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Translingual
Pronunciation
Letter
z (upper case Z )
The twenty-sixth and last letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet .
See also
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.
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{\displaystyle f\left(x,y,z\right)=\sin x+\cos y+\tan z}
( mathematics ) Used to denote the third coordinate in three-dimensional Cartesian and cylindrical coordinate systems .
x
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{\displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}=1}
( mathematics ) Used to denote a complex variable .
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⋅
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{\displaystyle \left\Vert z\right\Vert =z\cdot {\bar {z}}}
( statistics ) Used to denote a value of a standard normal random variable .
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{\displaystyle P=1-P=1-\Phi (z)}
( chemistry ) Symbol for atomic number .
( IPA ) a voiced alveolar sibilant .
( superscript ⟨ᶻ⟩ , IPA ) -fricated release of a plosive (e.g. , sometimes implying an affricate ); -coloring; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic .
Lushootseed uses the affricate convention for its alphabetic letter ⟨dᶻ ⟩ .
Derived terms
Prefix zepto-
Gallery
See also
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English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter name
Phoneme
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
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
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
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
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
Article
z
( Luserna ) the ; definite article for two declensions :
nominative singular neuter
accusative singular neuter
See also
References
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech z , ze , from Proto-Slavic *jьz , from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs .
Pronunciation
Preposition
z
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
Letter
z (lower case , upper case Z )
The twenty-sixth letter of the Dutch alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
Egyptian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
m
door bolt of wood or copper
Inflection
Declension of z (masculine)
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of z
See also
Etymology 2
From Proto-Afroasiatic *ji ( one, someone, somebody ) . Compare Hebrew זֶה .
Pronunciation
Noun
m
man (male person)
someone, anyone
c. 1944 BCE , (year 17 of the reign of Senusret I ), Stela of Mentuwoser (MMA 12.184 ), lines 11–12:
nj sḏr z ḥqr.w r dmj.j No one went to bed hungry in my district.
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
Declension of z (masculine)
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of z
See also
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
m
being , creature (used of a snake)
Inflection
Declension of z (masculine)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
m
A type of fish
Inflection
Declension of z (masculine)
References
Esperanto
Pronunciation
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
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
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 z for information on the 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 .
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
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
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
Alternative forms
Etymology 3
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) .
Preposition
z
denotes comitative or sociative relation ; with , alongside
Alternative forms
Further reading
Stefan Ramułt (1893 ) “z”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 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
Letter
Z
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 : 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
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
Letter
z (upper case Z )
The thirty-second letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet , called zet and written in the Latin script .
See also
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
Stej bratš ze sotšu. They are brother and sister (literally, “brother with sister ”)
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
Masurian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /z/ , /s/
Syllabification: z
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polish z , from Proto-Slavic *jьz .
Preposition
z
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denotes elative or delative movement ; out of ; off of
2018 , Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , translated by Paweł Pogorzelski and Psioter ôt Sziatków (Piotr Szatkowski), Małi Princ [The Little Prince ], →ISBN , page 27 :Choc to zdawá szie manijacne tisziónc nil ôt wsziéch zaniéskänéch niejsców, kiéj szie je pod zagrózéniém szniérczió, já wijnół z taszi papsiér i psióro. (please add an English translation of this quotation)
denotes origin or cause ; because of , from
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Polish z , from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) .
Preposition
z
denotes comitative or sociative relation ; with , alongside
denotes instrumental relation ; with , by means of
2018 , Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , translated by Paweł Pogorzelski and Psioter ôt Sziatków (Piotr Szatkowski), Małi Princ [The Little Prince ], →ISBN , page 31 :Ziedżiáłém, co ôkróm walnéch planétów zorti Żiéni, Jozisa, Marsa, Wéneri, chtórném bédżie nadano náma, só esce setki jénákséch, co nizamana só tak malute, co biwá zórg z ôbácéniém jéch nawet z teléskopém. (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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
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
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz , from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs .
Preposition
z
from , out of
Descendants
References
Old Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz . First attested in the 14th century.
Preposition
z
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
denotes delative movement ; off of
Preposition
z
denotes delative movement ; off of
Particle
z
approximately , about
Alternative forms
Descendants
Masurian: z
Polish: z
Silesian: z
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) . First attested in the 14th century.
Preposition
z
denotes comitative or sociative relation ; with , alongside
denotes instrumental relation ; with , by means of
denotes origin or cause ; because of , from
Alternative forms
Descendants
Masurian: z
Polish: z
Silesian: z
References
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
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
Pronunciation
Preposition
z
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
Pronunciation
Preposition
z
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.
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
^ Wielki słownik poprawnej polszczyzny . Keyword "z".
^ Ida Kurcz (1990 ) “z ”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language ] (in Polish), volume 723 , Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 2
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
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
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
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
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
Pronunciation
Preposition
z (Cyrillic spelling з )
( Kajkavian , Chakavian , Croatia ) ( + instrumental case ) with
( Kajkavian ) ( + genitive case ) from , out of
Synonyms
Letter
z (Cyrillic spelling з )
The 29th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica ), preceded by v and followed by ž .
Seri
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Letter
z (upper case Z )
The twenty-third letter of the Seri alphabet , called seta and written in the Latin script .
Etymology 2
Article
z
Pre-vocalic form of zo ( “ a, an ” )
References
Moser, Mary B. , Marlett, Stephen A. (2010 ) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary ], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN , page 609 .
Silesian
Pronunciation
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 , 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
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Polish z .
Preposition
z
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
Etymology 3
Inherited from Old Polish z .
Preposition
z
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
Further reading
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
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
Pronunciation
Preposition
z (+ genitive )
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 Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science ] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk , 2024
Slovene
Etymology 1
See Translingual section .
Pronunciation
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
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
“z ”, in Termania , Amebis
See also the general references
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( phoneme ) /s/ , /θ/
IPA (key ) : ( letter name, Spain ) /ˈθeta/
IPA (key ) : ( letter name, Latin America ) /ˈseta/
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
Phoneme
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
( letter name, Filipino alphabet ) :
( letter name, Abecedario ) :
IPA (key ) : /ˈzeta/ ,
IPA (key ) : /ˈseta/ , ( more native-sounding )
( phoneme ) :
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, 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
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