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Translingual
Etymology 1
Modification of upper case letter C, from Etruscan 𐌂 (c), from Ancient Greek Γ (G, “Gamma”), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g, “gimel”).
Pronunciation
- (IPA symbol)
IPA (file)
Letter
c (upper case C)
- The third letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with ϲ (s) (the lunate sigma).
- In many languages, the letter c represents both a “hard” /k/ sound and a “soft” sound (/s/, /ts/, /tʃ/, or /θ/), based on the following letter.
- In a number of languages, it is used only for the /tʃ/ sound.
- In many languages, it occurs frequently in the digraph with ch.
- In some romanization systems of non-Latin scripts, it represents /tʃ/, /θ/, or /tsʰ/.
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 C): Ćć Ĉĉ Čč Ċċ C̄c̄ Çç Ḉḉ Ȼȼ Ƈƈ ɕ ᴄ Cc
- Other scripts: г (g, “ge”), ג (g, “gimel”), ʗ
- Letters and symbols with similar shapes: Ɔ (open O), с (s, “es”)
- For more variations, see Appendix:Variations of "c".
- Appendix:Roman script
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Symbol
c
- (IPA) voiceless palatal plosive.
Etymology 2
Lower case form of upper case roman numeral C, a standardization of Ɔ and C because the latter happens to be an abbreviation of Latin centum (“hundred”), from abbreviation of ƆIC, an alternate form of >I<, from tally stick markings resembling Ж (a superimposed X and I), from the practice of designating each tenth X notch with an extra cut.
Alternative forms
- C, c, Ⅽ, LL, ll, Ↄ, ↄ, ƆIC, Ж, >I<
Numeral
c (lower case Roman numeral, upper case C)
- cardinal number one hundred (100).
Usage notes
With a bar over the numeral, i.e., as c, it represents one hundred thousand.
Derived terms
- English: c-note
See also
- Lesser roman numeral symbol: l (“50”)
- Greater roman numeral symbol: d (“500”)
- Roman numerals
Etymology 3
From centi-, from Latin centum (“hundred”).
Symbol
c
- centi-.
Etymology 4
From Latin celeritās (“speed”).
Symbol
c
- (physics) The speed of light, 2.99792458 × 108 m/s.
Etymology 5
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Symbol
c
- (mathematics) The space of convergent sequences.
Gallery
- Letter styles
- Uppercase and lowercase versions of C, in normal and italic type
- Uppercase and lowercase C in Fraktur
See also
Other representations of C:
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English
Etymology 1
![](Images/wiktionary/Runic_letter_kauna.png.webp)
Old English lower case letter c, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case c of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚳ (c, “cen”).
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /siː/ (usually spelled cee)
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iː
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /k/, /s/, /tʃ/, ...
- Usage notes: In English, c is usually pronounced as /k/ ("crack", "climb", "clone"), sometimes pronounced as /s/ ("cereal", "celebrity", "citron"), and rarely pronounced as /tʃ/ ("ciao", "cello", "vermicelli"). Sometimes c is pronounced as /tʃ/ due to English words that came from Italian. (Italian has a rule that states that c before i or e is pronounced as /tʃ/.)
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C, plural cs or c's)
- The third letter of the English alphabet, called cee and written in the Latin script.
Number
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The ordinal number third, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called cee and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms
- a-c
- c-command
- c-decay
- c-flat
- c flat
- c-hole
- c note
- c-sharp
- c sharp
- ctrl-c
- c u l8r
- c-word
- hard c
- small-c conservative
- soft c
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
Etymology 2
Various abbreviations
- (stenoscript) Abbreviation of see and inflections sees, seen, seeing.
- exception: saw is written s
- (stenoscript) the consonant /tʃ/
- (stenoscript) the sound sequence /siː/
Adverb
c
- Alternative form of c.
Noun
c
- Alternative form of c.
Noun
c (plural cs or c's)
- (music) The middle tone in either one of the sets of seven white keys on a keyboard or a set of seven strings on a stringed instrument.
Verb
c
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of see; also C.
Afar
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ħ/
Letter
c
- The sixth letter of the Afar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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
Albanian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /t͡s(ə)/
Letter
c (upper case C, lower case c)
- The third letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (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
- (Arvanitic) (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
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /d͡ʒ/
Letter
c lower case (upper case C)
- The third 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): /s̻e/, [s̻e̞]
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third letter of the Basque alphabet, called ze 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
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /se/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /k/, /s/
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third letter of the Catalan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) lletra; A a, À à, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, É é, È è, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, Ï ï, J j, K k, L l (L·L 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, Ü ü, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - (letter name): IPA(key): /seː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/, /k/, /tʃ/
- Rhymes: -eː
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a (Á á, Ä ä), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, Ë ë), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï, IJ ij), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /tso/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ts/
Audio (file)
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called co 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): /ˈtseː/, [ˈtseː]
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third letter of the Estonian alphabet, called tsee 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)
Fijian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ð/
Letter
c (upper case C)
- The third 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): /ˈseː/, [ˈs̠e̞ː] (name of letter)
Audio: (file)
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third letter of the Finnish alphabet, called see and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords replaced with k or s.
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
c
- (music) C (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 c (type maa)
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French
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /se/
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /k/, /s/
Audio (file)
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third 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, Chapter I:
- Avec ces propos et d’autres semblables, le pauvre gentilhomme perdait le jugement. Il passait les nuits et se donnait la torture pour les comprendre, pour les approfondir, pour leur tirer le sens des entrailles, ce qu’Aristote lui-même n’aurait pu faire, s’il fût ressuscité tout exprès pour cela.
- With these passages and other similar ones, the poor gentleman lost his judgement. He spent his nights and tortured himself to understand them, to consider them more deeply, to take from them their deepest meaning, which Aristotle himself would not have been able to do, had he been resurrected for that very purpose.
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Contraction
c
- (text messaging, Internet slang) Informal spelling of c'est
- C nul ici sans George
- It's rubbish here without George
Fula
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /tʃ/
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- 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
Hungarian
Alternative forms
- (Protestant; obsolete) tz, (chiefly Catholic; archaic) cz
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈt͡s]
- (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈt͡seː]
Audio (file)
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The fourth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called cé and written in the Latin script.
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | c | c-k |
accusative | c-t | c-ket |
dative | c-nek | c-knek |
instrumental | c-vel | c-kkel |
causal-final | c-ért | c-kért |
translative | c-vé | c-kké |
terminative | c-ig | c-kig |
essive-formal | c-ként | c-kként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | c-ben | c-kben |
superessive | c-n | c-ken |
adessive | c-nél | c-knél |
illative | c-be | c-kbe |
sublative | c-re | c-kre |
allative | c-hez | c-khez |
elative | c-ből | c-kből |
delative | c-ről | c-kről |
ablative | c-től | c-ktől |
non-attributive possessive - singular | c-é | c-ké |
non-attributive possessive - plural | c-éi | c-kéi |
Possessive forms of c | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | c-m | c-im |
2nd person sing. | c-d | c-id |
3rd person sing. | c-je | c-i |
1st person plural | c-nk | c-ink |
2nd person plural | c-tek | c-itek |
3rd person plural | c-jük | c-ik |
Derived terms
- c-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, letter, item, or abbreviation): c , (musical note, its symbol or key/position): c , (interjection expressing surprise or disparagement): c , (interjection for calling cats): c , (interjection for calling pigs or horses): c 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
- c 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)
Ido
Pronunciation
- (context pronunciation) IPA(key): /ts/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /tse/
Letter
c (upper case C)
- The third 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): /t͡ʃe/ (standard)
- (letter name): IPA(key): /se/ (variant, Dutch-influenced)
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /tʃ/
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third 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
Interlingua
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /tse/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /k/ before 'a'/'o'/'u', /ts/ before 'i'/'e'/'y'
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third letter of the Interlingua 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
Italian
Letter
c f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case C)
- The third letter of the Italian alphabet, called ci and written in the Latin script.
Japanese
Alternative forms
- ©️
Etymology
Short of ちゃん (chan).
Suffix
c • (-chan)
- (teen girl's slang) Alternative spelling of ちゃん (chan)
Related terms
- s (san)
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
- (phoneme) IPA(key): [ts]
Audio (file)
Letter
![](Images/wiktionary/Latin_alphabet_Cc.svg.png.webp)
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The fourth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called cē 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
Lushootseed
Letter
c
- The fifth letter of the Lushootseed alphabet, pronounced as a voiceless alveolar affricate.
Malay
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /tʃ/
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third 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
Norwegian Bokmål
![](Images/wiktionary/Latin_alphabet_Cc.svg.png.webp)
Alternative forms
- C
Etymology 1
From Latin c, from the uppercase letter C, from Etruscan Etruscan 𐌂 (c), from Ancient Greek Γ (G, “Gamma”), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g, “gimel”).
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /seː/
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /s/, /k/, /tʃ/, /ʃ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eː
- Hyphenation: c
- Homophones: C, se
- Usage notes: In Norwegian, c is pronounced as /k/ before the vowel letters a, o, and u, as well as all consonants ("campus", "corner", "cue", "credo"), it is pronounced as /s/ before the vowel letters i, e, y and æ ("cicerone", "cellete", "cyste", cæsar), and rarely pronounced as /tʃ/ or /ʃ/ in some Italian loanwords ("cembalo", "ciabatta", "cello").
Letter
c (uppercase C)
- The third letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin script letters) 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, Ææ, Øø, Åå
Noun
c m (definite singular c-en, indefinite plural c-er, definite plural c-ene)
- the letter c, the third letter of the Norwegian alphabet
- indicates the third entry in a list, order or rank
- 1857, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter VIII, page 515:
- [jeg har] allerede sagt A. Traditionen vil nok lægge B. og C. til
- [I have] already said A. Tradition will probably add B. and C. to
- 1939, Knut Hamsun, Artikler, page 100:
- historie er, hvad A mener til forskel fra B, og hvad C igen mener til forskel fra A og B
- history is what A means as a difference from B, and what C in turn means as a difference from A and B
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- (music) C, c-note(the first note in the C chromatic and major scales; the lowest note of an instrument, written below the staff and the D note)
- 1997, Tove Nilsen, G for Georg, page 42:
- så gal at man virkelig tror at svaler er g-nøkler og bass-nøkler og a’er og c’er som svever rundt hverandre og lager konsert i himmelen
- so crazy that you really think swallows are g-keys and bass-keys and a's and c's floating around each other and making a concert in the sky
- den høye C ― high C
- 1939, Knut Hamsun, Artikler, page 100:
- [de] larmet ikke og gik ikke og tok det høie C
- [they] did not make noise and did not go and did the high C
- 1999, Børre Qvamme, Opera, operette og ballett gjennom tidene, page 70:
- Duprez vakte sensasjon ved sine ut de poitrine, høy c tatt som brysttone
- Duprez aroused sensation by his out de poitrine, high c taken as chest tone
- 2000, Pål Gerhard Olsen, Fredstid:
- han gjør stolen hennes tobent så hun når den høye c av forskrekkelse
- he makes her chair two-legged so she reaches the high c out of fright
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- (grammar) Abbreviation of genus commune.
Usage notes
- Only used in words of foreign origin, usually English. Even rare in loanwords, as this letter does not represent a sound of its own.
- Still kept in many Christian names, therefore Caroline and Karoline are both acceptable spellings.
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of centi- (“centi-”), from Latin centum (“hundred”), from Proto-Italic *kentom (“hundred”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm (“hundred”), from *déḱm̥ (“ten”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seː/, /ˈsɛntɪ/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eː, -ɛntɪ
- Hyphenation: c
- Homophones: C, se, centi-
Symbol
c
- Abbreviation of centi-.
Etymology 3
Abbreviation of cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent, from Old French cent (“one hundred”), from Latin centum (“hundred”), from Proto-Italic *kentom (“hundred”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm (“hundred”), from *déḱm̥ (“ten”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seː/, /sɛnt/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eː, -ɛnt
- Hyphenation: c
- Homophones: C, se, cent, sendt
Symbol
c
- Abbreviation of cent.
Etymology 4
Abbreviation of centime, from French centime, from cent (“hundred”), from Middle French cent, from Old French cent (“hundred”), from Latin centum (“hundred”), from Proto-Italic *kentom (“hundred”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm (“hundred”), from *déḱm̥ (“ten”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seː/, /saŋˈtiːm/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eː, -iːm
- Hyphenation: c
- Homophones: C, se, centime
Symbol
c
- Abbreviation of centime.
Etymology 5
Abbreviation of centavo, from Spanish centavo (from ciento, from Old Spanish) and Portuguese centavo (from cento, from Old Portuguese cento), both stemming from Latin centum (“hundred”), from Proto-Italic *kentom (“hundred”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm (“hundred”), from *déḱm̥ (“ten”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seː/, /sɛnˈtɑːʋʊ/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eː, -ɑːʋʊ
- Hyphenation: c
- Homophones: C, se, centavo
Symbol
c
- Abbreviation of centavo.
Etymology 6
Abbreviation of cykel, from Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kúklos), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”), from *kʷel- (“to turn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seː/, /ˈsyːkəl/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eː, -əl
- Hyphenation: c
- Homophones: C, cykel
Symbol
c
- (physics) Abbreviation of cykel.
References
- “c” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “c” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “C (Bokstav)” in Store norske leksikon
- “C (Forkortelse)” in Store norske leksikon
- “C (Tone)” in Store norske leksikon
- “C (Mynter)” in Store norske leksikon
Anagrams
- C
Nupe
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /t͡ʃ/
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third 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): /t͡sɛ/
Letter
c (upper case C, lower case)
- The fourth letter of the Polish alphabet, called ce 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
- c in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- c in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (phoneme; before a, o, u and other consonants) IPA(key): /k/
- (phoneme; before e and i) IPA(key): /s/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ˈse/
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third 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
Etymology 2
From cê, short form of você (“you”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈse/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈse/
Pronoun
c m or f by sense (plural 6)
- (Brazil, Internet slang) Abbreviation of você.
- Synonym: vc
Preposition
c
- Abbreviation of com.
Romagnol
Letter
c f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case C)
- The third letter of the Romagnol alphabet, called cé and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) lètra; 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
Romani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡s/
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third 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).
References
- Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “C, c”, 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 13
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k/, /tʃ/
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The fifth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called ce or cî and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
See C for pronunciation notes.
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): C
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /t͡s/
Letter
c (Cyrillic spelling ц)
- The 3rd letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by b and followed by č.
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /t͡s/
Letter
c (upper case C)
- The fourth 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
Alternative forms
- ƞ (Metelko alphabet)
- z (Bohorič alphabet)
Etymology
From Gaj's Latin alphabet c, from Czech alphabet c, from latin c, which is a modification of upper case letter C, from Etruscan 𐌂 (c), from Ancient Greek Γ (G, “Gamma”), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g, “gimel”). Pronunciation as IPA(key): /cə/ is initial Slovene (phoneme plus a fill vowel) and the second pronunciation is probably taken from German c.
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /t͡s/, [d͡z]
- (letter name): IPA(key): /t͡sə́/, /t͡sèː/, /t͡séː/
Audio (letter name, non-tonal) (file) - Rhymes: -ə, -eː
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The fourth letter of the Resian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- The third letter of the Natisone Valley dialect alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Symbol
c
- (SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [t͡s].
Noun
c m inan
- The name of the Latin script letter C / c.
- (linguistics) The name of the phoneme /t͡s/.
Inflection
- Overall more common
Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | c | ||
gen. sing. | c-ja | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) | c | c-ja | c-ji |
genitive (rodȋlnik) | c-ja | c-jev | c-jev |
dative (dajȃlnik) | c-ju | c-jema | c-jem |
accusative (tožȋlnik) | c | c-ja | c-je |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) | c-ju | c-jih | c-jih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | c-jem | c-jema | c-ji |
- More common when with a definite adjective
Masculine inan., no endings | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | c | ||
gen. sing. | c | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | c | c | c |
accusative | c | c | c |
genitive | c | c | c |
dative | c | c | c |
locative | c | c | c |
instrumental | c | c | c |
Derived terms
- ċ
- ć
- č
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
- ć
- ċ
Further reading
- “c”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Somali
Letter
c lower case (upper case C)
- The twelfth letter of the Somali alphabet, called cayn and written in the Latin script.
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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phoneme, Spain) /k/ [k], /θ/ [θ]
- IPA(key): (phoneme, Latin America) /k/ [k], /s/ [s]
- IPA(key): (letter name, Spain) /ˈθe/ [ˈθe]
- IPA(key): (letter name, Latin America) /ˈse/ [ˈse]
- (Castilian)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -e
- (Castilian)
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Swedish
Etymology 1
See the etymology at #Translingual.
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /seː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /s/, /k/
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third letter of the Swedish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seː/
Proper noun
c n (genitive s)
- Abbreviation of Centerpartiet (“Centre Party”).
Alternative forms
- C
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- As letter
- IPA(key): /ˈse/, [ˈse] (in the Abecedario)
- IPA(key): /si/, [sɪ] (in the modern Filipino alphabet)
- As phoneme
- IPA(key): /k/, [k] (generally before /a/, /o/ and /u/, in Spanish-based spellings, proper nouns and unadapted loanwords)
- IPA(key): /s/, [s] (generally before /e/ and /i/, in proper nouns and unadapted loanwords)
Letter
c (upper case C)
- The third letter of the Tagalog alphabet, called si and written in the Latin script, in the Abecedario alphabet and the modern Filipino alphabet
Etymology 2
From English c (cee), homophonous to si.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si/, [sɪ]
Particle
c
- (text messaging) Alternative spelling of si
Turkish
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d͡ʒ/
- (letter name): IPA(key): /d͡ʒeː/
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ce 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
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /ɛk/
- (informal) IPA(key): /kə/
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third letter of the Welsh alphabet, called ec and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by b and followed by ch.
Mutation
- c at the beginning of words mutates to g in a soft mutation, to ngh in a nasal mutation and to ch in an aspirate mutation, for example with the word cath (“cat”):
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cath | gath | nghath | chath |
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 C, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Zulu
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ǀ/
Letter
c (lower case, upper case C)
- The third 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