D

See also: Appendix:Variations of "d"

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

Character variations

Ⅾ U+216E, Ⅾ ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE HUNDRED ← Ⅽ [U+216D] Number Forms Ⅿ → [U+216F]

Ｄ U+FF24, Ｄ FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D ← Ｃ [U+FF23] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Ｅ → [U+FF25]

𜳙 U+1CCD9, 𜳙 OUTLINED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D ← 𜳘 [U+1CCD8] Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement 𜳚 → [U+1CCDA]

Languages (57)

Translingual • English

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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.

Letter

D (lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

See also

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter D):  Ďď  Ḋḋ  Ḑḑ  Ḍḍ  Ḓḓ  Ḏḏ  Đđ  D̦d̦  Ɖɖ  Ɗɗ  Ƌƌ  ᵭ  ᶁ  ᶑ  ȡ  ᴅ  Ｄｄ  ȸ  DZDzdz  DZDzdz  DŽDždž  DŽDždž

Etymology 2

A simplification of Ꟈ 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, IↃ, CCCCC, ccccc

Numeral

D (upper case Roman numeral, lower case d)

1. (Roman numerals) Five hundred (500).
2. the five hundredth (500th)

Etymology 3

• (chemistry, deuterium): Abbreviation of English 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 Deutschland (“Germany”).

Symbol

D

2. (chemistry) deuterium (when it needs to be distinguished from ordinary hydrogen (protium) (but this symbol is deprecated by IUPAC in favor of ²H))

   Synonyms: H-2, ²H

   Hypernym: H

   Coordinate terms: H-1, ¹H; H-3, ³H, T; H-4, ⁴H, Q

4. (mathematics, computing, hexadecimal symbol) thirteen

   Synonyms: 13 (base ten), XIII (Roman numerals)

6. A standard size of dry cell battery larger than C
8. (vehicle-distinguishing symbol) Germany
10. (biochemistry, IUPAC 1-letter symbol) aspartic acid

    Synonym: Asp

11. (music) The major chord with a root of D.
12. (mathematics) The differential operator in calculus and analysis
13. (linguistics) wildcard for an alveolar consonant
14. (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.
15. (actuarial notation) arithmetically decreasing payments
16. denier (unit)
17. (clothing) bra cup size

Gallery

• Letter styles
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase versions of D, in normal and italic type
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase D in Fraktur

See also

Other representations of D:

NATO phonetic: Delta Morse code: -·· Braille: ⠑ ASL Manual: D

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

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)

1. The fourth letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.
   • 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:

     Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out A, B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof […]

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, 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, Y y, Z z

Number

D (upper case, lower case d, plural Ds or D's)

1. The fourth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

Noun

D (countable and uncountable, plural Ds)

1. Abbreviation of defense. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. (US politics) Abbreviation of Democrat, especially preceding the constituent location.

   Antonym: R (“Republican”)

   D-New York

   • 2021 November 5, Chris Cillizza, “Even Democrats are now admitting ‘Defund the Police’ was a massive mistake”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     “I think allowing this moniker, ‘Defund the police,’ to ever get out there, was not a good thing,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) told The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel on Thursday.

4. (automotive) Abbreviation of drive, the setting of an automatic transmission.

   Coordinate terms: P, R, N, D, 2, 1

5. (printing) Abbreviation of duodecimo, as adopted by the American Library Association.
6. (euphemistic, slang) Clipping of dick (“penis”)

   She wants the D!

   • 2016, “Zaddy”, in Campaign, performed by Ty Dolla $ign:

     I give her the D, I give her the D, she callin' me zaddy

7. (electronics) Abbreviation of data.
8. (Unicode) Canonical decomposition

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

9. (music) Abbreviation of Deutsch number in the Schubert Thematic Catalogue.

   Coordinate term: K (“Köchel number”)

   Symphony No. 4 Tragic D 417

10. (slang) Alternative form of dee (“a police detective”).
    • 2022 October 31, “Doomsday” (track 7, 1:53 from the start), in Kay Flock (lyrics), F L O C K A‎^[2]:

      Dotty my holster, totin on this knocker (Grrah, grrah)
      If we see the Ds, bitch, move proper

See also

• (in Unicode): C, KC, KD, NF

Derived terms

• 2,4-D
• D layer
• D-list
• D-Mart
• double D
• D region
• D-value
• NFD
• Pro-D

Adverb

D

1. Abbreviation of down (direction).

Adjective

D

1. Abbreviation of divorced.

Proper noun

D

1. (with “The”) The City of Detroit.
2. (religion) Abbreviation of Deuteronomist.

Interjection

D

1. (euphemistic) Damn.
   • 1879, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, “I am the Captain of the Pinafore”, in H.M.S. Pinafore;  […], San Francisco: Bacon & Company,  […], →OCLC:

     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—

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)

1. (snooker) The semicircle on the baulk line, inside which the cue ball must be placed at a break-off.
2. (soccer) The penalty arc on a football pitch.
   • 2022 June 11, Ben Fisher, “Brennan Johnson’s late goal denies Belgium and extends the Wales party”, in The Guardian‎^[3]:

     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 the D.

   • 2025 November 8, Scott Murray, “Sunderland v Arsenal: Premier League – live”, in The Guardian‎^[4]:

     23 min: Fee gets overly intricate near his own D, and gifts the ball to Eze, who attempts a curler towards the top-left corner but gets it all wrong.

3. (field hockey) The penalty arc on a hockey field.

Etymology 4

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

Noun

D (plural Ds)

2. (education, chiefly Canada, US) A grade awarded for a class, better than outright failure (which can be F or E depending on the institution) and worse than a C.

Proper noun

D

1. (computer languages) A programming language inspired from C++.

Afar

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The tenth letter of the Afar alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, T t, S s, E e, C c, K k, X x, I i, D d, Q q, R r, F f, G g, O o, L l, M m, N n, U u, W w, H h, Y y

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /dɪə/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Noun

D (plural D's, diminutive D'tjie)

1. D

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fifth letter of the Standard Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. The seventh letter of the Arvanitic Albanian alphabet, written in the Greek script.

See also

• Greek script letters (script appendix): Α α, Β β, B b, Γ γ, Γϳ γϳ, Δ δ, D d, Ε ε, Ε̱ ε̱, Ζ ζ, Ζ̇ ζ̇, Θ θ, Ι ι, Ϳ ϳ, 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 ^[edit]

• (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

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üi üi, A a, Ai ai, I i, Ie ie, U u, Uo uo, E e, Ei ei, O o, Ou ou, K k, Kh kh, G g, Ng ng, C c, Ch ch, J j, Jh jh, Ny ny, T t, Th th, D d, N n, Ts ts, Tsh tsh, Dz dz, P p, Ph ph, B b, M m, Pf pf, Bv bv, Y y, Yh yh, R r, Rh rh, L l, Lh lh, F f, V v, W w, Wh wh, S s, Sh sh, Z z, Zh zh, H h

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): [d]
• (letter name) IPA^(key): [deː], [dɯː]

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fifth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de/, [d̪e̞]

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Basque alphabet, called de and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈde]

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Catalan alphabet, called de and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) lletres; A a (À à), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï), J j, K k, L l (L·L l·l), M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

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 (upper case, lower case d)

1. A letter of the Central Franconian alphabet (German-based), written in the Latin script.
2. A letter of the Central Franconian alphabet (Dutch-based), written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

Doubling of D and use in the syllable coda

• 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.

Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɗ/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. A letter of the Central Mazahua alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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 is a variant form of 啲).

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dì (di⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dì
    • Wade–Giles: ti⁴
    • Yale: dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dih
    • Palladius: ди (di)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹/

Verb

D

1. (Internet slang) to DDOS

Etymology 3

From English disco.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): di¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: di¹
    • Yale: dī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: di¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: di¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiː⁵⁵/

Noun

D

1. (Cantonese) disco
   • 2007 June 2, 志雲飯局, episode 32, spoken by 林夕:

     我第一堂上大學嘅時候，個tutor已經問我「嘩！你著到噉，應間準備去D呀？」噉。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, trad.]
     我第一堂上大学嘅时候，个tutor已经问我「哗！你著到噉，应间准备去D呀？」噉。 [Hong Kong Cantonese, simp.]

     ngo⁵ dai⁶ jat¹ tong⁴ soeng⁵ daai⁶ hok⁶ ge³ si⁴ hau⁶, go³ tiu¹ taa² ji⁵ ging¹ man⁶ ngo⁵ “waa³! nei⁵ zoek³ dou³ gam², jing¹ gaan¹ zeon² bei⁶ heoi³ di¹ aa⁴?” gam². [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• D場 / D场 (di¹ coeng⁴)
• 落D (lok⁶ di¹)

Etymology 4

From Japanese DD(ディーディー) (dīdī).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dì (di⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): di¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dì
    • Wade–Giles: ti⁴
    • Yale: dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dih
    • Palladius: ди (di)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: di¹
    • Yale: dī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: di¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: di¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiː⁵⁵/

Verb

D

1. (Internet slang, neologism, ACG, often offensive) to like (a VTuber)

Derived terms

• D臺 / D台

Etymology 5

Cantonese dok1

Spelling pronunciation in Hong Kong, derived from English dog.

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dì (di⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): di¹ / dok¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ti

  (Teochew, Peng'im): di⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹di; ⁶di

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dì
    • Wade–Giles: ti⁴
    • Yale: dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dih
    • Palladius: ди (di)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: di¹ / dok¹
    • Yale: dī / dōk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: di¹ / dok⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: di¹ / dog¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiː⁵⁵/, /tɔːk̚⁵/

Note: dok1 - Hong Kong.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti
    • Tâi-lô: ti
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dy
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ti⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: di⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹di; ⁶di
    • MiniDict: di^平; di^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹di; ³di
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /di⁵³/, /di²³/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Latin alphabet as used in Chinese, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dē, dê̄ (de¹, dê¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄜ, ㄉㄝ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, common)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dē
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: de
    • Wade–Giles: tê¹
    • Yale: dē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: de
    • Palladius: дэ (dɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, official)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dê̄
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dê
    • Wade–Giles: teh¹
    • Yale: dē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dè
    • Palladius: дэй (dɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛ⁵⁵/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of Pinyin, written in the Latin script.

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 pronunciations above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other contexts (such as English).

Czech

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The sixth letter of the Czech alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, E e, É é, Ě ě, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, P p, Q q, R r, Ř ř, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, Ů ů, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž

Danish

Noun

D

1. (chess) abbreviation of dronning (“queen”)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /deː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Noun

D

1. (chess) abbreviation of dame (“queen”)

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, IJ ij, 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, Y y, Z z

Elfdalian

Alternative forms

• ᚦ, D (Dalecarlian runes)

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Elfdalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/

• Audio:

  (file)

• (phoneme): ; before a voiceless consonant,

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fifth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called do and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z

Estonian

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)

Finnish

Etymology

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. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and D for information on the development of the glyph itself.

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

compounds

• D-pilari

See also

• (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

Noun

D

1. alternative letter-case form of d (“D (musical note)”)

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Noun

D

1. (chess) abbreviation of dame (“queen”): Q
   • 2023 April, “Les règles du jeu d’échecs 2023”, in FIDE‎^[5], page 17:

     1.e4 e5 2.Cf3 Cf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ce4 5.Dxd4 d5 6.exd6e.p. Cxd6 7. Fg5 Cc6 8.De3+ Fe7 9.Cbd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Te8 11.Rb1 (=)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

• (Latin-script letters) lettre; A a (À à,  â, Æ æ), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, G g, H h, I i (Πî, Ï ï), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n (Ñ ñ), O o (Ô ô, Œ œ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ÿ ÿ), Z z

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deː/

• Audio:

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Letter

D n (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the German alphabet, called de and written in the Latin script.

Noun

D

1. (chess) abbreviation of Dame (“queen”): Q
   • 2023 April, “Übersetzung der FIDE-Schachregeln gültig ab 1. Januar 2023”, in FIDE‎^[6], page 25:

     1.e4 e5 2.Sf3 Sf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Se4 5.Dxd4 d5 6.exd6 e.p. Sxd6 7.Lg5 Sc6 8.De3 + Le7 9.Sbd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Te8 11.Kb1 (=)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

• (Latin-script letters) Buchstabe; A a (Ä ä), B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s (ẞ ß), T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Heiltsuk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. A letter of the Heiltsuk alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, A̓ a̓, B b, C c, C̓ c̓, D d, Ꟛ ꟛ, G g, Gv gv, Ǧ ǧ, Ǧv ǧv, H h, H̓ h̓, Ħ ħ, I i, Í í, I̓ i̓, K k, Kv kv, K̓ k̓, K̓v k̓v, L l, ʼL l̓, Ḷ ḷ, Ḷ́ ḷ́, ʼḶ ḷ̓, Ɫ ɫ, M m, ʼM m̓, Ṃ ṃ, Ṃ́ ṃ́, ʼṂ ṃ̓, N n, ʼN n̓, Ṇ ṇ, Ṇ́ ṇ́, ʼṆ ṇ̓, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Qv qv, Q̓ q̓, Q̓v q̓v, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, Ƛ ƛ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, U u, Ú ú, U̓ u̓, W w, ʼW w̓, X x, Xv xv, X̌ x̌, X̌v x̌v, Y y, ʼY y̓, Z z, ʔ

Hungarian

Compass rose

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of dél (“south”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdeːl]

• Audio:

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Noun

D (plural D-ek)

1. s. (south)

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)

	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:  ^[edit]

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): [ˈd]
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ˈdeː]

• Audio:

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Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The sixth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called dé and written in the Latin script.

Declension

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 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.

Icelandic

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, 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, Y y, Z z

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /de/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/

Etymology 1

From the Latin - letter 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.

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) huruf; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, 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, Y y, Z z

Etymology 2

Numeral

D (upper case Roman numeral, lower case d)

1. D:
   1. (Roman numerals) five hundred (500)
   2. the five hundredth (500th)

Etymology 3

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

Noun

D (plural D-D)

2. (education) D: A grade awarded for a class, better than outright failure (which can be F or E depending on the institution) and worse than a C
3. (vehicle-distinguishing signs) vehicle number plate code for the Bandung areas

Further reading

• “D”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Irish

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Irish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (Á á), B b (Bh bh, bhF bhf, bP bp), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh, dT dt), E e (É é), F f (Fh fh), G g (gC gc, Gh gh), H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m (mB mb, Mh mh), N n (nD nd, nG ng), O o (Ó ó), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th, tS ts), U u (Ú ú), V v
• (diacritics) ◌́ ◌̇
• (dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type) Ḃ ḃ, Ċ ċ, Ḋ ḋ, Ḟ ḟ, Ġ ġ, Ṁ ṁ, Ṗ ṗ, Ṡ ẛ ṡ, Ṫ ṫ

Isoko

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Isoko alphabet, written in the Latin script.

References

• E. O. Agbada et al, Vbuhrẹ Ụmụ́bọrá Isoko (Teach Yourself Isoko), first published 2008, revised edition 2017, pages 8, 10
• Onyerioma Isaac Itegolor, Isoko Wha Dooo...! Book 2 (Operation Speak Your Language), Revised Standard Edition (2015), page 1
• Joe Okedi, Abidi Isoko Na Kpobi, 2020

Italian

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): ^**/ˈdi/^*
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Homophones: di, dì, di'
• (phonemic realization) IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

D f or m (upper case, lower case d, invariable)

1. The fourth letter of the Italian alphabet, called di and written in the Latin script.

Noun

D

1. (chess) abbreviation of donna (“queen”)

See also

• (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
• Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• FIDE Laws of Chess 2023 - German translation

Kankanaey

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog D. Letter pronunciation is influenced by English D.

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /di/ [di̞]
  • Rhymes: -i
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /d/ [d̚]

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called di and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

References

• Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016), Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎^[7] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

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 D for development of the glyph itself.

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The sixth 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

Latin

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. A letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script, representing the sound /d/.

Symbol

D

1. A digit 500 in the decimal Roman numeral system.

Derived terms

• CD
• DC

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, V v, X x, Y y, Z z

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]

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

D

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The sixth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called dē and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) burts; A a, Ā ā, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, Ģ ģ, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, Ķ ķ, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž

Malay

Pronunciation

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

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, 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, Y y, Z z

Maltese

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Maltese alphabet, 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

Navajo

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. A letter of the Navajo alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, Ą ą, Ą́ ą́), B b, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e (É é, Ę ę, Ę́ ę́), G g, Gh gh, H h, Hw hw, X x, I i (Í í, Į į, Į́ į́), J j, K k, Kʼ kʼ, Kw kw, ʼ, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n (Ń ń), O o (Ó ó, Ǫ ǫ, Ǫ́ ǫ́), S s, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tł tł, Tłʼ tłʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

Norwegian Bokmål

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz, Ææ, Øø, Åå

Nupe

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. A letter of the Old English alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Polish

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 D for development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The sixth letter of the Polish alphabet, called de 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

Portuguese

Letter

D m (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à,  â, àã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Noun

D m (uncountable)

1. abbreviation of dom (as a title)

Further reading

• “D”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The sixth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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).

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The sixth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called de or dî and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă,  â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Πî, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Saanich

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʼ/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The eighth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A, Á, Ⱥ, B, C, Ć, Ȼ, D, E, H, I, Í, J, K, Ꝁ, Ꝃ, ₭, Ḵ, Ḱ, L, Ƚ, M, N, Ṉ, O, P, Q, S, Ś, T, Ⱦ, Ṯ, Ŧ, U, W, W̱, X, X̱, Y, Z, s, ¸

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by C and followed by E; traditionally named dair (“oak”).

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (À à), B b (Bh bh), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh), E e (È è), F f (Fh fh), G g (Gh gh), H h, I i (Ì ì), L l, M m (Mh mh), N n, O o (Ò ò), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th), U u (Ù ù)
• (diacritics) ◌̀
• (obsolete vowels) Á á É é Ó ó

Silesian

Etymology

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and D for development of the glyph itself.

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The sixth 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

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /d/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The eighth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ

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)

1. The fifth letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. The seventh letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script.
3. The fifth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script.

Noun

D m inan

1. The name of the Latin script letter D / d.

Declension

• Overall more common

The diacritics 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

See also

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Vv, Zz, Žž
• Đ

Further reading

• “D”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Somali

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /deːl/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The seventh letter of the Somali alphabet, called deel and written in the Latin script; preceded by KH and followed by R.

Usage notes

• The Somali alphabet follows the Arabic abjad order.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) ʼ, B b, T t, J j, X x, Kh kh, D d, R r, S s, Sh sh, Dh dh, C c, G g, F f, Q q, K k, L l, M m, N n, W w, H h, Y y, A a, E e, I i, O o, U u

Spanish

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Derived terms

• Día D

Noun

D

1. (chess) abbreviation of dama (“queen”): Q
   • 2023 April, “Leyes Del Ajedrez 2023”, in FIDE‎^[8], page 27:

     1.e4 e5 2.Cf3 Cf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Ce4 5.Dxd4 d5 6.exd6 a.p. Cxd6; 7.Ag5 Cc68.De3+ Ae7 9.Cbd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Te8 11.Rb1(=).

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Swedish

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fourth letter of the Swedish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bokstav; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, 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, Y y, Z z, Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish D. Each pronunciation has a different source:

• Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English D.
• Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish D.
• Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜇ (da).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈdi/ [ˈd̪ɪ] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • Rhymes: -i
  • IPA^(key): /ˈde/ [ˈd̪ɛ] (letter name, Abecedario)
    • Rhymes: -e
  • IPA^(key): /ˈda/ [ˈd̪a] (letter name, Abakada alphabet)
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /d/ [d̪] (phoneme)

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. the fourth letter of the Filipino alphabet, called di and written in the Latin script
2. the fourth letter of the Abakada alphabet, called da and written in the Latin script
3. (historical) the fifth letter of the Abecedario, called de and written in the Latin script

Usage notes

• Sometimes switched with the letter ⟨R⟩ between vowels, ⟨W⟩, or ⟨Y⟩ in a word due to lenition of /d/ to /ɾ/ such as dadaan can become daraan. Compare flapping in pronunciation of English medal. The letter does not change if the next consonant is an /ɾ/ (such as madurog does not become marurog) or /l/ (such as madilim does not become marilim).
• Some words starting with the letter can also become ⟨R⟩ if the last letter of the preceding word is a vowel, ⟨W⟩, or ⟨Y⟩. Examples are daw / raw, dito / rito, dami / rami, and damot / 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 the Teresa-Morong dialect, the letter R may interchange with the letter on any position in the word even when not followed by a vowel, ⟨w⟩, or ⟨y⟩. (ex. ragat / dagat and bayar / bayad). Exceptions are recent loanwords, or if the next consonant after a /d/ is /ɾ/ (such as in durog) or /l/ (such as in dila).
• Often switched with the letter ⟨r⟩ on non-initial positions in early texts which may indicate ancient pronunciation of words.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Further reading

• “D”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Turkish

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The fifth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called de and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a ( â), B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i (Πî), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u (Û û), Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ze˧˧], [ʔɗe˧˧], [zəː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jej˧˧], [ʔɗej˧˧], [jəː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jej˧˧], [ʔɗej˧˧], [jəː˨˩]
• Phonetic spelling: dê, đê, dờ

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The sixth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called dê, đê or dờ and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, àã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ),  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)

1. The fifth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called di and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by Ch and followed by Dd.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à,  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, Πî, 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)

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”):

Mutated forms of Dinbych

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.

Further reading

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

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /d/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /dí/

Letter

D (upper case, lower case d)

1. The third letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called dí and written in the Latin script.

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
• (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)

1. The fourth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, 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, Y y, Z z