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Webster 1913 Edition

Z

Z

(zē; in England commonly, and in America sometimes, zĕd; formerly, also, ĭz′zĕrd)
Z, the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is taken from the Latin letter Z, which came from the Greek alphabet, this having it from a Semitic source. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. Etymologically, it is most closely related to s, y, and j; as in glass, glaze; E. yoke, Gr. [GREEK], L. yugum; E. zealous, jealous. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 273, 274.

Webster 1828 Edition

Z

Z

, the last letter of the English Alphabet, is a sibilant articulation, and is merely a vocal S. It bears the same relation to s, as v does to f. With us it has not a compound sound, nor is it a double consonant, as in the Italian and German. It is as simple in its sound as S.
As a numeral, Z stands for 2000, and with a dash over it, Z, for 2,000,000. It is pronounced zee.

Definition 2024

Ž

Ž


Ž U+017D, Ž
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z WITH CARON
Composition: Z [U+005A] + ̌ [U+030C]
← ż
[U+017C] 		Latin Extended-A ž →
[U+017E]

Translingual

Letter

Ž upper case (lower case ž)

  1. The letter Z with a háček.

See also

Finnish

Letter

Ž ‎(upper case, lower case ž)

  1. The letter of the Finnish alphabet, called hattu-z or suhu-z and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

  • In the Finnish alphabet, Ž is a variant of Z.
  • Often written as zh.
  • Used only in loanwords.

See also

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

  • IPA(key): [ʒ]

Letter

Ž

Ž ‎(upper case, lower case ž)

  1. The thirty-third letter of the Latvian alphabet, called zē and written in the Latin script.

See also

Lithuanian

Letter

Ž ‎(upper case, lower case ž)

  1. 32th letter of the Lithuanian alphabet

See also

  • Appendix:Alphabets

Serbo-Croatian

Letter

Ž ‎(upper case, lower case ž, Cyrillic spelling Ж)

  1. 30th letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet

See also

  • Appendix:Alphabets

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʒ/

Letter

Ž ‎(lower case ž)

  1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒ/

Letter

Ž ‎(capital, lowercase ž)

  1. The twenty-fifth (and last) letter of the Slovene alphabet, called že, and preceded by Z.

ž

ž

ž U+017E, ž
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH CARON
Composition: z [U+007A] + ̌ [U+030C]
← Ž
[U+017D] 		Latin Extended-A ſ →
[U+017F]

Translingual

Letter

ž lower case (upper case Ž)

  1. The letter z with a háček.

See also

Czech

Pronunciation

Letter

ž ‎(lower case, upper case Ž)

  1. The final letter of the Czech alphabet, after z.

Inari Sami

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʒ/

Letter

ž ‎(upper case Ž)

  1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Inari Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

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

  • IPA(key): [ʒ]

Letter

Ž

ž ‎(lower case, upper case Ž)

  1. The thirty-third letter of the Latvian alphabet, called zē and written in the Latin script.

See also

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʒ/

Letter

ž ‎(upper case Ž)

  1. The thirty-ninth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʒ/

Letter

ž ‎(lower case, upper case Ž)

  1. The 30th and last letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet.
See also
  • Previous letter: z

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of ženski rod.

Abbreviation

ž m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ж)

  1. (grammar) feminine gender
Synonyms

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʒ/

Letter

ž ‎(upper case Ž)

  1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʒ/

Letter

ž ‎(lower case, upper case Ž)

  1. The forty-sixth letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Turkmen

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʒ/

Letter

ž ‎(upper case Ž)

  1. The twelfth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called že and written in the Latin script.

See also

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