ż

See also: Appendix:Variations of "z"

ż U+017C, ż LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH DOT ABOVE Composition: z [U+007A] + ◌̇ [U+0307] ← Ż [U+017B] Latin Extended-A Ž → [U+017D]

Translingual

Letter

ż (upper case Ż)

1. (international standards) Transliterates Perso-Arabic letter ض in Indic languages.
2. (mathematics) The differential of z, using Newtonian calculus notation; the z-component of the velocity.

Kashubian

Etymology

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and ż for development of the glyph itself.

Letter

ż (lower case, upper case Ż)

1. The thirty-third letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, àã, B b, C c, D d, E e, É é, Ë ë, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, O o, Ò ò, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ù ù, W w, Y y, Z z, Ż ż

Lower Sorbian

Letter

ż (upper case Ż)

1. (obsolete) A letter formerly used to represent the sound /ʑ/, now replaced by the digraph ź.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) pismik; A a, B b, C c, Č č, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ě ě, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, J j, K k, Ł ł, L l, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o (Ó ó), P p, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, Ź ź
• (obsolete letters) B́ b́, Ė ė, Ḿ ḿ, Ṅ ṅ, Ṕ ṕ, Ṙ ṙ, ſ, ß, Ꞩ ẜ, Ẃ ẃ, Ẇ ẇ, Ż ż

Maltese

Etymology

The dot indicates the “softer” of two pronunciations, in this case the fricative /z/ instead of the affricates /t͡s/, /d͡z/. Compare ċ and ġ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z/
• IPA^(key): /s/ (per final devoicing or assimilation to a following voiceless obstruent)

Letter

ż (upper case Ż)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Maltese alphabet, called że and 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

Polish

Alternative forms

• ƶ

Etymology

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and ż for development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʐɛt/

Letter

ż (upper case Ż, lower case)

1. The thirty-second letter of the Polish alphabet, called żet 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

Silesian

Etymology

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and ż for development of the glyph itself.

Letter

ż (lower case, upper case Ż)

1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, àã, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ŏ ŏ, Ō ō, Ô ô, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż