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See also:z[U+007A LATIN SMALL LETTER Z],ʒ[U+0292 LATIN SMALL LETTER EZH],Ζ[U+0396 GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ZETA],[U+2124 DOUBLE-STRUCK CAPITAL Z],[U+4E59 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E59],[U+31B8 BOPOMOFO LETTER GH],andAppendix:Variations of "z"

ZU+005A,Z
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z
Y
[U+0059]
Basic Latin[
[U+005B]
Character variations
U+FF3A,Z
FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z

[U+FF39]
Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms
[U+FF3B]
Languages (43)
Translingual • English
Afrikaans • Albanian • Azerbaijani • Basque • Catalan • Central Franconian • Central Mazahua • Chinese • Dutch • Esperanto • Estonian • Finnish • French • German • Heiltsuk • Hungarian • Ido • Italian • Kankanaey • Kashubian • Latin • Latvian • Lower Sorbian • Malay • Navajo • Norwegian • Nupe • Polish • Portuguese • Romani • Romanian • Russian • Saanich • Silesian • Skolt Sami • Slovene • Spanish • Tagalog • Turkish • Ukrainian • Zulu
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Translingual

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EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

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Z (lower casez)

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

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Symbol

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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

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Base SI units derived from the prefix meaningzetta-
Derived SI units derived from the prefix meaningzetta-

Gallery

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

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English

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Name of letter

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

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

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Noun

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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

Afrikaans

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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Noun

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Z (pluralZ's,diminutiveZ'tjie)

  1. Z

Albanian

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Z (lower casez)

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

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Azerbaijani

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Zupper case (lower casez)

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

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Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /s̻eta/,[s̻e̞.t̪a]

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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Catalan

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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Central Franconian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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Z

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

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  • /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).
Doubling of Z and use in the syllable coda
  • In the German-based spelling, doubling ofz yieldstz, which is used after short vowels. (Asz is already a voiceless sound there is no change in coda position.)
  • In the Dutch-based spelling,z is doubled after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open. Codaz is automatically replaced withs.

Central Mazahua

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Z (lower casez)

  1. A letter of theMazahua alphabet.

Chinese

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Wikipedia has an article on:

Etymology 1

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Derived from (zhí, “straight”).

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Z

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

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation 1

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Z

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

Pronunciation 2

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Z

  1. The twenty-sixth and last letter used inPinyin.
Usage notes
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  • 《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).

Dutch

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Z (capital,lowercasez)

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

Adverb

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Z

  1. Abbreviation ofzuid;south

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  • Previous letter:Y

Esperanto

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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Estonian

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EstonianWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediaet

Letter

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

Usage notes

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  • Used only in loanwords.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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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.

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

Usage notes

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

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compounds

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French

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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German

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

Usage notes

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  • 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.

Heiltsuk

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Z (lower casez)

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

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Hungarian

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singularplural
nominativeZZ-k
accusativeZ-tZ-ket
dativeZ-nekZ-knek
instrumentalZ-velZ-kkel
causal-finalZ-értZ-kért
translativeZ-véZ-kké
terminativeZ-igZ-kig
essive-formalZ-kéntZ-kként
essive-modal
inessiveZ-benZ-kben
superessiveZ-nZ-ken
adessiveZ-nélZ-knél
illativeZ-beZ-kbe
sublativeZ-reZ-kre
allativeZ-hezZ-khez
elativeZ-bőlZ-kből
delativeZ-rőlZ-kről
ablativeZ-tőlZ-ktől
non-attributive
possessive – singular
Z-éZ-ké
non-attributive
possessive – plural
Z-éiZ-kéi
Possessive forms ofZ
possessorsingle possessionmultiple possessions
1st person sing.Z-mZ-im
2nd person sing.Z-dZ-id
3rd person sing.Z-jeZ-i
1st person pluralZ-nkZ-ink
2nd person pluralZ-tekZ-itek
3rd person pluralZ-jükZ-ik

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Ido

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Z (lower casez)

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

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Italian

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ItalianWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediait

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

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

Symbol

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Z

  1. the letterzeta in the Greek alphabet

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References

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  1. ^Z inLuciano Canepari,Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Kankanaey

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromTagalogZ. Letter pronunciation is influenced byEnglishZ.

Pronunciation

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  • (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]

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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References

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

Kashubian

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Etymology

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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.

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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Latin

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Etymology

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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.

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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References

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  • 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)

Latvian

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LatvianWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedialv

Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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This entry needs anaudio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, pleaserecord this word. The recorded pronunciationwill appear here when it's ready.

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Z

Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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Lower Sorbian

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Z (lower casez)

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

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Malay

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MalayWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediams

Pronunciation

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

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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Navajo

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Letter

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Z (lower casez)

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

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Norwegian

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Letter

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Z (upper case Z, lower case z)

  1. the 29th letter of the Norwegian alphabet

Usage notes

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

Nupe

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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Polish

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Etymology

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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.

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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Portuguese

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Letter

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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Romani

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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.

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Romanian

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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Russian

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The Z symbol used by the Russian military.
EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

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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.

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Z (lower casez)

  1. the Roman letterZ,z
    Synonym:зет(zɛt)
  2. (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"

Usage notes

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  • 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.

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  • 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)

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  • 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)

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Saanich

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Letter

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Z

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

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Silesian

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Etymology

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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.

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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Skolt Sami

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Z (lower casez)

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

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Slovene

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SloveneWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediasl

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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.

Spanish

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Letter

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

  1. the 27th letter of the Spanish alphabet

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromSpanishZ. Each pronunciation has a different source:

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈzi/[ˈzi](letter name, Filipino alphabet)
      • IPA(key): (more native-sounding)/ˈsi/[ˈsi](letter name, Filipino alphabet)
      • Rhymes:-i
    • 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)

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Z (upper case,lower casez,Baybayin spellingᜐᜒ)

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

Usage notes

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

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Z (upper case,lower casez,Baybayin spellingᜐᜒᜆ)

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

Further reading

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

Turkish

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Letter

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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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).

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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"

Usage notes

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

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Zulu

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Letter

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Z (upper case,lower casez)

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

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