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Translingual
Etymology 1
From the Etruscan letter 𐌃 (d, “de”), from the Ancient Greek letter Δ (D, “delta”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤃 (d, “dalet”), from an uncertain origin, likely the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉿.
See also
Etymology 2
A simplification of Ð under the graphic influence of the letter D, from a standardization of Ɔ superposed on a ⋌ or ⊢, from the practice of circling each hundredth ⋌ (now Roman numeral V), the tally stick notch mark representing five.
Alternative forms
- d, IↃ, CCCCC, ccccc
Numeral
D (upper case Roman numeral, lower case d)
- (Roman numerals) Five hundred (500).
- the five hundredth (500th)
Etymology 3
- (chemistry, deuterium): abbreviation of deuterium
- (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 word Deutschland (“Germany”)
Symbol
D
- (chemistry) Deuterium, when it needs to be distinguished from ordinary hydrogen.
- (computing) Hexadecimal symbol for thirteen.
- A standard size of dry cell battery larger than C.
- Vehicle-distinguishing sign for Germany.
- (biochemistry) IUPAC one-letter abbreviation for aspartic acid.
- (mathematics) The differential operator in calculus and analysis.
- (linguistics) A wildcard for an alveolar consonant
- (finance) Long-term bond credit rating by Moody's Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings, indicating that a bond is in default, and the issuer is (or is about to become) bankrupt.
- denier (unit)
- (clothing) Bra cup size.
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English
Etymology 1
From Old English D, a 7th century replacement by Latin upper case letter D of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ (d, “daeg”).
Pronunciation
- Letter name: IPA(key): /diː/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -iː
- Phoneme: IPA(key): /d/
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d, plural Ds or D's)
- The fourth letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.
- 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 3, in Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
- Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out A, B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof […]
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See also
Number
D (upper case, lower case d)
Etymology 2
Various abbreviations
Noun
D
- defense. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (US, politics) Democrat, especially preceding the constituent location.
- D-New York
- (automotive) drive, the setting of an automatic transmission.
- (printing) duodecimo, as adopted by the American Library Association.
- (euphemistic) dick; penis.
- She wants the D!
- (electronics) data.
- (Unicode) Canonical decomposition
- (music) Deutsch number in the Schubert Thematic Catalogue.
- Symphony No. 4 Tragic D 417
- Coordinate term: Köchel number
- (stenoscript) day.
Derived terms
Interjection
D
- (euphemistic) Damn
- 1878, W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, "I am the Captain of the Pinafore", H.M.S. Pinafore
- CAPTAIN. I never use a big, big D— ALL. What, never? CAPTAIN. No, never! ALL. What, never? CAPTAIN. Hardly ever! ALL. Hardly ever swears a big, big D—
- 1878, W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, "I am the Captain of the Pinafore", H.M.S. Pinafore
References
- Unicode Consortium, Unicode Standard Annex #15, revision 41 (2014-06-05), § 1.2, table 1: “Normalization Forms”
Etymology 3
From the shape of the upper case letter "D".
Noun
D (plural Ds)
- (snooker) The semicircle on the baulk line, inside which the cue ball must be placed at a break-off.
- (soccer) The penalty arc on a football pitch.
Etymology 4
From the position (4) of the letter D in the English alphabet.
Noun
D (plural Ds)
Afar
Albanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d(ə)/
Letter
D (D) (upper case D, lower case d)
- The 5th letter of the Standard Albanian Latin-script alphabet.
- The 7th letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.
See also
- (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
- (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
Angami
Azerbaijani
Letter
D upper case (lower case d)
Central Franconian
Etymology
- /d/ is from West Germanic *d and *þ, in Ripuarian and northernmost Moselle Franconian also from geminated *dd (but not *þþ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d/, (coda) [t]
Letter
D
- A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
- A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
Usage notes
- In the German-based spelling, d is doubled after short vowels except in certain function words and when the letter is followed by another consonant within the word stem. In the syllable coda, the choice between d and t may be based on internal analogy, but more often follows the German cognate.
- In the Dutch-based spelling, d is doubled after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open. In the syllable coda, internal analogy prevails.
Chinese
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of D – see 啲 (“a few; a little bit; some; a bit; a bit more; etc.”). (This character, D, is a variant form of 啲.) |
Pronunciation
Pronunciation 1
Letter
D
- The fourth letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2
Usage notes
- 《汉语拼音方案》 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).
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /do/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d/
Audio (file) - Homophone (letter name): do (“so, therefore”)
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
Estonian
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
Finnish
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
Usage notes
- Used only in loanwords except for the weak grade of t.
Hungarian

Etymology 1
Abbreviation of dél (“south”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdeːl]
Audio (file)
Declension
The declined forms below are used only in writing. When speaking, the declined forms of the full word should be used, as shown at dél.
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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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 forms of D | ||
---|---|---|
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 |
Coordinate terms
(compass points) égtájak;
északnyugat (ÉNy) | észak (É) | északkelet (ÉK) |
nyugat (Ny) | ![]() |
kelet (K) |
délnyugat (DNy) | dél (D) | délkelet (DK) |
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈd]
- (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈdeː]
Audio (file)
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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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 forms of D | ||
---|---|---|
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 |
Derived terms
- D-dúr
- D-vitamin
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.
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d/
Indonesian
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
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
- IPA(key): [d]
(file) |
Malay
Pronunciation
- (name of letter) IPA(key): [di]
- (phoneme, syllable-initial) IPA(key): [d]
- (phoneme, syllable-final) IPA(key): [t̚]
Norwegian Bokmål
Letter
D (lowercase d)
Romani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d/
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
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 z International 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).
Saanich
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʼ/
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /d/
Slovene
Etymology
From Gaj's Latin alphabet D, from Czech alphabet D, from Latin D, from the Etruscan letter 𐌃 (d, “de”), from the Ancient Greek letter Δ (D, “delta”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤃 (d, “dalet”), from an uncertain origin, likely the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉿.
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d/, [t]
- (letter name): IPA(key): /də́/, /dèː/, /déː/
Audio (letter name, non-tonal) (file) - Rhymes: -ə, -eː
- Homophone: d
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
Inflection
- Overall more common
Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
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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 |
See also
Turkish
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ze˧˧], [ʔɗe˧˧], [zəː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jej˧˧], [ʔɗej˧˧], [jəː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jej˧˧], [ʔɗej˧˧], [jəː˨˩]
- Phonetic: dê, đê, dờ
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
See also
- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /diː/
- (informal) IPA(key): /də/
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
Mutation
- D at the beginning of words mutates to Dd in a soft mutation, to N in a nasal mutation and is unchanged by aspirate mutation, for example with the word Dinbych (“Denbigh”):
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
Dinbych | Ddinbych | Ninbych | unchanged |
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 D, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Yoruba
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
- As used in Benin: (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y
Zulu
Letter
D (upper case, lower case d)