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 (lower case, 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

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 (lower case, 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/

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Letter

ż (lower case, upper case Ż)

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. 3 main scripts exist, the Steuer Alphabet made in 1934, the Silesian Phonetic Alphabet in 2006, and the Elementary alphabet made in the late 2000s. 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