Q
See also: q, -q, Ⴍ, q̃, q̇, Q., and Appendix:Variations of "q"
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Translingual
Etymology
From the Etruscan letter 𐌒 (q, “cu”), from the Ancient Greek letter Ϙ (Q, “qoppa”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤒 (q, “qop”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓃻.
Letter
Q (lower case q)
- The seventeenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
- Queen, Qualen, Qatarien
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 Q): Ɋɋ ʠ Ｑｑ ȹ
Symbol
Q
- Abbreviation of quetta-.
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for glutamine.
- (physics) Electric charge.
- (physics) Dynamic pressure.
- (logic, mathematics) Robinson arithmetic.
- Quetzal (currency of Guatemala).
- (linguistics) A wildcard for a uvular consonant.
- synonyms: sometimes covered by H
- (linguistics) Gemination as a phoneme.
Descendants
- English: max Q
Gallery
- Letter styles
Uppercase and lowercase versions of Q, in normal and italic type
Uppercase and lowercase Q in Fraktur
See also
Other representations of Q:
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English
Etymology 1
Latin Q (Q/q)
Letter
Q (upper case, lower case q, plural Qs or Q's)
- The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue 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
Number
Q (upper case, lower case q)
- The ordinal number seventeenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2
Shortening
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kjuː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kju/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /kjʉː/
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uː
- Homophones: cue, queue, Kew
Noun
Q
- question or questions
- Q and A
- quarter
- (electronics) Quality factor
- (astronomy) quasar
- (sports) qualified
- American Library Association abbreviation of quarto (“book size”).
- (chess) queen
- (card games) queen
- (medicine) Alternative letter-case form of q (“every”).
Antonyms
- (sports): DNQ
- (science fiction fandom): DNQ
Derived terms
- (sports): DQ, DSQ, q
- (astronomy): RIQ, RLQ, RQQ
Translations
playing card
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Proper noun
Q
- The pseudonym of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
- (followed by an ayah (verse) number) Quran
- (theology) the hypothetical common source (logion collection) of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (from German Quelle, source); all the non-Marcan shared material in those gospels (not always considered a single document)
- QAnon (anonymous poster on anonymous online message boards)
- 2017 December 19, Paris Martineau, “The Storm Is the New Pizzagate — Only Worse”, in New York, archived from the original on 26 December 2018:
- In this fantasy world, all of the far right’s wildest dreams come true: Q promises that Clinton, Obama, Podesta, Abedin, and even McCain are all either arrested and wearing secret police-issued ankle monitors, or just about to be indicted; that the Steele dossier is a total fabrication personally paid for by Clinton and Obama; and that the Las Vegas massacre was most definitely an inside job connected to the Saudi-Clinton cabal.
- 2018 July 31, Julia Carrie Wong, “What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory”, in The Guardian:
- In a thread called “Calm Before the Storm”, and in subsequent posts, Q established his legend as a government insider with top security clearance who knew the truth about a secret struggle for power involving Donald Trump, the “deep state”, Robert Mueller, the Clintons, pedophile rings, and other stuff.
- 2019 March 6, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “How a conspiracy theory about Democrats drinking children’s blood topped Amazon’s best-sellers list”, in Vox, archived from the original on 7 March 2019:
- At the end of her report, Coaston concluded, “Most people have never heard of QAnon, or Q — and that includes most of Donald Trump’s supporters.” That’s still the case, but the fact that this book is at the top of some of Amazon’s most prominent recommendation lists means that a far larger share of the population will — at a minimum — stumble across these ideas.
Derived terms
- (conspiracy theory cult): GQP, Qaren, Qultist
Etymology 3
From James Bond films, the quartermaster being codenamed "Q", from the novels by Ian Flemming, where he created Q-branch, which creates secret devices hidden in plain sight, named after Q-ships, heavily armed merchantmen that look like normal merchantmen.
Noun
Q (plural Qs)
- (slang) a gadget master, gadget creator
Afar
Letter
Q
- The eleventh letter in the Afar alphabet.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, T t, S s, E e, C c, K k, X x, I i, D d, Q q, R r, F f, G g, O o, L l, M m, N n, U u, W w, H h, Y y
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ki/
Letter
Q (upper case, lower case q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz
Noun
Q (plural Q's, diminutive Q'tjie)
- Q
Azerbaijani
Letter
Q upper case (lower case q)
- The seventeenth 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): /ku/, [ku]
Letter
Q (upper case, lower case q)
- The eighteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called ku and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.
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
Central Franconian
Letter
Q
- A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
Usage notes
- Only used in the digraph qu for /kʋ/. The Dutch-based spelling uses kw instead.
Chinese
Etymology 1
From English cute.
Alternative forms
- cute
Pronunciation
Adjective
Q
- (slang) cute
Etymology 2
From Min Nan 𩚨 (khiū).
Pronunciation
Adjective
Q
- (Taiwan, slang, of food) soft and pliable; chewy (like mochi), exhibiting Q texture
Derived terms
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Etymology 3
Euphemistic form of 㞗, 鳩／鸠 (gau1).
Pronunciation
Infix
Q
- (Cantonese, vulgar, euphemistic) fucking; bloody; damn
- 多Q餘 [Cantonese, trad.]
- do1 kiu1 jyu4 [Jyutping]
- freaking unnecessary
多Q余 [Cantonese, simp.]- 多Q事 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
- do1 kiu1 si6 [Jyutping]
- freaking nosy
Etymology 4
From English cue.
Pronunciation
Noun
Q
- (slang) (snooker) cue
Derived terms
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Etymology 5
From English quinella.
Pronunciation
Noun
Q
- (slang) quinella
Derived terms
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Etymology 6
From QQ, an adaptation of ICQ, another instant messaging program.
Pronunciation
Verb
Q
- (slang) to use QQ, the popular Chinese instant messaging program
Etymology 7
From clipping of English question. Orthography is from English Q (“question”).
Alternative forms
- quest, quet, ques, que
Pronunciation
Noun
Q
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) question (in assignments, tests, exams, etc.)
- 你考試通常做long Q先定short Q先㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
- nei5 haau2 si3 tung1 soeng4 zou6 long1 kwet1 sin1 ding6 sot1 kwet1 sin1 gaa3? [Jyutping]
- In exams, which of the following would you usually work on first, long questions or short questions?
你考试通常做long Q先定short Q先㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]
Etymology 8
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Classifier
Q
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Classifier for number of sexual intercourses. (as a measure of pricing in prostitution) (clarification of this definition is needed)
- 睇戲，或者見啲人講笑嗰陣，咪好多時會聽到啲：「喂！幾錢Q呀？」咁上下嘅對白嘅？ [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2013, 合扶道・二媽, 援交妹自白 PT Girlfriend, page 92
- tai2 hei3, waak6 ze2 gin3 di1 jan4 gong2 siu3 go2 zan6, mai6 hou2 do1 si4 wui5 teng1 dou2 di1: “Wai3! gei2 cin2 kiu1 aa3?” Gam3 soeng6 haa6-2 ge3 deoi3 baak6 ge2? [Jyutping]
- In movies or when people are joking, you would often hear a saying along the lines of "Hey! How much is a bang?", won't you?
睇戏，或者见啲人讲笑嗰阵，咪好多时会听到啲：“喂！几钱Q呀？”咁上下嘅对白嘅？ [Cantonese, simp.]
Etymology 9
From the letter Q of the English pattern playing cards. Various names exist for this symbol in the spoken language.
- Mandarin quān
- From 圈 (quān, “circle”), because the letter Q resembles a circle.
- Cantonese neoi5-1
- From 女 (neoi5-1, “woman”).
- Min Nan khu
- From the letter.
Pronunciation
Noun
Q
- (card games) queen (Classifier: 隻／只; 張／张)
See also
Dialectal synonyms of 圈兒 (“queen (playing cards)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
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| Mandarin | Beijing | 疙瘩, 疙瘩包 |
| Luoyang | 皮蛋, 十二 | |
| Zhengzhou | 十二, 圈 | |
| Xi'an | 圈子 | |
| Ürümqi | 皮蛋, 圈子 | |
| Wuhan | 皮蛋, 蛋, 環, 婆婆 | |
| Guiyang | 蛋, 蛋蛋 | |
| Liuzhou | 悶, 丘 | |
| Xuzhou | 皮蛋, 皮球, 球蛋 | |
| Yangzhou | 皮蛋 | |
| Nanjing | 皮蛋 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 女 |
| Hong Kong | 女 | |
| Taishan | 女 | |
| Wuzhou | 敏 | |
| Yulin | 敏 | |
| Gan | Lichuan | 皮蛋 |
| Pingxiang | 蛋, 皮蛋架架 | |
| Hakka | Yudu | 圈子 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 皮蛋 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 圈兒 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | Q, 卵 |
| Shantou | 箍, 𡚸, 妹 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 皮蛋 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 皮蛋 | |
| Suzhou | 蛋, 皮蛋 | |
| Ningbo | 皮蛋, 蛋 |
Pronunciation 1
Letter
Q
- The seventeenth letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2
Letter
Q
- The seventeenth letter used in Pinyin.
Usage notes
- 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
- The pronunciations above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).
Dutch
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ky/
Audio (file)
Letter
Q (capital, lowercase q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.
See also
- Previous letter: P
- Next letter: R
Estonian
Letter
Q (upper case, lower case q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called kuu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used only in foreign words.
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)
Finnish
Letter
Q (upper case, lower case q)
- The seventeenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called kuu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords qu is replaced with kv.
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
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuː/
Audio (file) - Homophone: Kuh
- Rhymes: -uː
Letter
Q (upper case, lower case q)
- The seventeenth letter of the German alphabet.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈk]
- (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈkuː]
Letter
Q (upper case, lower case q)
- A letter of the extended Hungarian alphabet, called kú and written in the Latin script.
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Q | Q-k |
| accusative | Q-t | Q-kat |
| dative | Q-nak | Q-knak |
| instrumental | Q-val | Q-kkal |
| causal-final | Q-ért | Q-kért |
| translative | Q-vá | Q-kká |
| terminative | Q-ig | Q-kig |
| essive-formal | Q-ként | Q-kként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Q-ban | Q-kban |
| superessive | Q-n | Q-kon |
| adessive | Q-nál | Q-knál |
| illative | Q-ba | Q-kba |
| sublative | Q-ra | Q-kra |
| allative | Q-hoz | Q-khoz |
| elative | Q-ból | Q-kból |
| delative | Q-ról | Q-król |
| ablative | Q-tól | Q-któl |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | Q-é | Q-ké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | Q-éi | Q-kéi |
| Possessive forms of Q | ||
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| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Q-m | Q-im |
| 2nd person sing. | Q-d | Q-id |
| 3rd person sing. | Q-ja | Q-i |
| 1st person plural | Q-nk | Q-ink |
| 2nd person plural | Q-tok | Q-itok |
| 3rd person plural | Q-juk | Q-ik |
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.
Ido
Pronunciation
- (always found before the letter U) IPA(key): /kw/
Letter
Q (lower case q)
- The seventeenth 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
Italian
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): **/ˈku/*
- Rhymes: -u
- (phonemic realization; almost always found before u, where it forms the pronunciation /kw/) IPA(key): /k/
Letter
Q f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case q)
- The fifteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called cu and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Letter
Q
- The seventeenth letter of the Latin alphabet
References
- “Q”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Q in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Name of letter) IPA(key): [kiu], [kju]
- (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [q], [k]
- (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [k̚]
Letter
Q
- The seventeenth 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
Portuguese
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈke/
Letter
Q (upper case, lower case q)
- The seventeenth 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
Romani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (after n) /ɡ/, (after any other letter) /k/
Letter
Q (upper case, lower case q)
- (International Standard) Used to represent the dative and genitive cases.
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).
References
- Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “-q-”, in ニューエクスプレス ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 15
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k/
Letter
Q (upper case, lower case q)
- The twentieth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called chiu and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used chiefly in loanwords.
- The digraph qu is pronounced /kw/, /kv/, or /kʲ/.
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
Saanich
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʷʼ/
Letter
Q
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A, Á, Ⱥ, B, C, Ć, Ȼ, D, E, H, I, Í, J, K, Ꝁ, Ꝃ, ₭, Ḵ, Ḱ, L, Ƚ, M, N, Ṉ, O, P, Q, S, Ś, T, Ⱦ, Ṯ, Ŧ, U, W, W̲, X, X̲, Y, Z, s, ,
Somali
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ɢ/
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɢɑːf/
Letter
Q upper case (lower case q)
- The fifteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called qaaf and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- The fifteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by F and followed by K.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) ', B b, T t, J j, X x, Kh kh, D d, R r, S s, Sh sh, Dh dh, C c, G g, F f, Q q, K k, L l, M m, N n, W w, H h, Y y, A a, E e, I i, O o, U u
Spanish
Letter
Q (upper case, lower case q)
- the 18th letter of the Spanish alphabet
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ku˧˧], [kwi˧˧], [kwəː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊw˧˧], [kwɪj˧˧], [kwəː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʊw˧˧], [wɪj˧˧], [wəː˨˩]
- Phonetic: cu, quy, quờ
Letter
Q (upper case, lower case q)
- The twenty-first letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called cu, quy, or quờ and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)
Zulu
Letter
Q (upper case, lower case q)
- The seventeenth 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