ż (upper caseŻ)
- (international standards) Transliterates Perso-Arabic letterض in Indic languages.
- (mathematics) Thedifferential of z, using Newtonian calculus notation; the z-component of thevelocity.
The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theKashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, andż for development of the glyph itself.
ż (lower case,upper caseŻ)
- The thirty-thirdletter 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 dot indicates the “softer” of two pronunciations, in this case the fricative/z/ instead of the affricates/t͡s/,/d͡z/. Compareċ andġ.
- IPA(key): /z/
- IPA(key): /s/(per final devoicing or assimilation to a following voiceless obstruent)
ż (upper caseŻ)
- The twenty-ninthletter of the Maltesealphabet, calledże and written in theLatin script.
- (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
The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See thehistory of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, andż for development of the glyph itself.
ż (upper caseŻ,lower case)
- The thirty-secondletter of the Polishalphabet, calledżet 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
The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theSilesian language article on Wikipedia for more, andż for development of the glyph itself.
ż (lower case,upper caseŻ)
- The thirty-fourthletter 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