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Webster 1913 Edition


D

D

(dē)
1.
The fourth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. The English letter is from Latin, which is from Greek, which took it from Phœnician, the probable ultimate origin being Egyptian. It is related most nearly to t and th;
as, Eng. deep, G. tief; Eng. daughter, G. tochter, Gr.
θυγάτηρ
, Skr. duhitr
. See Guide to Pronunciation, √178, 179, 229.
2.
(Mus.)
The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale (that in C), or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C (that in A minor), or of the key tone in the relative minor of F.
3.
As a numeral D stands for 500. in this use it is not the initial of any word, or even strictly a letter, but one half of the sign [GREEK] (or [GREEK] ) the original Tuscan numeral for 1000.

Definition 2024


Ď

Ď

Ď U+010E, Ď
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D WITH CARON
Composition: D [U+0044] + ̌ [U+030C]
č
[U+010D]
Latin Extended-A ď
[U+010F]

Translingual

Letter

Ď upper case (lower case ď)

  1. The letter D with a háček.

See also


Czech

Letter

Ď (upper case, lower case ď)

  1. A letter of the Czech alphabet, representing the phoneme /ɟ/.

Slovak

Letter

Ď (upper case, lower case ď)

  1. A letter of the Slovak alphabet, representing the phoneme /ɟ/.

ď

ď

ď U+010F, ď
LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH CARON
Composition: d [U+0064] + ̌ [U+030C]
Ď
[U+010E]
Latin Extended-A Đ
[U+0110]
See also: d'

Translingual

Letter

ď lower case (upper case Ď)

  1. The letter d with a háček.

See also


Czech

Letter

ď (lower case, upper case Ď)

  1. The seventh letter of the Czech alphabet, after d and before e.