з

Letter

з (upper case З)

1. A letter of the Cyrillic script, called ze.

Letter

з (upper case З)

1. A letter of the Old Cyrillic script, called zemlya, zemlja or zemlia.

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Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Abaza alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъь гъь, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Гӏв гӏв, Д д, Дж дж, Джв джв, Джь джь, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жв жв, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кв кв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Къь къь, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Кӏь кӏь, Л л, Ль ль, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тл тл, Тш тш, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хв хв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Хӏв хӏв, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Шв шв, Шӏ шӏ, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Abkhaz alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гь гь, Гә гә, Ӷ ӷ, Ӷь ӷь, Ӷә ӷә, Д д, Дә дә, Е е, Ж ж, Жь жь, Жә жә, З з, Ӡ ӡ, Ӡә ӡә, И и, К к, Кь кь, Кә кә, Қ қ, Қь қь, Қә қә, Ҟ ҟ, Ҟь ҟь, Ҟә ҟә, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Ԥ ԥ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тә тә, Ҭ ҭ, Ҭә ҭә, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хә хә, Ҳ ҳ, Ҳә ҳә, Ц ц, Цә цә, Ҵ ҵ, Ҵә ҵә, Ч ч, Ҷ ҷ, Ҽ ҽ, Ҿ ҿ, Ш ш, Шь шь, Шә шә, Ы ы, Ҩ ҩ, Џ џ, Џь џь, Ь ь, Ә ә

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Adyghe alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Дзу дзу, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жъ жъ, Жъу жъу, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Пӏу пӏу, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, Тӏу тӏу, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цу цу, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Шъ шъ, Шъу шъу, Шӏ шӏ, Шӏу шӏу, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу

Letter

з (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Aghul alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Дж дж, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чч чч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, ӏ ӏ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Alutor alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Вʼ вʼ, Г г, Гʼ гʼ, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ә ә, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Archi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аа аа, Аӏ аӏ, Ааӏ ааӏ, Ы ы, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гь гь, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъӏ гъӏ, Гъӏв гъӏв, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ее ее, Еӏ еӏ, Ж ж, Жв жв, З з, Зв зв, И и, Ии ии, Иӏ иӏ, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Кв кв, Ккв ккв, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Ккъ ккъ, Къӏ къӏ, Ккъӏ ккъӏ, Къӏв къӏв, Ккъӏв ккъӏв, Кь кь, Кьв кьв, Л л, Лъ лъ, Ллъ ллъ, Лъв лъв, Ллъв ллъв, Лӏ лӏ, Лӏв лӏв, М м, Н н, О о, Оо оо, Оӏ оӏ, Ооӏ ооӏ, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Сс сс, Св св, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, Тв тв, У у, Уу уу, Уӏ уӏ, Х х, Хх хх, Хв хв, Ххв ххв, Хӏ хӏ, Хьӏ хьӏ, Ххьӏ ххьӏ, Хьӏв хьӏв, Ххьӏв ххьӏв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хъӏ хъӏ, Хъӏв хъӏв, Ц ц, Цв цв, Цӏ цӏ, Ццӏ ццӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Щ щ, Шв шв, Щв щв, Э э, Ээ ээ, Эӏ эӏ

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The twelfth letter of the Avar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, Лъ лъ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з (lower case, upper case З)

1. The tenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) һәрф; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ә ә, Ж ж, З з, И и, Ы ы, Ј ј, К к, Ҝ ҝ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ч ч, Ҹ ҹ, Ш ш

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The eleventh letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) хәреф; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Ҙ ҙ, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ҡ ҡ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ә ә, Ю ю, Я я

Alternative forms

• зь (zʹ) — Taraškievica orthography, etymologies 2 and 3 only; when followed by a palatalized or otherwise soft consonant
• са (sa) — before мн- (mn-), сн- (sn-), льв- (lʹv-) and possibly other consonant clusters
• z, ź, sa — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom. Compare Polish z, Russian с (s), Ukrainian з (z).

Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *jьz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs. Compare Polish z, Russian из (iz), Ukrainian з (z).

Usage notes

• In the Taraškievica orthography, з (z) is written as зь (zʹ) when the following word starts with a palatalized or soft consonant, for example зь Е́мэну (zʹ Jémenu, “from Yemen”) compared to з Е́мена (z Jémjena) in the standard orthography. This carries over to Łacinka as well, where зь Е́мэна (zʹ Jémena) would be written as ź Jemena rather than z Jemena.
• са (sa) is used before certain awkward consonant clusters, for example са мной (sa mnoj, “with me”) rather than *з мной (*z mnoj), са сне́гам (sa snjéham, “with the snow”) rather than *з(ь) сне́гам (*z(ʹ) snjéham), or са Льво́ва (sa Lʹvóva, “from Lviv”) rather than *з(ь) Льво́ва (*z(ʹ) Lʹvóva). This parallels the Russian usage of со (so), and the Ukrainian usages of зо (zo) and зі (zi).

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The eighth letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called зъ (z), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ж ж, З з, И и (Ѝ ѝ), Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The ninth letter of the Buryat alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The eleventh letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кх кх, Къ къ, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Оь оь, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Юь юь, Я я, Яь яь, ӏ ӏ

Letter

з (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The ninth letter of the Chukchi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ӄ ӄ, Л л, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ʼ

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The eleventh letter of the Chuvash alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ӗ ӗ, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Ҫ ҫ, Т т, У у, Ӳ ӳ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The tenth letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, Нъ нъ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Дж дж, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The twelfth letter of the Dargwa alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The eleventh letter of the Dungan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ә ә, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ў ў, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The ninth letter of the Eastern Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ҥ ҥ, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The ninth letter of the Even alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, Ө ө, Ӫ ӫ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The ninth letter of the Evenki alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ӈ ӈ, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The eleventh letter of the Ingush alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аь аь, Б б, В в, Г г, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кх кх, Къ къ, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, Яь яь, ӏ ӏ

Letter

з (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The tenth letter of the Itelmen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ӑ ӑ, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кʼ кʼ, Ӄ ӄ, Ӄʼ ӄʼ, Л л, Љ љ, Ԓ ԓ, М м, Н н, Њ њ, Ӈ ӈ, О о, О̆ о̆, П п, Пʼ пʼ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тʼ тʼ, У у, Ў ў, Ф ф, Х х, Ӽ ӽ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Чʼ чʼ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ә ә, Э э, Ю ю, Я я (ʼ, ˚)

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Kabardian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Э э, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кхъ кхъ, Кхъу кхъу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Фӏ фӏ, Х х, Ху ху, Хь хь, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Щӏ щӏ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The twelfth letter of the Kalmyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Һ һ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Җ җ, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /z/

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The eleventh letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Ә ә, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Қ қ, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ұ ұ, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Һ һ, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, І і, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The tenth letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Ғ ғ, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, І і, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ӧ ӧ, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ӱ ӱ, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ӌ ӌ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The eleventh letter of the Kumyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Л л, М м, Н н, Нг нг, О о, Оь оь, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The ninth letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet, called зе (ze), and written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, Ң ң, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я

Letter

з • (z) (lower case, upper case З)

1. The eleventh letter of the Lezgi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я