ゼット
See also: セット and ゼッド
Japanese
Alternative forms
- ゼッド (zeddo)
Etymology
Borrowed from English zed. The English word-final voiced sound /d/ is sometimes transcribed as if it was voiceless, as tto, instead of the usual (and more accurate) ddo, because Japanese didn’t have a voiced geminate. Perhaps also influenced by Dutch [zɛt], which ends in a voiceless sound. Some English words ending in the voiced sound /z/ are also transcribed as if they ended in the voiceless sound /s/ (e.g.: ニュース (nyūsu, “news”). Doublet of ゼータ (zēta, “zeta”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ゼット [zéꜜttò] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [d͡ze̞t̚to̞]
Noun
ゼット (rōmaji zetto)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Z.
Synonyms
- ズィー (zī, “zee”) (rare)
Coordinate terms
- (Latin-script letter names) エー (ē), ビー (bī), シー (shī), ディー (dī), イー (ī), エフ (efu), ジー (jī), エッチ (etchi)/エイチ (eichi), アイ (ai), ジェー (jē), ケー (kē), エル (eru), エム (emu), エヌ (enu), オー (ō), ピー (pī), キュー (kyū), アール (āru), エス (esu), ティー (tī), ユー (yū), ブイ (bui)/ヴィー (vī), ダブリュー (daburyū), エックス (ekkusu), ワイ (wai), ゼット (zetto) (Category: ja:Latin letter names)