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Translingual
editLetter
editž (upper case Ž)
- The letter z with a háček.
- (international standards) Transliterates Devanagari झ़ and Perso-Arabic letter ژ in Indic languages.
Symbol
editž
See also
editCzech
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Letter
editž (lower case, upper case Ž)
- the final letter of the Czech alphabet, after z
Estonian
editPronunciation
editLetter
editž (lower case, upper case Ž)
- The twenty-second letter of the Estonian alphabet, called žee and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
edit- Used only in loanwords.
See also
editFinnish
editEtymology
editCommon European letter for this sound, apparently first used in Czech; see Ž on Wikipedia.
Letter
editž (lower case, upper case Ž)
- A letter of the Finnish alphabet, called hattu-z or suhu-z and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
edit- In the Finnish alphabet, ž is a variant of z.
- Used only in loanwords and transcribing foreign names.
- Often spelled as z or zh, mainly due to technical restrictions (e.g. ž cannot be directly typed with the standard Finnish keyboard layout).
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editInari Sami
editPronunciation
editLetter
editž (upper case Ž)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Inari Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, Ä ä, Á á
Lakota
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editLetter
editž (upper case Ž)
- A letter of the Lakota alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á), Aŋ aŋ (Áŋ áŋ), B b, Č č, Čh čh, Čʼ čʼ, E e (É é), G g, Ǧ ǧ, H h, Ȟ ȟ, Ȟʼ ȟʼ, I i (Í í), Iŋ iŋ (Íŋ íŋ), K k, Kh kh, Kȟ kȟ, Kʼ kʼ, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, Ph ph, Pȟ pȟ, Pʼ pʼ, S s, Sʼ sʼ, Š š, Šʼ šʼ, T t, Th th, Tȟ tȟ, Tʼ tʼ, U u (Ú ú), Uŋ uŋ (Úŋ úŋ), W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, ʼ
Latvian
editEtymology
editProposed 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
editLetter
editž (lower case, upper case Ž)
- The thirty-third letter of the Latvian alphabet, called žē and written in the Latin script.
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editLivonian
editPronunciation
editLetter
editž (upper case Ž)
- The thirty-ninth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editLower Sorbian
editPronunciation
editLetter
editž (upper case Ž)
- The thirty-third letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, called žet and written in the Latin script.
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editRomani
editPronunciation
editLetter
editž (lower case, upper case Ž)
- (Pan-Vlax) The thirty-second letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- Synonym: (International Standard) ź
See also
edit- (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).
Samogitian
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editLetter
editž (upper case Ž)
- The thirty-second letter of the Samogitian alphabet, called žė or žet and written in the Latin script.
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editSerbo-Croatian
editEtymology 1
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editLetter
editž (lower case, upper case Ž)
- The 30th and last letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet.
See also
edit- Previous letter: z
Etymology 2
editNoun
editž m (Cyrillic spelling ж)
Synonyms
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Skolt Sami
editPronunciation
editLetter
editž (upper case Ž)
- The thirty-fourth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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editSlovak
editPronunciation
editLetter
editž (upper case Ž)
- The forty-sixth letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, Ä ä, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, Dz dz, Dž dž, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ĺ ĺ, Ľ ľ, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, Q q, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž
Further reading
edit- “ž”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Tuareg
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editLetter
editž (upper case Ž)
- A letter of the Tuareg alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Turkmen
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editLetter
editž (upper case Ž)
- The twelfth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called že and written in the Latin script.
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editWakhi
editPronunciation
editLetter
editž (upper case Ž)
- A letter of the Wakhi alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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