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D is the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled dee or occasionally de (IPA: /diː/).[1]
History
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Proto-Semitic D |
Phoenician D |
Etruscan D |
Greek Delta |
Roman D |
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The Semitic letter Dâlet probably developed from the logogram for a fish or a door. There are various Egyptian hieroglyphs that might have inspired this. In Semitic, Ancient Greek, and Latin, the letter was pronounced /d/; in the Etruscan alphabet the letter was superfluous, but still maintained (see letter B). Greek letter: Δ (capital) or δ (small) (Delta).
The minuscule (lower-case) form of D, consists of a loop and a tall vertical stroke. It developed by gradual variations on the majuscule (capital) form. In handwriting it was common to start the arc to the left of the vertical stroke, resulting in a serif at the top of the arc. This serif was extended while the rest of the letter was reduced, resulting in an angled stroke and loop. The angled stroke slowly developed into a vertical stroke.
Usage
In most languages using the Latin alphabet, the letter d represents the sound /d/, but in the Vietnamese alphabet it represents the sound /z/ in the north and /j/ in the south. In Fijian it stands for the prenasalized stop /nd/. In some languages where voiceless unaspirated stops contrast with voiceless aspirated stops, d represents an unaspirated /t/, while t represents an aspirated /tʰ/. Examples of such languages include Icelandic, Scottish Gaelic, Navajo, and the Pinyin transliteration of Mandarin.Alternative representations of D
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Meanings of D
- See D (disambiguation).
See also
- Eth (Ğ, ğ)
- D with stroke (Đ, đ)
- Hooked D (Ɗ, ɗ)
- De (Д, д)
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Letter D with diacritics ĎďḊḋḐḑḌḍḒḓḎḏĐđᵭᶁƉɖƊɗᶑƋƌȡ?
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References
1. ^ "D" Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "dee," op. cit.
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Latin alphabet
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A is the first letter in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English is a[1] (IPA: /eɪ/), plural aes, as, or a's.
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B is the second letter in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled bee or occasionally be (IPA: /biː/), plural bees.
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E is the fifth letter in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled e (IPA: /iː/), plural es or ees (also written E's, Es, e's, etc.).
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F is the sixth letter in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled ef (IPA: /ɛf/), or eff when used as a verb.
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G is the seventh letter in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled gee or occasionally ge (IPA /dʒiː/).
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H is the eighth letter in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled aitch,[1] pronounced IPA /eɪtʃ/ in most dialects, though in Irish and Indian English it is generally haitch
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I is the ninth letter of the Latin alphabet. Its name in English is i [aɪ].
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J is the tenth letter in the modern Latin alphabet; it was the last of the 26 letters to be added. Its name in English is jay IPA: /dʒeɪ/.
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K is the eleventh letter of the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled kay (IPA /keɪ/).[1]
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L is the twelfth letter of the Latin alphabet. Its name in English is el (IPA: /ɛl/).[1]
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M is the thirteenth letter of the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled em (IPA: /ɛm/).[1]
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N is the fourteenth letter in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled en (IPA: /ɛn/).[1]
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O is the fifteenth letter of the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled o (IPA /oʊ/), plural oes.
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P is the sixteenth letter of the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled pee or occasionally pe (IPA: /piː/)[1].
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Q is the seventeenth letter of the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled cue (IPA: /kju/).[1]
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R is the eighteenth letter of the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled ar (IPA: /ɑr/: [ɑː]
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S is the nineteenth letter in the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled ess or occasionally es (IPA: /ɛs/), generally es- when part of a compound word, plural esses.
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T is the twentieth letter in the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled tee or occasionally te (IPA: /tiː/).
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U is the twenty-first letter in the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled u (IPA: /juː/).
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V is the twenty-second letter in the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled vee or occasionally ve (IPA: /viː/).
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W is the twenty-third letter in the Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled double-u.[1] Along with Y, it is one of two letters to serve as a representation for both vowel and consonant sounds.
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X is the twenty-fourth letter in the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled ex (IPA: /ɛks/),[1] plural exes.
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Y is the twenty-fifth letter in the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled wye or occasionally wy (IPA: /waɪ/), plural wyes.
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Z is the twenty-sixth and final letter of the modern Latin alphabet.
In many dialects of English, the letter's name is zed (IPA: /zɛd/), reflecting its derivation from the Greek zeta (see below).
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In many dialects of English, the letter's name is zed (IPA: /zɛd/), reflecting its derivation from the Greek zeta (see below).
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Latin alphabet
Child systems Numerous: see Alphabets derived from the Latin
Sister systems Cyrillic
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Unicode range See Latin characters in Unicode
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Writing system: Latin (English variant)
Official status
Official language of: 53 countries
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
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Writing system: Latin (English variant)
Official status
Official language of: 53 countries
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: en
ISO 639-2: eng
ISO 639-3: eng
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This chart shows concisely the most common way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is applied to represent the English language.
See International Phonetic Alphabet for English for a more complete version and Pronunciation respelling for English for phonetic
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