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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

Ż

Ż

Ż U+017B, Ż
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z WITH DOT ABOVE
Composition: Z [U+005A] + ̇ [U+0307]
← ź
[U+017A] 		Latin Extended-A ż →
[U+017C]
See also: Appendix:Variations of "z"

Translingual

Letter

Ż upper case (lower case ż)

  1. The letter Z with a dot above.

See also

Maltese

Letter

Ż ‎(upper case, lower case ż)

  1. The 29th (and penultimate) letter of the Maltese alphabet, after X and before Z.

Polish

Letter

Ż ‎(upper case, lower case ż)

  1. The 32nd (and final) letter of the Polish alphabet, after Ź.

ż

ż

ż U+017C, ż
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH DOT ABOVE
Composition: z [U+007A] + ̇ [U+0307]
← Ż
[U+017B] 		Latin Extended-A Ž →
[U+017D]
See also: Appendix:Variations of "z"

Translingual

Letter

ż lower case (upper case Ż)

  1. The letter z with a dot above.

See also

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /z/

Letter

ż ‎(upper case Ż)

  1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Maltese alphabet, called że and written in the Latin script.

See also

Polish

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʐ/

Letter

ż ‎(upper case Ż)

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Polish alphabet, called żet and written in the Latin script.

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