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Translingual
Letter
q (upper case Q)
- The seventeenth 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 Q): Ɋɋ ʠ Ｑｑ ȹ
- With hook: ʠ
Pronunciation
IPA (file)
Symbol
q
- Abbreviation of quecto-.
- (IPA) voiceless uvular plosive.
- (superscript ⟨𐞥⟩) – see ⟨𐞥⟩.
- (NAPA) as in IPA.
- (physics) electrical charge
- (physics) heat
- (fluid dynamics) dynamic pressure
Synonyms
Gallery
- Letter styles
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Uppercase and lowercase versions of , in normal and italic type -
Uppercase and lowercase Q in Fraktur
See also
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Other representations of Q:
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q, plural qs or q's)
- The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
The name of this letter is spelled cue or formerly cu.
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
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The ordinal number seventeenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2
Noun
q (plural q's)
- (athletics) Abbreviation of non-automatic qualification: indicates an athlete who qualifies to the next round either by time as a fastest loser (in track events) or by position without achieving the qualifying target (in field events).
- Coordinate term: Q (“automatic qualification”)
- Abbreviation of question.
- Alternative form: Q
Related terms
Etymology 3
Determiner
q
Related terms
Etymology 4
q
- (stenoscript) the sound sequence /ŋk/, /kw/ or /kjuː/.
See also
Albanian
Pronunciation
Letter
q (upper case Q)
- The twenty-third 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
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Letter
q lower case (upper case Q)
- The seventeenth 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
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The eighteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called ku and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.
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
Blin
Pronunciation
Letter
q (uppercase Q)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Estonian
Pronunciation
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called kuu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used only in foreign words.
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 q for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called kuu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords qu is replaced with kv.
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): /ky/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -y
- Homophones: cul, culs, cu, cus, ku, kus, qu, qus
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun
q m (plural q)
- Abbreviation of quintal.
See also
Further reading
- “q”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Gothic
Romanization
q
- Romanization of 𐌵
Greenlandic
Pronunciation
Letter
q
- The thirteenth letter of the Greenlandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- A letter of the extended Hungarian alphabet, called kú and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
It is a symbol of the (somewhat dated) unit of mázsa (100 kilos or a quintal, approx. two hundredweight).
It occurs in the following terms, along with their derivations and compounds: becquerel, (archaic spelling: boutique →) butik, cinquecento, conditio sine qua non, denique, donquijoték (plural), IQ, kvad or quad, quantum satis, quaestor, quaestura, quattrocento, quisling, quodlibet, QR-kód, squash, and tequila.
Also in some foreign proper names chiefly from Latin, French, and Spanish, including Aquincum, Aquinói Szent Tamás (Thomas Aquinas), Don Quijote, Dunkerque, García Márquez, Jacques Offenbach, Martinique, Montesquieu, Quartier Latin, Québec, Quintilianus, Quintus Pontius Pilatus, Quito, Torquato Tasso, and Velázquez.
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | q | q-k |
| accusative | q-t | q-kat |
| dative | q-nak | q-knak |
| instrumental | q-val | q-kkal |
| causal-final | q-ért | q-kért |
| translative | q-vá | q-kká |
| terminative | q-ig | q-kig |
| essive-formal | q-ként | q-kként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | q-ban | q-kban |
| superessive | q-n | q-kon |
| adessive | q-nál | q-knál |
| illative | q-ba | q-kba |
| sublative | q-ra | q-kra |
| allative | q-hoz | q-khoz |
| elative | q-ból | q-kból |
| delative | q-ról | q-król |
| ablative | q-tól | q-któl |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
q-é | q-ké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
q-éi | q-kéi |
| Possessive forms of q | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | q-m | q-im |
| 2nd person sing. | q-d | q-id |
| 3rd person sing. | q-ja | q-i |
| 1st person plural | q-nk | q-ink |
| 2nd person plural | q-tok | q-itok |
| 3rd person plural | q-juk | q-ik |
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
- q 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, always found before the letter U) IPA(key): /kw/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /kwe/
Letter
q (upper case Q)
- The seventeenth 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
Letter
q (upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Alternative forms
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 similarity pronunciation of q in English and -ku in Indonesian.
Pronoun
q
- (text messaging, slang) Abbreviation of aku.
Inupiaq
Pronunciation
Letter
q (upper case Q)
- A letter of the Inupiaq alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Italian
Pronunciation
Letter
q f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case Q)
- The fifteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called cu and written in the Latin script.
Kâte
Letter
q
- The voiceless stop /k͡p/, vs. curly-tail ⟨ɋ⟩, which is voiced /ɡ͡b/.
Kwak'wala
Alternative forms
- ⟨ḵ⟩ in Uʼmista orthography (standard Kwakʼwala)
Pronunciation
Letter
q (upper case Q)
- (Liqʼwala dialect) A letter of the Kwak'wala alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Latin
Letter
q
- A letter of the Latin alphabet.
Lushootseed
Pronunciation
Letter
q
- The thirty-first letter of the Lushootseed alphabet.
Malay
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth 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
Etymology
Pronunciation
Letter
q (upper case Q)
- The twenty-first 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
Mam
Pronunciation
Letter
q (uppercase Q)
Norwegian
Pronunciation
Letter
q
- The seventeenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Rare in written Norwegian, only used in a limited number of loanwords.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Audio (BR) (file)
Etymology 1
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth 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
Pronoun
q
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of que.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of quê (“what”).
Romani
Pronunciation
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- (International Standard) Used to represent the dative and genitive cases.
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).
References
- Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “-q-”, in ニューエクスプレス ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 15
Romanian
Pronunciation
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The twentieth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called chiu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used chiefly in loanwords.
- The digraph qu is pronounced /kw/, /kv/, or /kʲ/.
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
Spanish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The eighteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Pronoun
q
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of que (“that”).
- Hay un policía en la ruta q más uso. ― There's a cop on the route that I use the most.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of qué (“what”).
- q pasó? ― what happened?
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish q. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English q.
- Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish q.
Pronunciation
- (letter name, Filipino alphabet): IPA(key): /ˈkju/,
- (letter name, Abecedario): IPA(key): /ˈku/,
- (phoneme, usually together with u): IPA(key): /k/,
- (phoneme, before u, English unadapted loanwords): IPA(key): /kw/,
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: q
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q, Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- The nineteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called kyu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- This letter is mostly used only in proper nouns, unadapted loanwords, or Spanish-based spellings.
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
q (lower case, upper case Q, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓ)
- (historical) The twentieth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called cu and written in the Latin script.
Further reading
- “q”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Zulu
Letter
q (lower case, upper case Q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.