Z

Translingual

Pronunciation

• Template:Audio

Letter

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

See also

• Greek ζ, Hebrew ז.

Symbol

1. Template:Lb Template:Non-gloss
2. Template:Lb Template:Non-gloss
3. Template:Lb Template:Non-gloss

   $f(x,y,z)=\sin x+\cos y+\tan z$

4. Template:Lb Template:Non-gloss

   $x^2+y^2+z^2=1$

5. Template:Lb Template:Non-gloss

   $\Vert z\Vert =z\cdot \overline{z}$

6. Template:Lb Template:Non-gloss

   $P[Z>z]=1-P[Z<z]=1-\mathrm{\Phi }(z)$

7. Template:Lb Template:Non-gloss
8. Template:Lb a voiced alveolar sibilant.
9. Template:Lb Template:IPAfont-fricated release of a plosive (e.g. Template:IPAfont, sometimes implying an affricate Template:IPAfont); Template:IPAfont-coloring; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic Template:IPAfont.

   Template:Ng

Derived terms

Prefix zepto-

Gallery

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

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Letter name

• Template:IPA
• Template:Audio
• Template:IPA
• Template:Audio
• Template:IPA Template:Q
• Template:IPA
• Template:Rhymes

Phoneme

• Template:IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

Z

1. Template:Lb 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 Template:M 'has', Template:M 'says', Template:M 'does'

2. Template:Lb the sound /ʃ/, /ʒ/, or the sequence /ziː/.
3. Template:Lb Template:Abbreviation of Template:Ng

Albanian

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Alemannic German

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA

Etymology 1

Article

1. Template:Synonym of: the

   Template:Uxi

Etymology 2

Preposition

1. Template:Form of

   Template:Uxi

Etymology 3

Preposition

1. Template:Form of

   Template:Uxi

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• Template:Qualifier Template:IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Basque

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Template:Ca-IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA

Letter

1. Template:Ng

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• Template:Alter

Article

1. Template:Lb the; Template:N-g:
   1. Template:N-g
   2. Template:N-g

References

• Template:R:Patuzzi

Czech

Alternative forms

• Template:Alt

Etymology

Template:Inh+, from Template:Inh, from Template:Inh.

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA
• Template:Audio

Preposition

1. from

   Template:Uxi

2. out of

   Template:Uxi

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 Template:M, which normally requires instrumental case, can be used synonymously requiring the genitive case. This use of the preposition Template:M is dated though and is mainly seen in older literature.
  • Template:Coi
  • Template:Coi

Further reading

• Template:R:cs:PSJC
• Template:R:cs:SSJC

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Template:Audio
• Template:Rhymes
• Template:Sense Template:IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

See also

• Previous letter: Template:L

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Noun

1. door bolt of wood or copper Template:Defdate

See also

• Template:L

Etymology 2

Speculatively, Ehret hypothesizes an origin in Template:Inh; as with other attempts at reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic, academic consensus is lacking. Compare Template:Cog.

Noun

1. man (male person) Template:Defdate
2. someone, anyone
   • Template:C., (year 17 of the reign of Template:W), Stela of Mentuwoser (MMA 12.184), lines 11–12:

     Template:Quote

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.

See also

• Template:L

Descendants

• Template:Desc

Noun

1. being, creature (used of a snake) Template:Defdate

Etymology 3

Noun

1. A type of fish Template:Defdate

References

• Template:R:egy:Wb

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Template:Sense Template:IPA
• Template:Sense Template:IPA
• Template:Audio

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Estonian

Pronunciation

• Template:Et-IPA/old

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Usage notes

• Used only in loanwords.

Finnish

Pronunciation

• Template:Audio

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Usage notes

• Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords replaced with Template:M.

French

Pronunciation

• Template:Q Template:Fr-IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Gothic

Romanization

1. Template:Romanization of

Heiltsuk

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• Template:Sense Template:Hu-IPA
• Template:Sense Template:Hu-IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Further reading

• Template:R:ErtSz

Ido

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA
• Template:IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA Template:Q
• Template:IPA Template:Q

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Usage notes

• Used only in loanwords from Arabic, English, etc.

Italian

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Kankanaey

Etymology

Template:Bor+. Letter pronunciation is influenced by Template:Der.

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

References

• Template:R:kne:Ortograpiya 2016

Kashubian

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA Template:Q
• Template:IPA Template:Q
• Template:Hyph

Etymology 1

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Etymology 2

Template:EtymonTemplate:Etymid Template:Inh+.

Preposition

1. from, out of Template:+obj

Alternative forms

• Template:Alt

Etymology 3

Template:EtymonTemplate:Etymid Template:Inh+.

Preposition

1. Template:Ng; with, alongside Template:+obj

Alternative forms

• Template:Alt

Further reading

• Template:R:csb:SJP1893
• Template:R:csb:SPK
• Template:R:csb:ISKJ

Latin

Etymology

The minuscule form derives from the majuscule Template:M.

Letter

1. Template:Non-gloss

References

• Template:R:du Cange
• Template:R:Peck

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

• Template:Lv-IPA

Letter

Z

1. Template:Latn-def

See also

• Letters of the Latvian alphabet:

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Livonian

Pronunciation

• Template:Qualifier Template:Liv-IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Lower Sorbian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA-lite

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def-lite

See also

• Template:See-temp

Etymology 2

From Template:Inh-lite, from Template:Inh-lite.

Alternative forms

• Template:L-lite Template:Q

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA-lite

Preposition

1. from, out of

Etymology 3

From Template:Inh-lite, from Template:Inh-lite.

Alternative forms

• Template:L-lite Template:Q

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA-lite

Preposition

1. with

   Template:Ux-lite

Malay

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Maltese

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA
• Simple Template:M is almost always Template:IPAchar. Geminated Template:M is also predominantly voiceless, but intervocalically it may represent Template:IPAchar, notably in the verbal suffix Template:M.

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Navajo

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Norwegian

Pronunciation

• Template:Sense Template:IPA
• Template:Sense Template:IPA
• Template:Audio

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

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

• Template:Sense Template:IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• Template:Alt

Etymology

Template:DercatTemplate:Etymid Template:Inh+, from Template:Inh.

Preposition

1. from, out of Template:+obj

Descendants

• Template:Desc

References

• Template:R:zlw-ocs:Gebauer

Old Polish

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA

Etymology 1

Template:EtymonTemplate:Etymid Template:Inh+. Template:Etydate.

Preposition

1. Template:Ng; off of
2. Template:Ng; out of
3. Template:Ng; since
4. Template:Ng; from
5. Template:Ng; from, out of, of
6. Template:Ng; because of, from
7. Template:Ng; by means of, from

Preposition

1. Template:Ng; off of

Preposition

1. Template:Ng; off of

Particle

1. approximately, about

Alternative forms

• Template:Alt

Descendants

• Template:Desc
• Template:Desc

Etymology 2

Template:EtymonTemplate:Etymid Template:Inh+. Template:Etydate.

Preposition

1. Template:Ng; with, alongside
2. Template:Ng; with, by means of
3. Template:Ng; because of, from

Alternative forms

• Template:Alt

Descendants

• Template:Desc
• Template:Desc

References

• Template:R:zlw-opl:SPJSP

Polish

Etymology 1

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Etymology 2

Template:EtymonTemplate:Etymid Template:Inh+.

Alternative forms

• Template:Alt
• Template:Alt Template:Defdate

Preposition

1. Template:Ng; off of

   Template:Uxi

2. Template:Ng; since
3. Template:Ng; from
4. Template:Ng; because of, from
5. Template:Ng; out of

   Template:Uxi

   Template:Uxi

6. Template:Ng; from, out of, of

   Template:Uxi

Particle

1. Template:Lb approximately, about, around, ish, or so

   Template:Syn

   Template:Coi

Etymology 3

Template:EtymonTemplate:Etymid Template:Inh+.

Alternative forms

• Template:Alt
• Template:Alt Template:Defdate

Preposition

1. Template:Ng; with, alongside

   Template:Ant

2. Template:Ng; with, by means of

   Template:Uxi

Usage notes

• The preposition or particle generally changes to Template:M 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:

  Template:Uxi

  Template:Uxi

  Template:Uxi

  Template:Uxi

• The form Template:M is used also before Template:M, Template:M, and forms of Template:M.

• Both z and Template:M can be used before Template:M.

Further reading

• Template:R:pl:WSJP
• Template:R:pl:PWN
• Template:R:pl:SXVII
• Template:R:pl:SJP1807
• Template:R:pl:SJP1861
• Template:R:pl:SJP1900

Portuguese

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Romani

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA

Letter

1. Template:Lb Template:Latn-def
2. Template:Lb Template:Latn-def

Romanian

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Sani

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA

Noun

1. 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 Template:Monospace)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• Template:Alt

Pronunciation

• Template:Qualifier Template:IPA

Preposition

1. Template:Lb Template:Qualifier with
   • Template:Quote-text
   • Template:Quote-text
   • Template:Quote-text
2. Template:Lb Template:Qualifier from, out of
   • Template:Quote-text

Synonyms

• Template:L, Template:L, Template:L, Template:L

Letter

1. The 29th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by Template:L and followed by Template:L.

Seri

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA

Etymology 1

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Etymology 2

Article

1. Template:Altform

References

• Template:R:sei:dict

Silesian

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA, Template:IPA
• Template:Hyphenation

Etymology 1

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Etymology 2

Template:EtymonTemplate:Etymid Template:Inh+.

Preposition

1. Template:Ng; from

   Template:Ant

2. Template:Ng; from, out of, made of

Alternative forms

• Template:Alt

Etymology 3

Template:EtymonTemplate:Etymid Template:Inh+.

Preposition

1. Template:Ng; with

   Template:Ant

2. Template:Ng; with

   Template:Ant

3. Template:Ng; with, alongside

   Template:Ant

4. Template:Ng; with

   Template:Ant

Alternative forms

• Template:Alt

Further reading

• Template:R:szl:silling

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• Template:Qualifier Template:IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Slovak

Alternative forms

• Template:Alt

Etymology

Template:Inh+.

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA

Preposition

1. from

Further reading

• Template:R:sk:SDK

Slovene

Etymology 1

See Translingual section.

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def
2. Template:Latn-def
3. Template:Latn-def

Etymology 2

From Template:Inh, from Template:Inh.

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA

Preposition

1. Template:Lb with, by means of, using
2. Template:Lb (together) with, in the company of
3. Template:Lb from

Alternative forms

• Template:L Template:Qualifier

Spanish

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Swedish

Pronunciation

Letter name

• Template:IPA

Phoneme

• Template:IPA
  • Template:Homophones

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Tagalog

Etymology

Template:Bor+. Each pronunciation has a different source:

• Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Template:Der.
• Abecedario pronunciation is from Template:Der.

Letter

1. Template:Tl-letter-def

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 Template:M.

Letter

1. Template:Lb Template:Tl-letter-def

Further reading

• Template:R:Pambansang Diksiyonaryo

Turkish

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Turkmen

Pronunciation

• Template:Qualifier Template:IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Upper Sorbian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Template:Hsb-IPA

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def

Etymology 2

Template:Dercat Template:Etymid Template:Inh+.

Alternative forms

• Template:Alt
• Template:Alt

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA

Preposition

1. Template:Ng; from

   Template:Uxi

2. Template:Ng; from
3. Template:Ng; because of, from

   Template:Uxi

4. Template:Ng; out of

   Template:Uxi

   Template:Uxi

5. Template:Ng; from, out of, of

   Template:Uxi

Etymology 3

Template:Etymid Template:Inh+.

Alternative forms

• Template:Alt
• Template:Alt

Pronunciation

• Template:IPA

Preposition

1. Template:Ng; with, alongside

   Template:Ant

2. Template:Ng; with, by means of

   Template:Uxi

3. Template:Ng; because of, from, of

   Template:Uxi

Usage notes

• The preposition generally changes to Template:M when the pronunciation of the two consecutive words becomes problematic. This rule applies to words starting with one of the following consonants: s, z, š, ž. Examples include:

  Template:Uxi

  Template:Uxi

  Template:Uxi

  Template:Uxi

• The form Template:M is used also before Template:M, Template:M (genitive and instrumental of Template:M), and forms of Template:M.

• Both z and Template:M can be used before Template:M.

• The form Template:M is colloquial and generally preferred in oral language when there is a special emphasis on it.

References

• Template:R:hsb:Soblex

Zulu

Letter

1. Template:Latn-def