DU+0044,D
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D
C
[U+0043]
Basic Latin E
[U+0045]

Translingual

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Etymology 1

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From theEtruscanletter𐌃(d,de),from theAncient GreekletterΔ(D,delta),derived from thePhoenicianletter𐤃(d,dalet),from an uncertain origin, likely theEgyptianhieroglyph𓉿.

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D(lower cased)

  1. The fourth letter of thebasic modern Latin alphabet.
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Etymology 2

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A simplification ofunder the graphic influence of the letter D, from a standardization ofƆsuperposed on a ⋀ or ⊢, from the practice of circling each hundredth ⋀ (now Roman numeralV), the tally stick notch mark representing five.

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Numeral

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D(upper case Roman numeral,lower cased)

  1. (Roman numerals)Five hundred(500).
  2. thefivehundredth(500th)

Etymology 3

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  • (chemistry,deuterium):abbreviation ofdeuterium
  • (computing,hexadecimal 13):From its position as the thirteenth element of the series {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F}
  • (Germany):abbreviation of German wordDeutschland(Germany)

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D

  1. (chemistry)Deuterium,when it needs to be distinguished from ordinaryhydrogen.
  2. (computing)Hexadecimalsymbol for thirteen.
  3. A standard size ofdry cell batterylarger thanC.
  4. Vehicle-distinguishing sign forGermany.
  5. (biochemistry)IUPACone-letter abbreviation foraspartic acid.
  6. (mathematics)Thedifferentialoperator in calculus and analysis.
  7. (linguistics)Awildcardfor analveolarconsonant
  8. (finance)Long-termbondcredit ratingbyMoody's Investors ServiceandS&P Global Ratings,indicating that a bond is indefault,and theissueris (or is about to become)bankrupt.
  9. (actuarial notation)arithmeticallydecreasingpayments
  10. denier(unit)
  11. (clothing)Bracup size.
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Other representations of D:

English

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Etymology 1

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FromOld EnglishD,a 7th century replacement by Latin upper case letterDof the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter(d,daeg).

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  • (letter name):IPA(key):/diː/
  • Audio(UK):(file)
  • Rhymes:-iː
  • Phoneme:IPA(key):/d/

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D(upper case,lower cased,pluralDsorD's)

  1. The fourthletterof the Englishalphabet,calleddeeand written in theLatin script.
    • 1943November –1944February (date written; published1945August 17),George Orwell[pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair],Animal Farm[],London:Secker & Warburg,publishedMay 1962,→OCLC:
      Boxer could not get beyond the letterD.He would trace out A, B, C,D,in the dust with his great hoof[]
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Number

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. Theordinalnumberfourth,derived from thisletterof the Englishalphabet,calleddeeand written in theLatin script.

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Abbreviations.

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D(countableanduncountable,pluralDs)

  1. Abbreviationofdefense.(Can we add anexamplefor this sense?)
  2. (US politics)AbbreviationofDemocrat,especially preceding the constituent location.
    Antonym:R(Republican)
    D-New York
  3. (automotive)Abbreviationofdrive,the setting of an automatic transmission.
  4. (printing)Abbreviationofduodecimo,as adopted by theAmerican Library Association.
  5. (euphemistic,slang)Clipping ofdick(penis).
    She wants theD!
  6. (electronics)Abbreviationofdata.
  7. (Unicode)Canonicaldecomposition
    (Can we add anexamplefor this sense?)
  8. (music)AbbreviationofDeutsch numberin theSchubert Thematic Catalogue.
    Coordinate term:K(Köchel number)
    Symphony No. 4 TragicD417
  9. (stenoscript)Abbreviationofday.
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Derived terms

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Adverb

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D

  1. Abbreviationofdown(direction).

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D

  1. Abbreviationofdivorced.

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D

  1. (with “The”)The City ofDetroit.
  2. (religion)AbbreviationofDeuteronomist.

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D

  1. (euphemistic)Damn.

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Etymology 3

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From the shape of the upper case letter "D".

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D(pluralDs)

  1. (snooker)Thesemicircleon thebaulk line,inside which thecue ballmust be placed at abreak-off.
  2. (soccer)Thepenalty arcon afootball pitch.
    • 2022June 11, Ben Fisher, “Brennan Johnson’s late goal denies Belgium and extends the Wales party”, inThe Guardian[1]:
      Johnson, a late substitute, applied the finishing touch but it was move kickstarted by the again-impressive Neco Williams, who skedaddled forward from halfway with the ball in tow before feeding Aaron Ramsey on the edge of theD.
  3. (field hockey)Thepenalty arcon ahockeyfield.

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From the position (4) of the letter D in the English alphabet.

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D(pluralDs)

  1. (education,chieflyCanada,US)Agradeawarded for a class, better than outright failure (which can beForEdepending on the institution) and worse than aC.

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D

  1. (computer languages)Aprogramming languageinspired fromC++.

Afar

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D

  1. The tenthletterof the Afaralphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Afrikaans

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  • (letter name):IPA(key):/dɪə/

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Afrikaansalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Noun

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D(pluralD's,diminutiveD'tjie)

  1. D

Albanian

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D(D) (upper caseD,lower cased)

  1. The 5th letter of the Standard Albanian Latin-script alphabet.
  2. The 7th letter of theArvaniticAlbanian Greek-script alphabet.

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Angami

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D

  1. The twenty-fourthletterof the Angamialphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Azerbaijani

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Dupper case(lower cased)

  1. The fifthletterof the Azerbaijanialphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Basque

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Basquealphabet,calleddeand written in theLatin script.

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Central Franconian

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Etymology

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  • /d/is from West Germanic*dand,in Ripuarian and northernmost Moselle Franconian also from geminated*dd(but not*þþ).

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D

  1. A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
  2. A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

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Central Mazahua

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D(lower cased)

  1. A letter of theMazahuaalphabet.

Chinese

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Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions ofD– see( “afew;a little bit;some;a bit; a bitmore;etc.” ).
(This character is a variant form of).

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Verb

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D

  1. (Internetslang)toDDOS

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FromEnglishdisco.

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Noun

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D

  1. (Cantonese)disco

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Etymology 4

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FromJapaneseDD(ディーディー)(dīdī).

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D

  1. (Internetslang,neologism,ACG,oftenoffensive)tolike(aVTuber)
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Etymology 5

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Cantonesedok1
Spelling pronunciation in Hong Kong, derived fromEnglishdog.

Pronunciation 1

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Note:dok1 - Hong Kong.
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D

  1. The fourth letter of the Latin alphabet.

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D

  1. The fourth letter used inPinyin.
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  • 《 hán ngữ bính âm phương án 》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
  • The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).

Czech

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D

  1. The sixthletterof the Czechalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Dutch

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Dutchalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Elfdalian

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  • ,D(Dalecarlian runes)

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D(upper caseD,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Elfdalianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Esperanto

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fifthletterof the Esperantoalphabet,calleddoand written in theLatin script.

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Estonian

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Estonianalphabet,calleddeeand written in theLatin script.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. Seethe Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information,andDfor information on the development of the glyph itself.

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Finnishalphabet,calleddeeand written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

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  • Used only in loanwords except for the weak grade of t.

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compounds

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Noun

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D

  1. Alternativeletter-caseform ofd(D (musical note))

French

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Frenchalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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German

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Germanalphabet,calleddeand written in theLatin script.

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Heiltsuk

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D(lower cased)

  1. Aletterof the Heiltsukalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Hungarian

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Compass rose

Etymology 1

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Abbreviationofdél(south).

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Noun

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D(pluralD-ek)

  1. s.(south)
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The declined forms below are used only in writing. When speaking, the declined forms of the full word should be used, as shown atdél.

Inflection (stem in-e-,front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative D D-ek
accusative D-et D-eket
dative D-nek D-eknek
instrumental D-lel D-ekkel
causal-final D-ért D-ekért
translative D-lé D-ekké
terminative D-ig D-ekig
essive-formal D-ként D-ekként
essive-modal
inessive D-ben D-ekben
superessive D-en D-eken
adessive D-nél D-eknél
illative D-be D-ekbe
sublative D-re D-ekre
allative D-hez D-ekhez
elative D-ből D-ekből
delative D-ről D-ekről
ablative D-től D-ektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
D-é D-eké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
D-éi D-ekéi
Possessive formsofD
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. D-em D-eim
2nd person sing. D-ed D-eid
3rd person sing. D-e D-ei
1st person plural D-ünk D-eink
2nd person plural D-etek D-eitek
3rd person plural D-ük D-eik
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(compass points)égtájak;

északnyugat(ÉNy) észak(É) északkelet(ÉK)
nyugat(Ny) kelet(K)
délnyugat(DNy) dél(D) délkelet(DK)

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The sixthletterof the Hungarianalphabet,calledand written in theLatin script.
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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative D D-k
accusative D-t D-ket
dative D-nek D-knek
instrumental D-vel D-kkel
causal-final D-ért D-kért
translative D-vé D-kké
terminative D-ig D-kig
essive-formal D-ként D-kként
essive-modal
inessive D-ben D-kben
superessive D-n D-ken
adessive D-nél D-knél
illative D-be D-kbe
sublative D-re D-kre
allative D-hez D-khez
elative D-ből D-kből
delative D-ről D-kről
ablative D-től D-ktől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
D-é D-ké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
D-éi D-kéi
Possessive formsofD
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. D-m D-im
2nd person sing. D-d D-id
3rd person sing. D-je D-i
1st person plural D-nk D-ink
2nd person plural D-tek D-itek
3rd person plural D-jük D-ik
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Icelandic

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D(lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Icelandicalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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D(lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Idoalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Indonesian

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Indonesianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Irish

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Irishalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Italian

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Dform(invariable,upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Italianalphabet,calleddiand written in theLatin script.

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Kashubian

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Etymology

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The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theKashubian alphabetarticle on Wikipedia for more, andDfor development of the glyph itself.

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The sixthletterof the Kashubianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Latin

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D

  1. A letter in theLatin alphabet,representing the sound /d/

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Latvian

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Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed byK. Mīlenbahs,which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in GermanFraktur,and sporadically inCyrillic.

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D

D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The sixthletterof the Latvianalphabet,calledand written in theLatin script.

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Malay

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  • (name of letter)IPA(key):[di]
  • (phoneme, syllable-initial)IPA(key):[d]
  • (phoneme, syllable-final)IPA(key):[t̚]

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D

  1. The fourthletterof the Malayalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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D(lowercased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Norwegian Bokmålalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Nupe

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Nupealphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Polish

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Etymology

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The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See thehistory of Polish orthographyarticle on Wikipedia for more, andDfor development of the glyph itself.

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The sixthletterof the Polishalphabet,calleddeand written in theLatin script.

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Portuguese

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Portuguesealphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Noun

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Dm(uncountable)

  1. Abbreviationofdom.(as a title)

Romani

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The sixthletterof the Romanialphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Romanian

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The sixthletterof the Romanianalphabet,calleddeorand written in theLatin script.

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Saanich

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D

  1. The eighthletterof the Saanichalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Scottish Gaelic

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Scottish Gaelicalphabet,written in theLatin script.It is preceded bycand followed bye.Its traditional name isdair(oak).

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Silesian

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Etymology

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The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theSilesian languagearticle on Wikipedia for more, andDfor development of the glyph itself.

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The sixthletterof the Silesianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Skolt Sami

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D(lower cased)

  1. The eighthletterof the Skolt Samialphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Slovene

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Etymology

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From Gaj's Latin alphabetD,fromCzechalphabetD,from LatinD,from theEtruscanletter𐌃(d,de),from theAncient GreekletterΔ(D,delta),derived from thePhoenicianletter𐤃(d,dalet),from an uncertain origin, likely theEgyptianhieroglyph𓉿.

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fifthletterof the Slovenealphabet,written in theLatin script.
  2. The seventhletterof the Slovenealphabet(Resian), written in theLatin script.
  3. The fifthletterof the Slovenealphabet(Natisone Valley dialect), written in theLatin script.

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Dminan

  1. The name of theLatin scriptletterD/d.

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  • Overall more common
Thediacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal.If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing. D
gen. sing. D-ja
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
D D-ja D-ji
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
D-ja D-jev D-jev
dative
(dajȃlnik)
D-ju D-jema D-jem
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
D D-ja D-je
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
D-ju D-jih D-jih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
D-jem D-jema D-ji
  • More common when with a definite adjective
Masculine inan., no endings
nom. sing. D
gen. sing. D
singular dual plural
nominative D D D
accusative D D D
genitive D D D
dative D D D
locative D D D
instrumental D D D

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Further reading

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  • D”,inSlovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU(in Slovene),2014–2024

Somali

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Dupper case(lower cased)

  1. The seventhletterof the Somalialphabet,calleddeeland written in theLatin script.

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  1. The seventh letter of theSomalialphabet, which followsArabicabjadorder. It is preceded byKHand followed byR.

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Spanish

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Spanishalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Swedish

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Swedishalphabet,written in theLatin script.

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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BorrowedfromSpanishD.Each pronunciation has a different source:

  • Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced byEnglishD.
  • Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanishD.
  • Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character(da/ra).

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key):/ˈdi/[ˈd̪i](letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • IPA(key):/ˈde/[ˈd̪ɛ](letter name, Abecedario)
    • IPA(key):/ˈda/[ˈd̪a](letter name, Abakada alphabet)
    • IPA(key):/d/[d̪](phoneme)

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D(upper case,lower cased,Baybayin spellingᜇᜒ)

  1. The fourthletterof the Tagalogalphabet(theFilipino alphabet), calleddiand written in theLatin script.
  2. (historical)The fifthletterof the Tagalogalphabet(theAbecedario), calleddeand written in theLatin script.

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  • Sometimes switched with the letterRbetween vowels,⟨W⟩,or⟨Y⟩in a word due to lenition of/d/to/ɾ/such asdadaancan becomedaraan.Compareflappingin pronunciation ofEnglishmedal.The letter does not change if the next consonant is an/ɾ/(such asmadurogdoes not becomemarurog) or/l/(such asmadilimdoes not becomemarilim).
  • Some words starting with the letter can also becomeRif the last letter of the preceding word is a vowel,⟨W⟩,or⟨Y⟩.Examples aredaw/raw,dito/rito,dami/rami,anddamot/ramot.
  • On all cases stated above, it is acceptable whether⟨D⟩or⟨R⟩is used. However, the said phenomena do not occur on proper nouns nor recent loan words.
  • In theTeresa-Morongdialect, the letterRmay interchange with the letter on any position in the word even when not followed by a vowel,⟨w⟩,or⟨y⟩.(ex.ragat/dagatandbayar/bayad). Exceptions are recent loanwords, or if the next consonant after a/d/is/ɾ/(such as indurog) or/l/(such as indila).
  • Often switched with the letter⟨r⟩on non-initial positions in early texts which may indicate ancient pronunciation of words.

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D(upper case,lower cased,Baybayin spelling)

  1. The fourthletterof the Tagalogalphabet(theAbakada alphabet), calleddaand written in theLatin script.

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  • D”,inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph,Manila,2018

Turkish

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fifthletterof the Turkishalphabet,calleddeand written in theLatin script.

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Vietnamese

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The sixthletterof the Vietnamesealphabet,called,đê,ordờand written in theLatin script.

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Welsh

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fifthletterof the Welshalphabet,calleddiand written in theLatin script.It is preceded byChand followed byDd.

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Mutated formsofDinbych
radical soft nasal aspirate
Dinbych Ddinbych Ninbych unchanged

Note:Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “D”,inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online(in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yoruba

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The thirdletterof the Yorubaalphabet,calledand written in theLatin script.

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Zulu

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D(upper case,lower cased)

  1. The fourthletterof the Zulualphabet,written in theLatin script.

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