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Translingual
Etymology 1
Modification of capital letter D, from Ancient Greek letter Δ (D, “Delta”).
Letter
d (upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
Usage notes
The letter d is used in the alphabets of many languages, and in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent the voiced alveolar or dental plosive (/d/). In some languages and transcription systems, d may also represent other sounds, such as /t/ or /ð/.
See also
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter D): Ďď Ḋḋ Ḑḑ Ḍḍ Ḓḓ Ḏḏ Đđ D̦d̦ Ɖɖ Ɗɗ Ƌƌ ᵭ ᶁ ᶑ ȡ ᴅ Dd ȸ DZDzdz DZDzdz DŽDždž DŽDždž
- (select similar letters and symbols) ∂ ₫ ð
- (other scripts) δ (d), д (d), ד, د (d)
- See Appendix:Variations of "d"
Etymology 2
Lower case form of upper case roman numeral D, a standardization of D or Ð, from tally stick markings resembling a superimposed Ɔ and ⋌, from the practice of encircling each hundredth ⋌ notch.
Alternative forms
- D, Ⅾ, ⅾ
Numeral
d (lower case Roman numeral, upper case D)
- cardinal number five hundred (500).
Usage notes
With a bar over the numeral, i.e., as d, it represents five hundred thousand (500,000).
See also
- Lesser roman numeral symbol: c (“100”)
- Greater roman numeral symbol: m (“1000”)
- Roman numerals
Pronunciation
IPA (file)
Symbol
d
- (mathematics) the (path-independent, exact) differential of a quantity
- (IPA) voiced alveolar plosive
Gallery
- Uppercase and lowercase versions of D, in normal and italic type
- Uppercase and lowercase D in Fraktur
- Approximate form of upper case letter D in uncial script that was the source for lower case d
See also
- (IPA): t (“voiceless alveolar plosive”)
- (mathematics): δ
Other representations of D:
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English
Etymology 1
Old English lower case letter d, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case d of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ.
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /diː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file)
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D, plural ds or d's)
- The fourth letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Derived terms
- alpha-d-galactosidase
- d-amphetamine
- d-beat
- d-flat
- d flat
- d-hole
- d-man
- d-note
- d-pad
- d sharp
- d-sharp
- d-word
- k-d tree
- small d democrat
- small-d democrat
Number
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The ordinal number fourth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2
Abbreviations.
- (British penny; old penny): abbreviation of Latin denarii, the name of the corresponding Roman coin.
- (dice): abbreviation of dice
d
- Abbreviation of died or death.
- William Shakespeare, d 1616
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of do and inflections doing, did, done and homophone due
- exception: dz 'does'
- (stenoscript) prefix dis- or des-
Adjective
d
- (cricket) Abbreviation of declared.
- Synonym: dec
Adverb
d
- (crosswords) Abbreviation of down.
- Do you have the answer for 23d?
- (Malaysia)(informal) Abbreviation of already. Used to form the perfect tenses. Used in text messages.
- Come d.
- Done d.
Prefix
d
- (stenoscript) the prefix dis- or des-
Symbol
d
- (until February 1971) a British penny; an old penny (the modern decimal penny being abbreviated p).
- £sd — “pounds, shillings and pence”
- (dice games) Die or dice
- d20 — a specialized die with twenty sides
- 2d6 — the sum of the roll of two six-sided dice
- penny, a measure of the size of nails
Albanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d(ə)/
Letter
d (d) (upper case D, lower case d)
- The 5th letter of the Standard Albanian Latin-script alphabet.
- The 7th letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.
See also
- (Greek script letters) Α α, Β β, Ƃ ƅ, Γ γ, Γj γj, Δ δ, D d, Ε ε, Ε̱ ε̱, Ζ ζ, Ζ̇ ζ̇, Θ θ, Ι ι, J j, Κ κ, Κ̇ κ̇, Λ λ, ΛΛ λλ, Λ̇ λ̇, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ν̇ ν̇, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Ρ̇ ρ̇, Σ σ, Σ̈ σ̈, Τ τ, Ȣ ȣ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Χ̇ χ̇, ΤΣ τσ, ΤΣ̈ τσ̈, DΣ dσ, DΣ̈ dσ̈
- (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Alemannic German
Article
d f
- (definite) the
- 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
- Di nöchscht rächts. Mir fared i d’Fäldschtrass.
- The next right. We'll drive down Feldstrasse.
- Di nöchscht rächts. Mir fared i d’Fäldschtrass.
- 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
d pl
- (definite) the
Declension
Alemannic German definite articles | ||||
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Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
Nominative/Accusative | de dr (Bern) | d | s ds (Bern) | d |
Dative | em | der | em | de |
- Masculine nominative/accusative singular de has the form der before a vowel, e.g. der alt Maa ‘the old man’
- Dative plural de has the form den before a vowel, e.g. den alte Fraue ‘(to) the old women’
- Feminine singular d and plural d have the variant di before an adjective, e.g. di jung Mueter ‘the young mother’
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /d/
Letter
d lower case (upper case D)
- The fifth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de/, [d̪e̞]
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Basque alphabet, called de and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Chinese
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of d – see 啲 (“a few; a little bit; some; a bit; a bit more; etc.”). (This character, d, is a variant form of 啲.) |
Etymology 2
From English differentiate or the differentiation symbol d.
Pronunciation
Verb
d
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, mathematics) to differentiate
Related terms
- in (in1, “to integrate”)
See also
- D
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eː
- (letter name): IPA(key): /deː/
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- Previous letter: c
- Next letter: e
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /do/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d/
Audio (file) - Homophone (letter name): do (“so, therefore”)
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fifth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called do and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd̥eː/, [ˈd̥eː]
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t/
Letter
d (upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø
Fijian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ⁿd/
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Fijian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y
Finnish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeː/, [ˈde̞ː] (name of letter)
Audio: (file)
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used only in loanwords except for the weak grade of t.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
Etymology 2
Noun
d
- (music) D (note)
Usage notes
Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.
Declension
Declension of d (type maa)
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de/
Audio (file)
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Volume I, Chapter II:
- [À] peine les petits oiseaux nuancés de mille couleurs avaient-ils salué des harpes de leurs langues, dans une douce et mielleuse harmonie, la venue de l’aurore au teint de rose, ... que le fameux chevalier don Quichotte de la Manche ... prit sa route à travers l’antique et célèbre plaine de Montiel.
- [S]carce had the little birds shaded of a thousand colours hailed from the harps of their tongues, in a soft and mellifluous harmony, the coming of the pink-tinted dawn, ... when the famous knight Don Quixote of La Mancha ... took his route across the ancient and famous Campo de Montiel.
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Fula
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d/
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
See also
- (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ
Gothic
Romanization
d
- Romanization of 𐌳
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈd]
- (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈdeː]
Audio (file)
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The sixth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called dé and written in the Latin script.
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | d | d-k |
accusative | d-t | d-ket |
dative | d-nek | d-knek |
instrumental | d-vel | d-kkel |
causal-final | d-ért | d-kért |
translative | d-vé | d-kké |
terminative | d-ig | d-kig |
essive-formal | d-ként | d-kként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | d-ben | d-kben |
superessive | d-n | d-ken |
adessive | d-nél | d-knél |
illative | d-be | d-kbe |
sublative | d-re | d-kre |
allative | d-hez | d-khez |
elative | d-ből | d-kből |
delative | d-ről | d-kről |
ablative | d-től | d-ktől |
non-attributive possessive - singular | d-é | d-ké |
non-attributive possessive - plural | d-éi | d-kéi |
Possessive forms of d | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | d-m | d-im |
2nd person sing. | d-d | d-id |
3rd person sing. | d-je | d-i |
1st person plural | d-nk | d-ink |
2nd person plural | d-tek | d-itek |
3rd person plural | d-jük | d-ik |
Derived terms
- d-moll
See also
- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
Further reading
- (sound and letter): d in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (musical note and its key/position): d in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- d in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /tjɛː/
Letter
d (upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö
Ido
Pronunciation
- (context pronunciation) IPA(key): /d/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /de/
Letter
d (upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /de/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d/
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) huruf; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Italian
Letter
d f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Italian alphabet, called di and written in the Latin script.
Kabyle
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *d. Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⴷ (d).
Particle
d
- (copula) to be
- D tidett!
- It's true!
- Nekk d anelmad.
- I am a student.
Particle
d
- proximal particle; suffixed onto verbs to indicate a direction towards an inferred reference point
Conjunction
d
- and
- Nekk d gma neggan.
- Me and my brother were sleeping.
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): [d]
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Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The sixth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called dē and written in the Latin script.
See also
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
- burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž
Livonian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /d̪/
Letter
d (upper case D)
- The sixth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kēratēḑ; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, Ḑ ḑ, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Lushootseed
Letter
d
- The ninth letter of the Lushootseed alphabet, pronounced as a voiced alveolar stop.
Malay
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d/
- IPA(key): /t/ (per final devoicing or assimilation to a following voiceless obstruent)
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) ittra; A a, B b, Ċ ċ, D d, E e, F f, Ġ ġ, G g, Għ għ, H h, Ħ ħ, I i, Ie ie, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Ż ż, Z z
Norwegian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /deː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d/, (in rd) /ɖ/
Audio (file)
Letter
d
- The fourth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /deː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d/, (in rd) /ɖ/
Audio (file) - Homophone: det
Letter
d (upper case D, definite singular d-en, indefinite plural d-er, definite plural d-ene)
- The fourth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /deː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d/, (in rd) /ɖ/
Audio (file) - Homophones: de, det
Letter
d (upper case D, definite singular d-en, indefinite plural d-ar, definite plural d-ane)
- The fourth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2
- (det): abbreviation
- (død): abbreviation
Pronoun
d
- Abbreviation of det.
Article
d
- Abbreviation of det.
Adjective
d
- Abbreviation of død.
References
- “d” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Nupe
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d/
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛ/
Letter
d (upper case D, lower case)
- The sixth letter of the Polish alphabet, called de and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż
Further reading
- d in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- d in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Audio (BR) (file)
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Noun
d m (uncountable)
- Abbreviation of dom. (as a title)
Romani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d/
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The sixth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (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 zInternational 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).
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d/
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The sixth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called de or dî and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă, Â â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Î î, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (uppercase): D
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /d/
Letter
d (Cyrillic spelling д)
- The 6th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by ć and followed by dž.
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /d/
Letter
d (upper case D)
- The eighth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ
Slovene
Etymology 1
From Gaj's Latin alphabet d, from Czech alphabet d, from Latin d, which is a modification of capital letter D, from Ancient Greek letter Δ (D, “Delta”). Pronunciation as IPA(key): /də/ is initial Slovene (phoneme plus a fill vowel) and the second pronunciation is probably taken from German d.
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d/, [p]
- (letter name): IPA(key): /də́/, /dèː/, /déː/
Audio (letter name, non-tonal) (file) - Rhymes: -ə, -eː
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fifth letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The seventh letter of the Resian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The fifth letter of the Natisone Valley dialect alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Symbol
d
- (SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [d].
Noun
d m inan
- The name of the Latin script letter D / d.
- (linguistics) The name of the phoneme /d/.
Inflection
- Overall more common
Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | d | ||
gen. sing. | d-ja | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) | d | d-ja | d-ji |
genitive (rodȋlnik) | d-ja | d-jev | d-jev |
dative (dajȃlnik) | d-ju | d-jema | d-jem |
accusative (tožȋlnik) | d | d-ja | d-je |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) | d-ju | d-jih | d-jih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | d-jem | d-jema | d-ji |
- More common when with a definite adjective
Masculine inan., no endings | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | d | ||
gen. sing. | d | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | d | d | d |
accusative | d | d | d |
genitive | d | d | d |
dative | d | d | d |
locative | d | d | d |
instrumental | d | d | d |
Etymology 2
From da with the same meaning, from Proto-Slavic *da, from Proto-Indo-European *doh₂, which is pronoun Proto-Indo-European *de-, Proto-Indo-European *do- 'this' in lative case. Simplification occurred due to modern vowel reduction as the final /a/ reduced to /ə/.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də́/
Audio (non-tonal) (file) - Rhymes: -ə
Conjunction
d
- (colloquial) that, so that, so
- 2007 October 11, “Športna medicina: forum”, in The nutriitiion.com:
- ko treniraš s prevelikimi težami si rekel d se rast ustavi, ker telo vso enrgijo porab za mišice, kaj pa če s tem prenehaš a pol se rast spet začne?
- When you are training with too heavy weights, you said that the growth stops because the body uses all the energy for the muscles, but what if you stop doing it, does the growth begin again?
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See also
- (Latin-script letters) čŕka; A a, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž
- đ
Further reading
- “d”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phoneme) /d/, [ð̞]
- IPA(key): (letter name) /ˈde/ [ˈd̪e]
- (Castilian)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -e
- (Castilian)
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Swedish
Pronoun
d
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Pronunciation spelling of det (“it”).
Article
d
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Pronunciation spelling of det (“it”).
Tagalog
Pronunciation 1
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /d/
- (letter: modern alphabet) IPA(key): /di/, [dɪ]
- (letter: Abakada) IPA(key): /da/, [dɐ]
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Tagalog alphabet, called di or da and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /diʔ/, [dɪʔ]
Adverb
d
- (text messaging, Internet slang) Alternative form of di
Turkish
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fifth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called de and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Turkmen
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /d/
Letter
d (upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called de and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): (north) IPA(key): /z/, (south) IPA(key): /j/
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The sixth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /diː/
- (informal) IPA(key): /də/
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fifth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called di and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by ch and followed by dd.
Mutation
- d at the beginning of words mutates to dd in a soft mutation, to n in a nasal mutation and is unchanged by aspirate mutation, for example with the word draig (“dragon”):
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
draig | ddraig | nraig | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), chapter D, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d/
- (letter name): IPA(key): /dí/
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The third letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called dí and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
- As used in Benin: (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y
Zulu
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z