.
indicates the relationship of a noun and their place of origin
tiḥenjirin n Arif The girls of the Rif.
indicates a relationship between family members : son of , daughter of
Mimun n Ɛmar Mimun the son of Umar.
expresses quantity
arbɛa n tfunasin Four cows.
Usage notes
Nouns following the preposition n are placed in the construct state .
Inflection
Tlingit
Pronunciation
Letter
n (upper case N )
A letter of the Tlingit alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
Canada: ( Latin-script letters) A a , Á á , À à , Â â , Ch ch , Chʼ chʼ , D d , Dł dł , Dz dz , E e , É é , È è , Ê ê , G g , Gw gw , Gh gh , Ghw ghw , H h , I i , Í í , Ì ì , Î î , J j , K k , Kw kw , Kʼ kʼ , Kʼw kʼw , Kh kh , Khw khw , Khʼ khʼ , Khʼw khʼw (L l ), Ł ł , Łʼ łʼ (M m ), N n (O o ), S s , Sʼ sʼ , Sh sh , T t , Tʼ tʼ , Tl tl , Tlʼ tlʼ , Ts ts , Tsʼ tsʼ , U u , Ú ú , Ù ù , Û û , W w , X x , Xw xw , Xʼ xʼ , Xʼw xʼw , Xh xh , Xhw xhw , Xhʼ xhʼ , Xhʼw xhʼw , Y y (Ÿ ÿ ), ․
US: ( Latin-script letters) A a , Á á , Aa aa , Áa áa , Ch ch , Chʼ chʼ , D d , Dl dl , Dz dz , E e , É é , Ee ee , Ée ée , Ei ei , Éi éi , G g , Gw gw , G̱ g̱ , G̱w g̱w , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , Kw kw , Kʼ kʼ , Kʼw kʼw , Ḵ ḵ , Ḵw ḵw , Ḵʼ ḵʼ , Ḵʼw ḵʼw , L l , Lʼ lʼ (Ḻ ḻ , M m ), N n (O o ), Oo oo , Óo óo , S s , Sʼ sʼ , Sh sh , T t , Tʼ tʼ , Tl tl , Tlʼ tlʼ , Ts ts , Tsʼ tsʼ , U u , Ú ú , W w , X x , Xw xw , Xʼ xʼ , Xʼw xʼw , X̱ x̱ , X̱w x̱w , X̱ʼ x̱ʼ , X̱ʼw x̱ʼw , Y y (Ÿ ÿ , Y̱ y̱ ), ․
Turkish
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The seventeenth letter of the Turkish alphabet , called ne 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
Turkmen
Pronunciation
Letter
n (upper case N )
The sixteenth letter of the Turkmen alphabet , called en 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
Welsh
Pronunciation
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The eighteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet , called èn and written in the Latin script . It is preceded by m and followed by o .
Mutation
n cannot mutate in Welsh.
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), “n ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Xhosa
n (lower case,upper case N )
The fourteenth letter of the Xhosa alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Yele
Pronunciation
Letter
n (upper case N )
A letter of the Yele alphabet.
Derived terms
The digraph ⟨nd ⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ⁿʈ/
The digraph ⟨ng ⟩ transcribes /ŋ/
The trigraph ⟨ngm ⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ŋ͡m/
The digraph ⟨nj ⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ⁿt̪ʲ/
The digraph ⟨nk ⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ⁿk/
The digraph ⟨nm ⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ɳ͡m/
The digraph ⟨nt ⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ⁿt̪/
Palatalized consonants are written ⟨ndy, nmy, ny⟩ (the last being /ɳʲ/ ), labialized consonants as ⟨ngw, nkw⟩ .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , â , b , Ch ch , D d , e , é , ê , Gh gh , i , î , j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ń ń , o , ó , P p , T t , U u , V v , W w , Y y , ꞉
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The fifteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet , called ní 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
Etymology 2
ín , í (Èkìtì)
mí (Ìjẹ̀ṣà, Ìjẹ̀bú)
Pronunciation
Particle
ń
Marks the imperfective aspect, for actions that are not completed.
Derived terms
máa ń ( “ habitual tense marker ” )
Etymology 3
Compare with Igbo m
Pronunciation
Pronoun
n̄ or n
Alternative form of mo ( “ I ” ) ( used in negative or future sentences, or with kí )
Zulu
Letter
n (lower case , upper case N )
The fourteenth 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