From theEtruscan letter𐌆(z,“ze”), from theAncient Greek letterΖ(Z,“zeta”), derived from thePhoenician letter𐤆(z,“zayin”), from theEgyptian hieroglyph𓏭.

Z (lower casez)

1. The twenty-sixth and final letter of thebasic modern Latin alphabet.

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter Z):  Źź  Ẑẑ  Žž  Żż  Ẓẓ  Ẕẕ  Ƶƶ  Ȥȥ  Ⱬⱬ  ᵶ  ᶎ  ʐ  ʑ  ɀ  ᴢ  Ｚｚ  DZDzdz  DZDzdz  DŽDždž  DŽDždž
• ☡, a symbol for caution which resembles Z

Z

1. (metrology)zetta-
2. (physics) theimpedance of anelectricalcircuit
3. (physics,computer graphics) thedepthdimension in a3D environment
4. (physics)atomic number
5. (biochemistry)IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for eitherglutamine orglutamic acid
6. (time zones)Zulu time

   1600Z

• Letter styles
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  Uppercase and lowercase versions ofZ, in normal and italic type
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  Uppercase and lowercaseZ inFraktur

Character=Z

Other representations of Z:

Name of letter

• (England,Wales,Ireland,Canada,New Zealand,General Australian)IPA^(key):/zɛd/
• (US)IPA^(key):/zi/
• (Indic)IPA^(key):/(i)ˈzeɖ/
• (Hong Kong,Scotland)IPA^(key):/(j)iˈzɛd/,/(j)ɪˈzɛd/,/(j)iˈsɛd/,/(j)ɪˈsɛd/(fromizzard)

• Audio(UK):

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• Audio(US):

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• Rhymes:-ɛd,-iː

Z (upper case,lower casez,pluralZsorZ's)

1. The twenty-sixthletter of the Englishalphabet, calledzed orzee and written in theLatin script.

• (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

Z (pluralZ'sorZs)

1. A member ofGeneration Z.

   Synonyms:Generation Z,Generation Zer,Gen Z,Gen-Zer,Zer,zoomer

   Alternative form:Zed

   • 2017, Martha M. Ellis, Linda Garcia,Generation X Presidents Leading Community Colleges: New Challenges, New Leaders,Rowman & Littlefield,→ISBN, page10:

     Take that a step further for Millennials andZs by crafting an e-mail subject header that does the same but with even fewer characters;[…]

   • 2020,Zerlina Maxwell,The End of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide, New York, N.Y.:Hachette Books,→ISBN:

     The current progressive movement—and certainly the Millennials andZs—understand that the Hyde Amendment is discriminatory[…]

   • 2022,Morgen Witzel, editor,Post-Pandemic Leadership: Exploring Solutions to a Crisis,Routledge,→ISBN:

     The current global pandemic is almost certainly a formative moment for younger Millennials andZs as they navigate through similar challenges.

2. (slang)Z-drug.
   • 2013, Snap Capone, “Lights Out”, inThe Memoir‎^[1],from 0:16:

     I can sell bricks, I don't need to rap
     Buj so peng it makes the fiends collapse
     Cook that coca into crack
     I was sellingZs while you was in your bed

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/zɛt/

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-sixthletter of the Afrikaansalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)letter;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Z (pluralZ's,diminutiveZ'tjie)

1. Z

• IPA^(key):/z/

Z (lower casez)

1. The thirty-fifthletter of the Albanianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

Zupper case (lower casez)

1. The thirty-secondletter of the Azerbaijanialphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

• IPA^(key):/s̻eta/,[s̻e̞.t̪a]

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-seventhletter of the Basquealphabet, calledzeta and written in theLatin script.

• (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

• IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic)[ˈzɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[ˈzɛ.ta]

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-sixthletter of the Catalanalphabet, calledzeta and written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)lletres;A a (À à),B b,C c (Ç ç),D d,E e (É é,È è),F f,G g,H h,I i (Í í,Ï ï),J j,K k,L l (L·L 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,Ü ü),V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z

• /ts/ is from West Germanic stem-initial, geminated or post-sonorant*t.
• For the origin of/z/, seeS.

• (German-based)/ts/
• (Dutch-based)/z/

Z

1. A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
2. A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

• /ts/ may also be represented byts, tts, ds, dds, mostly when there is an interveningmorpheme boundary.
• In the Dutch-based spelling,/ts/ is always represented byts (ords). In the German-based spelling,/z/ is represented bys (see there).

• IPA^(key):/z/

Z (lower casez)

1. A letter of theMazahua alphabet.

Derived from直 (zhí, “straight”).

Z

1. (Mainland China)A shorthand used to refer to direct express trains.

Z

1. The twenty-sixth and last letter of the Latin alphabet.

Z

1. The twenty-sixth and last letter used inPinyin.

• 《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).

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/zɛt/

• Audio:

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Z (capital,lowercasez)

1. the twenty-sixth and last letter of the Dutch alphabet

Z

1. Abbreviation ofzuid;south

• Previous letter:Y

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/z/; before a voiceless consonant,IPA^(key):/s/

• Audio:

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-eighthletter of the Esperantoalphabet, calledzo and written in theLatin script.

• (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

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-firstletter of the Estonianalphabet, calledtsett and written in theLatin script.

• Used only in loanwords.

• (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)

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. Seethe Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, andZ for information on the development of the glyph itself.

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-fifthletter of the Finnishalphabet, calledtseta ortset and written in theLatin script.

• Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords replaced withts.

• (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

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-sixthletter of the Frenchalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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 (Πî,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

• IPA^(key):/tsɛt/

• Audio:

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-sixth and last letter of the German alphabet.

• Doubling ofz generally yieldstz, butzz is retained in loanwords (chiefly from Italian).
• In German handwriting, <Z> very often receives an additional stroke in the middle: Ƶ. Lack of this stroke may even make the letter look "incomplete" to many language users. However, <Ƶ> is virtually never used in printing.

• IPA^(key):/t͜s/

Z (lower casez)

1. Aletter of the Heiltsukalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)A a,Á á,A̓ a̓,B b,C c,C̓ c̓,D d,Ꟛ ꟛ,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,Ƛ ƛ,Ƛ̓ 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

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):[ˈz]
• (letter name):IPA^(key):[ˈzeː]

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The thirty-ninthletter of the Hungarianalphabet, calledzé and written in theLatin script.

• (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 qW wX xY y.Commonly used: ch.Also defined: à ë.In surnames (selection):äaaczdseéeöewoeoóthts ÿ.

• IPA^(key):/z/

Z (lower casez)

1. The twenty-sixthletter of the Idoalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

• (letter name)IPA^(key):^*/ˈd͡zɛ.ta/,^*/ˈd͡ze.ta/[1]
  • Rhymes:-ɛta,-eta
• (phonemic realization)IPA^(key):^*/t͡s/^*,^*/d͡z/^*
  • Z is spelt single stem-initially and after consonants. The pronunciation is not predictable and may be/t͡s/ or/d͡z/, though after-l- and-r- it is mostly/t͡s/. It is also spelt single post-vocalically before[j], where the pronunciation is mostly/tt͡s/.
  • Between true vowels it is usually doubled aszz. The pronunciation, again, is not predictable and may be/tt͡s/ or/dd͡z/. Chiefly in learned words it may be spelt single, in which case it is predominantly/dd͡z/.

Z f orm (invariable,upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-firstletter of the Italianalphabet, calledzeta and written in theLatin script.

Z

1. the letterzeta in the Greek alphabet

• (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,Πî,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

Borrowed fromTagalogZ. Letter pronunciation is influenced byEnglishZ.

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/zi/[zi̞]
  • IPA^(key):(more native-sounding)/si/[si̞]
  • Rhymes:-i
• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/z/[z]
  • IPA^(key):(more native-sounding)/s/[s]

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-eighthletter of the Kankanaeyalphabet, calledzi and written in theLatin script.

• (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

• Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016)Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎^[2] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog),→ISBN, pages10-11

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theKashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, andZ for development of the glyph itself.

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The thirty-secondletter of the Kashubianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)A a,Ą ą,àã,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

The letter descended from theOld Italic letter𐌆(z) in theOld Latin period, but had long fell into native disuse by theClassical period, when it came back into use, transcribing theAncient Greek letterΖ(Z,“zeta”), which had formerly been transcribedS in initial position andSS in medial position. In writings of theLate Latin period,Z frequently takes the place ofS and in the third and fourth centuries often represented word-initialprevocalicdi.

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ˈz/,[ˈz̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/ˈd͡z/,[ˈd̪͡z̪]

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-third letter of theClassical Latin alphabet, calledzēta.

• (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

• “Z, z”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Z inGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page1,700/1.
• “Z, z” on page 2,125/1 of theOxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed byK. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in GermanFraktur, and sporadically inCyrillic.

• IPA^(key):[z]

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The thirty-secondletter of the Latvianalphabet, calledzē and written in theLatin script.

• Letters of the Latvian alphabet:

  burti:Aa,Āā,Bb,Cc,Čč,Dd,Ee,Ēē,Ff,Gg,Ģģ,Hh,Ii,Īī,Jj,Kk,Ķķ,Ll,Ļļ,Mm,Nn,Ņņ,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Šš,Tt,Uu,Ūū,Vv,Zz,Žž

• IPA^(key):/z/

Z (lower casez)

1. The thirty-secondletter of the Lower Sorbianalphabet, calledzet and written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)pismik;A a,B b,C c,Č č,Ć ć,D d,E e,Ě ě,F f,G g,H h,Ch ch,I i,J j,K k,Ł ł,L l,M m,N n,Ń ń,O o (Ó ó),P p,R r,Ŕ ŕ,S s,Š š,Ś ś,T t,U u,W w,Y y,Z z,Ž ž,Ź ź
• (obsolete letters)B́b́,Ėė,Ḿḿ,Ṕṕ,ſ,ß,Ꞩẜ,Ẃẃ

• (Name of letter)IPA^(key):[zɛt̚],[zɛk̚],[zi]
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial)IPA^(key):[z]
• (Phoneme, Syllable final)IPA^(key):[s]

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-sixthletter of the Malayalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

Z (lower casez)

1. Aletter of the Navajoalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

Z (upper caseZ,lower casez)

1. the 29th letter of the Norwegian alphabet

Only in loan words and foreign names. Also used in old inscriptions and texts instead ofs.

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/z/

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-ninthletter of the Nupealphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See thehistory of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, andZ for development of the glyph itself.

• IPA^(key):/ˈzɛt/

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The thirtiethletter of the Polishalphabet, calledzet and written in theLatin script.

• (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

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-sixthletter of the Portuguesealphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)letra;A a (Á á,À à, â,àã),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

• IPA^(key):/z/

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. (International Standard)The thirtiethletter of the Romanialphabet, written in theLatin script.
2. (Pan-Vlax)The thirty-firstletter of the Romanialphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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 zInternational 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).

• IPA^(key):/z/

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The thirty-firstletter of the Romanianalphabet, calledze,zet,zed, orzî and written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)A a,Ă ă, â,B b,C c,D d,E e,F f,G g,H h,I i,Πî,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

Sense 2 was derived fromзапад(zapad,“west”). The Z sign was initially used for vehicles targeted towards southeastern Ukraine, in a manner similar toinvasion stripes used by theAllies inWorld War II. Later popularized by the Russian government on social media as a rallying symbol.

• IPA^(key):[zɛt]

Z (lower casez)

1. the Roman letterZ,z

   Synonym:зет(zɛt)

3. (The addition ofquotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)(politics) Asymbol representingsupport for the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

   Synonyms:(all derogatory)полусва́стика(polusvástika),но́ваясва́стика(nóvaja svástika),зва́стика(zvástika),зи́га(zíga)

   • #ZаМир, #ZаПобеду(hashtags using Z by Russian nationalists in support for war against Ukraine)

     #ZaMir, #ZaPobedu

     "for peace", "for victory"

   • ZOV(a symbol combining V and O, more symbols used on Russian tanks, used by the Russian government and some online users in support for war against Ukraine)

     ZOV (may also be interpreted asзов, or "call forth [to war]")

   • Zалупа, роZZия,zвери,Zло,Zомби, пиZдец(derisive online slang terms mocking Russian nationalists)

     Zalupa, roZZija,zveri,Zlo,Zombi, piZdec

     "dickhead", "RuZZia", "beaZts", "evil", "Zombie", "fucked up"

• Russian nationalists replace instances of the Cyrillic letterЗ(Z) and less commonlyС(S) with Z in some words and usernames, and their opponents also use Latin Z's in Russian words to mock them.

• Z-бло́гер(Z-blóger,“a Z-blogger, a blogger who supports the invasion of Ukraine”)
• Z-ме́рч(Z-mérč,“Z-merch, merchandise glorifying the invasion of Ukraine”)
• Z-те́хника(Z-téxnika,“Z-techniques, techniques used during the invasion”)
• Z-патрио́т(Z-patriót,“a Z-patriot, fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine”)
• зе́тник(zétnik,“a vatnik who uses the Z symbol, a supporter of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine”),зэ́тник(zɛ́tnik)
• зиговать(zigovatʹ,“to use a Nazi salute”),zиговать(zigovatʹ,“to support the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine”)
• zва́стика(zvástika)
• zомби(zombi,“a zombie, a fanatical Russian nationalist who supports the invasion of Ukraine”)
• РоZZия(RoZZija,“RuZZia, Russia as the aggressor during the invasion of Ukraine”)
• ру́ZZкий мир(rúZZkij mir)

• ⇒ English:zwastika(internet slang, usage of Z by Russian nationalists)
• ⇒ English:Ruzzia(internet slang, Russia being militarised during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine)
• ⇒ Ukrainian:Z(a symbol used by Ukrainians to mock Russia)

• V(“V”,another letter used as a pro-war symbol)
• Еле́нский(Jelénskij,“Elensky”,slang term mocking President Zelensky for the ban of the Z letter)
• З(Z),з(z)
• свои́х не броса́ем(svoíx ne brosájem,“we do not leave our own”,pro-war slogan)
• спецопера́ция(specoperácija,“special operation”,official Russian government term for the invasion of Ukraine)
• денацифици́ровать(denacificírovatʹ,“denazify”,another Russian government term used for the same invasion)

• BBC news article about Latin Z being used as a pro-invasion symbol
• NPR news article about Z as a pro-invasion symbol
• Z combined with O and V

Z

1. The thirty-eighthletter of the Saanichalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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,¸

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theSilesian language article on Wikipedia for more, andZ for development of the glyph itself.

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The thirty-secondletter of the Silesianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)A a,àã,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

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/z/

Z (lower casez)

1. The thirty-thirdletter of the Skolt Samialphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)bukva;A a, 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

Z (capital,lowercasez)

1. The twenty-fourthletter of the Slovenealphabet, written in theLatin script.
2. The thirty-fourthletter of the Slovenealphabet (Resian), written in theLatin script.
3. The twenty-fifthletter of the Slovenealphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in theLatin script.

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. the 27th letter of the Spanish alphabet

Borrowed fromSpanishZ. Each pronunciation has a different source:

• Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced byEnglishZ.
• Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanishZ.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key):/ˈzi/[ˈzi],(regional)/zej/[zeɪ̯](letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • IPA^(key):(more native-sounding)/ˈsi/[ˈsi],(regional, more native-sounding)/sej/[seɪ̯](letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • Rhymes:-i,-ej
  • IPA^(key):/ˈzeta/[ˈzɛː.t̪ɐ](letter name, Abecedario)
    • IPA^(key):(more native-sounding)/ˈseta/[ˈsɛː.t̪ɐ](letter name, Abecedario)
    • Rhymes:-eta
  • IPA^(key):/z/[z](phoneme)
    • IPA^(key):(more native-sounding)/s/[s](phoneme)

Z (upper case,lower casez,Baybayin spellingᜐᜒ)

1. The twenty-eighthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theFilipino alphabet), calledzi and written in theLatin script.

• This letter is mostly used only in proper nouns, unadapted loanwords, or Spanish-based spellings.
• Some purists of Tagalog replaceZ in words withS.

• (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

Z (upper case,lower casez,Baybayin spellingᜐᜒᜆ)

1. (historical)The twenty-eighthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theAbecedario), calledzeta and written in theLatin script.

• “Z”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila,2018

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-ninthletter of the Turkishalphabet, calledze and written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)harf;A a ( â),B b,C c,Ç ç,D d,E e,F f,G g,Ğ ğ,H h,I ı,İ i (Πî),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

Originated from Russian usage of the letter Z as a military symbol, as well as a symbol of support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine (seeZ).

• IPA^(key):[zɛt]

Z (lower casez)

1. the Roman letterZ,z

   Synonym:зет(zet)

2. (The addition ofquotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)(politics)a symbol indicating that the user, or the person tagged with it, supports the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
   • РоZZія(derisive online slang term mocking Russian nationalists)

     RoZZija

     "RuZZia"

Often used by Ukrainian Internet users and politicians to mock or deride Russians following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

• РоZZі́я(RoZZíja)

• Z#Russian

Z (upper case,lower casez)

1. The twenty-sixthletter of the Zulualphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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