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Translingual
Etymology
From the Visigothic form of the letter z, which resembled a C with a subscript z.
Pronunciation
(IPA symbol): (file)
Letter
ç (upper case Ç)
See also
Symbol
ç
Albanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃ/
Letter
ç (uppercase Ç)
See also
- (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
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Letter
ç lower case (upper case Ç)
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
Catalan
Pronunciation
Letter
ç (lower case, upper case Ç)
- The ce trencada, the letter c with a cedilla, used to represent /s/ before a, o or u. It is not considered a separate letter.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) lletra; 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
French
Letter
ç (lower case, upper case Ç)
Usage notes
Ç is not considered a distinct letter, but a variant of C. It is used where a ⟨c⟩ pronounced /s/ occurs before ⟨a⟩, ⟨o⟩ or ⟨u⟩ (due to etymology or inflection). Examples: (inflection) commencer (“to begin”, infinitive), commençons (“we begin”, first-person plural indicative present).
Portuguese
Etymology
C + Old Portuguese Ꝣ (“Visigothic z”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s/
Letter
ç (lower case, upper case Ç)
Usage notes
Ç is not considered a distinct letter, but a variant of C. It is used where a <c> pronounced /s/ occurs before <a>, <o> or <u> (due to etymology or inflexion). Examples: (inflexion) caçar (infinitive), cace (imperative). (Etymology) maça from Latin mattia, massa from Latin massa (both /ˈmasa/). Never occurs word-initially.
Rohingya
Pronunciation
Letter
ç (upper case Ç)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á), B b, C c, Ç ç, 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, V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z
Spanish
Letter
ç (lower case, upper case Ç)
Usage notes
- Now replaced by the letter z.
Turkish
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /t͡ʃ/
Letter
ç (lower case, upper case Ç)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, 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, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Turkmen
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /t͡ʃ/
Letter
ç (upper case Ç)