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The twenty-sixth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Meaning & usage
The twenty-sixth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Where this word comes from
The lowercase form of Z, from Latin Z. The Latin letter was reintroduced from Ancient Greek Ζ (Z, “zeta”), itself derived from Phoenician 𐤆 (z, “zayin; weapon”). It was placed at the end of the Latin alphabet when it was reintroduced for Greek names and loanwords.
The lowercase form of Z, the twenty-sixth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, called sett, and written in the Latin script; preceded by y and followed by æ.
The letter representing the sound /s/, or more rarely /ts/, in Norwegian words.
Where this word comes from
The lowercase form of Z, from Latin Z. The Latin letter was reintroduced from Ancient Greek Ζ (Z, “zeta”), itself derived from Phoenician 𐤆 (z, “zayin; weapon”). It was placed at the end of the Latin alphabet when it was reintroduced for Greek names and loanwords.
The third unknown quantity when the first two are denoted by x and y.
The third unknown quantity when the first two are denoted by x and y. By extension, an unknown or unspecified person, thing, or factor, especially the third in a series.
The third coordinate, or a value on the z-axis.
The symbol for the SI prefix zepto- (“zepto-”).
A common symbol for the charge number of an ion; the number of free elementary charges in the ion.
Where this word comes from
The lowercase form of Z, from Latin Z. The Latin letter was reintroduced from Ancient Greek Ζ (Z, “zeta”), itself derived from Phoenician 𐤆 (z, “zayin; weapon”). It was placed at the end of the Latin alphabet when it was reintroduced for Greek names and loanwords.
Used repeatedly to imitate or represent snoring or sleep.
Where this word comes from
The lowercase form of Z, from Latin Z. The Latin letter was reintroduced from Ancient Greek Ζ (Z, “zeta”), itself derived from Phoenician 𐤆 (z, “zayin; weapon”). It was placed at the end of the Latin alphabet when it was reintroduced for Greek names and loanwords.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.