Pronunciation of IPA[zɑː, ɑzzɑː] with the sound[z] : (file )
z (upper case Z
The twenty-sixth and last letter of thebasic modern Latin alphabet . z
( metrology ) Symbol for the prefixzepto- . ( astronomy ) Symbol for theredshift . ( mathematics ) Used to denote areal variable whenx andy are already in use. f ( x , y , z ) = sin x + cos y + tan z {\displaystyle f\left(x,y,z\right)=\sin x+\cos y+\tan z} ( mathematics ) Used to denote the thirdcoordinate inthree-dimensional Cartesian andcylindrical coordinate systems . x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1 {\displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}=1} ( mathematics ) Used to denote acomplex variable . ‖ z ‖ = z ⋅ z ¯ {\displaystyle \left\Vert z\right\Vert =z\cdot {\bar {z}}} ( statistics ) Used to denote a value of astandard normal random variable . P [ Z > z ] = 1 − P [ Z < z ] = 1 − Φ ( z ) {\displaystyle P[Z>z]=1-P[Z<z]=1-\Phi (z)} ( chemistry ) Symbol foratomic number . ( IPA ) voiced alveolar sibilant .( superscript⟨ ᶻ ⟩ , IPA ) [z] -fricatedrelease of a plosive (e.g.[dᶻ] , sometimes implying anaffricate [d͜z] );[z] -coloring; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic[z] .Lushootseed uses the affricate convention for its alphabetic letter⟨ dᶻ ⟩ . Prefix zepto- Other representations of Z:
Letter name
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z (lower case ,upper case Z plural zs or z's
The twenty-sixthletter of the Englishalphabet , calledzed zee , orizzard Latin 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 Abbreviations.
z
( Stenoscript ) 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 forhz sz dz ( Stenoscript ) ( Stenoscript ) Abbreviation ofas was his she z (upper case Z
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 z n
Synonym ofs :the Gfallt derz Huus? ―Do you likethe house? z
unstressed form of ofzue Mir wonenz Züri. ―We livein Zurich. z
unstressed form of ofzu Das isch z vill. ―This istoo much. z lower case (upper case Z
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 z (lower case ,upper case Z
The twenty-seventhletter of the Basquealphabet , calledzeta Latin 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 z (lower case ,upper case Z
The twenty-sixthletter of the Catalanalphabet , calledzeta Latin 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 z (upper case Z
A letter of theMazahua alphabet. ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Ⱥ ⱥ ,A̱ a̱ ,B b ,C c ,Cꞌ cꞌ ,Cj cj ,Cu cu ,Cꞌu cꞌu ,Cju cju ,Ch ch ,Chꞌ chꞌ ,Chj chj ,D d ,Dy dy ,E e ,Ɇ ɇ ,E̱ e̱ ,G g ,Gu gu ,Hu hu ,ꞌHu ꞌhu ,I i ,I̱ i̱ ,J j ,Jꞌ jꞌ ,Jm jm ,Jn jn ,Jñ jñ ,Ju ju ,Jy jy ,L l ,M m ,Mꞌ mꞌ ,N n ,Nꞌ nꞌ ,Ñ ñ ,Ñꞌ ñꞌ ,O o ,Ø ø ,O̱ o̱ ,P p ,Pj pj ,R r ,S s ,T t ,Tꞌ tꞌ ,Tj tj ,Ts ts ,Tsꞌ tsꞌ ,Tsj tsj ,U u ,Ꞹ ꞹ ,U̱ u̱ ,X x ,Z z ,Zh zh ,ꞌ z
( Luserna ) the ;definite article for two declensionsnominative singular neuter accusative singular neuter Inherited fromOld Czech z ,ze Proto-Slavic *jьz Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs
z with genitive
from Toto víno pocházíz Francie. ―This wine comesfrom France. out of Pětz deseti doktorů doporučuje tuto zubní pastu. ―Fiveout of ten doctors recommend this toothpaste. The more usual form isz , whileze is used before words starting withs ,z and certainconsonant clusters . In certain contexts (in the meaning "out of the surface" or "down from the surface") the prepositions s spadnout z/s kopce ―to fall down the hill sundat něco ze/se skříně ―to take something off the cupboard “z ”, inPříruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech),1935–1957 “z ”, inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech),1960–1971, 1989 z (lower case ,upper case Z
The twenty-sixthletter of the Dutchalphabet , written in theLatin script . m
doorbolt ofwood orcopper [since the Pyramid Texts] Alternative hieroglyphic writings ofz
[Old Kingdom] [New Kingdom] [Late Period] [Late Period]
Speculatively, Ehret hypothesizes an origin inProto-Afroasiatic *ji ( one, someone, somebody ) ; as with other attempts at reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic, academic consensus is lacking. CompareHebrew זֶה
m
man (male person)[since the Old Kingdom] someone, anyonec. 1944BCE , (year 17 of the reign ofSenusret I ), Stela of Mentuwoser (MMA 12.184 ), lines 11–12:nj sḏrz ḥqr.w r dmj.j Noone went to bed hungry in my district. This word can be placed after a type of person and before a number to indicate that many prisoners of that type were taken.
Alternative hieroglyphic writings ofz
z z z z s s sj sꜣ [Old Kingdom] [since the Old Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom] [since the 19th Dynasty] [since the 19th Dynasty] [Late Period] [Greco-Roman Period]
m
being ,creature (used of a snake)[Pyramid Texts] m
A type of fish[22nd dynasty] z (lower case ,upper case Z
The twenty-eighthletter of the Esperantoalphabet , calledzo Latin 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 (lower case ,upper case Z
The twenty-firstletter of the Estonianalphabet , calledtsett Latin script . ( 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
Audio( letter name ) ; “ tset” : (file )
z (lower case ,upper case Z
The twenty-fifthletter of the Finnishalphabet , calledtseta tset Latin 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 (lower case ,upper case Z
The twenty-sixthletter of the Frenchalphabet , written in theLatin script . z
Romanization of𐌶 z (uppel case Z
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 , ,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 , ƛ ,̓ 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 z (lower case ,upper case Z
The thirty-ninthletter of the Hungarianalphabet , calledzé Latin 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 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 z inBárczi, Géza andLászló Országh .A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.:ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN ( context pronunciation ) IPA (key ) : /z/ ( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ze/ z (upper case Z
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 IPA (key ) : /z/ ( usually unless before a voiced consonant ) IPA (key ) : /s/ ( sometimes before a voiced consonant e.g. Mazmur ) z (lower case ,upper case Z
The twenty-sixthletter of the Indonesianalphabet , written in theLatin script . Used only in loanwords from Arabic, English, etc. ( 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 z f or m invariable ,lower case ,upper case Z
The twenty-firstletter of the Italianalphabet , calledzeta Latin script . Borrowed fromTagalog z English z
( 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 (lower case ,upper case Z
The twenty-eighthletter of the Kankanaeyalphabet , calledzi Latin 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 [1] →ISBN 10-11 IPA (key ) : /ˈz/ ( before a voiced consonant ) IPA (key ) : /ˈs/ ( before a voiceless consonant ) Syllabification:w The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theKashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, andz
z (lower case ,upper case Z
The thirty-secondletter of the Kashubianalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( 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
Inherited fromProto-Slavic *jьz
z
from ,out of with genitive
Inherited fromProto-Slavic *sъ(n)
z
denotescomitative orsociative relation ;with ,alongside with instrumental Stefan Ramułt (1893 ) “z ”, inSłownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page258 Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011 ) “z”, inSłownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi [2] “z ”, inInternetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language 2022 The minuscule form derives from the majusculeZ
z (lower case ,upper case Z
The twenty-third letter of theClassical Latin alphabet, calledzēta "z ", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis “z Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898 ),Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities , New York: Harper & Brothers 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 .
Z z (lower case ,upper case Z
The thirty-secondletter of the Latvianalphabet , calledzē Latin script . 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 z (upper case Z
The thirty-eighthletter of the Livonianalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( 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 z (upper case Z
The thirty-secondletter of the Lower Sorbianalphabet , calledzet Latin script . FromProto-Slavic *jьz Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs
ze ( used before sibilants and certain consonant clusters ) IPA (key ) :/z/ ,( before a voiceless consonant ) /s/ z (with genitive )
from ,out of FromProto-Slavic *sъ(n) Proto-Indo-European *ḱom
ze ( used before sibilants and certain consonant clusters ) IPA (key ) :/z/ ,( before a voiceless consonant ) /s/ z (with instrumental )
with Stej bratšze sotšu. They are brother and sister (literally, “brotherwith sister ”) z (lower case ,upper case Z
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 IPA (key ) : /t͡s/ ,/d͡z/ Simplez is almost always/t͡s/ . Geminatedzz is also predominantly voiceless, but intervocalically it may represent/dd͡z/ , notably in the verbal suffix-izza z (upper case Z
The thirtiethletter of the Maltesealphabet , 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 z (upper case Z
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 ( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /set/ ,/sɛt/ ( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /s/ ,/ʃ/ z
The twenty-sixthletter of the Norwegianalphabet , written in theLatin script . Not used in Norwegian, only appears in loanwords from e.g. Slavic. Used interchangeably with s in Internet slang and informal writing. z (lower case ,upper case Z
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
Inherited fromProto-Slavic *jьz Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs
z
from ,out of with genitive
Inherited fromProto-Slavic *jьz
z with genitive
denotesdelative movement ;off of denoteselative 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 z with accusative
denotesdelative movement ;off of z with accusative
denotesdelative movement ;off of z
approximately ,about Polish:z ( “ from ” ) Silesian:z ( “ from ” )
Inherited fromProto-Slavic *sъ(n)
z with instrumental
denotescomitative orsociative relation ;with ,alongside denotesinstrumental relation ;with ,by means of denotes origin or cause ;because of ,from Polish:z ( “ with ” ) Silesian:z ( “ with ” ) B. Sieradzka-Baziur , Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015 ), “z ”, inSłownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish IJP PAN ,→ISBN 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
z (upper case Z lower case )
The thirtiethletter of the Polishalphabet , calledzet Latin 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
Inherited fromOld Polish z ( “ from ” ) .
z with genitive
denotesdelative movement ;off of Jesteśz przodu czyz tyłu? ―Are youat the front orat the back? denotes duration ;since denotes a change of state ;from denotes origin or cause ;because of ,from denoteselative movement ;out of Jestemz Polski. ―I'mfrom Poland. jedenz dziesięciu ―oneout of ten denotes the composition of an item ;from ,out of ,of motykaz drewna ―a hoemade of wood z
( colloquial ) approximately ,about ,around ,ish ,or so Synonyms: mniej więcej około Mamz pięć jabłek ―I have fiveish apples.
Inherited fromOld Polish z ( “ with ” ) .
z with instrumental
denotescomitative orsociative relation ;with ,alongside Antonym: bez denotesinstrumental relation ;with ,by means of Podróżujez prędkością światła! ―It's travellingat the speed of light? The preposition or particle generally changes toze s ,z ,ś ,ź ,ż ,rz ,sz that are followed by another consonant.[ 1] Ten pręt jestz żelaza. ―This rod is made of iron. Ten pręt jestze stali. ―This rod is made of steel. Pochodzęz Francji. ―I come from France. Pochodzęze Szwecji. ―I come from Sweden. Bothz andze sobą According toSłownik 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.[ 2]
^ Wielki słownik poprawnej polszczyzny . Keyword "z". ^ Ida Kurcz (1990 ) “z Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language 723 , Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 2z inWielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PANz in Polish dictionaries at PWN“Z ”, inElektroniczny 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 Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861 ) “z Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz ,A. Kryński ,W. Niedźwiedzki , editors (1927 ), “z ”, inSłownik języka polskiego
z (lower case ,upper case Z
The twenty-sixthletter of the Portuguesealphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) letra A a (Á á ,À à , â ,à 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 z (lower case ,upper case Z
( International Standard ) The thirtiethletter of the Romanialphabet , written in theLatin script . ( 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 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 )z (lower case ,upper case Z
The thirty-firstletter of the Romanianalphabet , calledze zet zed , orzî Latin script . ( 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 z
water Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area , volumes 26-27 (2003, Department of Linguistics, University of California), page 74Huang Bufan (editor), Xu Shouchun, Chen Jiaying, Wan Huiyin,A Tibeto-Burman Lexicon (1992; Central Minorities University, Beijing) (hasz̊³³ ) z (Cyrillic spelling з
( Kajkavian , Chakavian , Croatia ) ( +instrumental case ) with ( Kajkavian ) ( +genitive case ) from ,out of z (Cyrillic spelling з
The 29th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica ), preceded byv ž z (upper case Z
The twenty-thirdletter of the Serialphabet , calledseta Latin script . z
Pre-vocalic form ofzo ( “ a, an ” ) Moser, Mary B. , Marlett, Stephen A. (2010 )Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary →ISBN 609 The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theSilesian language article on Wikipedia for more, andz
z (lower case ,upper case Z
The thirty-secondletter of the Silesianalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( 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
Inherited fromOld Polish z ( “ from ” ) .
z with genitive
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
Inherited fromOld Polish z ( “ with ” ) .
z with instrumental
denotes that something is a component ;with Antonym: bez denotes that something is the contents of a container ;with Antonym: bez denotescomitative orsociative relation ;with ,alongside Antonym: bez denotes conditions or environment in which something occurs ;with Antonym: bez z (upper case Z
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 Inherited fromProto-Slavic *jьz
z (+ genitive )
from “z ”, inSlovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk ,2003–2025 SeeTranslingual section .
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The twenty-fourthletter of the Slovenealphabet , written in theLatin script . The thirty-fourthletter of the Slovenealphabet (Resian), written in theLatin script . The twenty-fifthletter of the Slovenealphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in theLatin script . FromProto-Slavic *sъ(n) Proto-Indo-European *ḱom
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( with instrumental ) with , by means of,using ( with instrumental ) ( with genitive ) from s ( before a voiceless consonant ) “z Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU , portal Fran “z Termania , Amebis See also thegeneral references IPA (key ) : ( phoneme ) /s/ ,/θ/ IPA (key ) : ( letter name, Spain ) /ˈθeta/ [ˈθe.t̪a] IPA (key ) : ( letter name, Latin America, Philippines ) /ˈseta/ [ˈse.t̪a] z (lower case ,upper case Z
The twenty-seventhletter of the Spanishalphabet , calledzeta Latin script . Letter name Phoneme z (lower case ,upper case Z
The twenty-sixthletter of the Swedishalphabet , calledsäta zäta Latin script . Borrowed fromSpanish z
Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced byEnglish z Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanish z ( 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 ) z (lower case ,upper case Z Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒ
The twenty-eighthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theFilipino alphabet ), calledzi Latin 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 (lower case ,upper case Z Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ
( historical ) The twenty-eighthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theAbecedario ), calledzeta Latin script . “z ”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila,2018 z (lower case ,upper case Z
The twenty-ninthletter of the Turkishalphabet , calledze Latin script . ( Latin-script letters) harf A a (Â â ),B b ,C c ,Ç ç ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,Ğ ğ ,H h ,I ı ,İ i (Î î ),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
z (upper case Z
The thirtiethletter of the Turkmenalphabet , calledze Latin script . ( 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 z (upper case Z lower case )
The thirty-thirdletter of the Upper Sorbianalphabet , calledzet Latin script . ( Latin-script letters) A a ,B b ,C c ,Č č ,Ć ć ,D d ,Dź dź ,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 ,Ř ř ,S s ,Š š ,T t ,U u ,W w ,Y y ,Z z ,Ž ž Inherited fromProto-Slavic *jьz
z with genitive
denotes time ;from mólbaz baroka ―paintingfrom the Baroque [period] denotes a change of state ;from denotes origin ;because of ,from informacijez interneta ―informationsfrom the internet denoteselative movement ;out of ja přińduz Budyšina ―I'mfrom Bautzen jedynz pjećoch ―oneout of five denotes the composition of an item ;from ,out of ,of mječz bronzy ―bronze sword (literally, “swordout of bronze ”)Inherited fromProto-Slavic *sъ(n)
z with instrumental
denotescomitative orsociative relation ;with ,alongside Antonym: bez denotesinstrumental relation ;with ,by means of kaž psykz kóčku ―like a dogwith a cat denotes cause ;because of ,from ,of z hłodom wumrěć[to] dieof hunger The preposition generally changes toze s ,z ,š ,ž . Examples include:ze swětłowej spěšnosćuwith /at the speed of lightze sotruwith sisterze šule braćtakefrom school wodaze žórła ―waterfrom the spring The formze mnje mnu ja ( “ I ” ) ), and forms ofwšón ( “ all ” ) . Bothz andze sobu The formzes z (lower case ,upper case Z
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 
