d
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Etymology 1
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Letter
d (upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
Usage notes
The letter d is used in the alphabets of many languages, and in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent the voiced alveolar or dental plosive (/d/). In some languages and transcription systems, d may also represent other sounds, such as /t/ or /ð/.
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
- (select similar letters and symbols) ∂ ₫ ð
- (other scripts) δ (d), д (d), ד, د (d)
- See Appendix:Variations of "d"
Etymology 2
Lower case form of upper case roman numeral D, a standardization of D or Ð, from tally stick markings resembling a superimposed Ɔ and ⋌, from the practice of encircling each hundredth ⋌ notch.
Alternative forms
Numeral
d (lower case Roman numeral, uper case D)
- cardinal number five hundred (500).
Usage notes
With a bar over the numeral, i.e., as d, it represents five hundred thousand (500,000).
See also
- Lesser roman numeral symbol: c (“100”)
- Greater roman numeral symbol: m (“1000”)
- Roman numerals
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
IPA (file)
Symbol
d
- (mathematics) the (path-independent, exact) differential of a quantity
- (IPA) voiced alveolar plosive
Related
- t (“voiceless alveolar plosive”)
Gallery
See also
- (mathematics): δ
Other representations of D:
English
Etymology 1

Old English lower case letter d, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case d of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ.
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /diː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file)
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d/
Letter
See also
Derived terms
Number
d (lower case, upper case D)
Etymology 2
- (died, death): abbreviation of
- (British penny; old penny): abbreviation of Latin denarii, the name of the corresponding Roman coin.
- (dice): abbreviation of dice
Abbreviation
d
Symbol
d
- (until February 1971) a British penny; an old penny (the modern decimal penny being abbreviated p).
- £sd — “pounds, shillings and pence”
- (dice games, infix) dice to use in a diceroll
- 2d6 — “the sum of the roll of two six-sided dice”
- penny, a measure of the size of nails
Alemannic German
Article
d f
- (definite) the
- 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
- Di nöchscht rächts. Mir fared i d’Fäldschtrass.
- The next right. We'll drive down Feldstrasse.
- Di nöchscht rächts. Mir fared i d’Fäldschtrass.
- 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
d pl
- (definite) the
Declension
| Alemannic German definite articles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
| Nominative/Accusative | de dr (Bern) |
d | s ds (Bern) |
d |
| Dative | em | der | em | de |
- Masculine nominative/accusative singular de has the form der before a vowel, e.g. der alt Maa ‘the old man’
- Dative plural de has the form den before a vowel, e.g. den alte Fraue ‘(to) the old women’
- Feminine singular d and plural d have the variant di before an adjective, e.g. di jung Mueter ‘the young mother’
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /d/
Letter
d lower case (upper case D)
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
Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
d
Suffix
d
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eː
- (letter name): IPA(key): /deː/
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
See also
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
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
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t/
Letter
d (upper case D)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, 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, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø
Fijian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ⁿd/
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, 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, Y y
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de/
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
- The fourth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Volume I, Chapter II:
- [À] peine les petits oiseaux nuancés de mille couleurs avaient-ils salué des harpes de leurs langues, dans une douce et mielleuse harmonie, la venue de l’aurore au teint de rose, ... que le fameux chevalier don Quichotte de la Manche ... prit sa route à travers l’antique et célèbre plaine de Montiel.
- [S]carce had the little birds shaded of a thousand colours hailed from the harps of their tongues, in a soft and mellifluous harmony, the coming of the pink-tinted dawn, ... when the famous knight Don Quixote of La Mancha ... took his route across the ancient and famous Campo de Montiel.
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Fula
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d/
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
Usage notes
See also
- (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ
Ido
Pronunciation
Letter
d (upper case D)
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
Italian
Noun
d m, f (invariable)
- See under 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) |
Letter

d (lower case, upper case D)
See also
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
Livonian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /d̪/
Letter
d (upper case D)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kēratēḑ; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, Ḑ ḑ, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Malay
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
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
Norwegian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /deː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d/, (in rd) /ɖ/
Audio (file) - Homophone: det
Letter
d
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Audio (BR) (file)
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
See also
Noun
d m
- Abbreviation of dom. (as a title)
Romanian
Pronunciation
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
See also
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (uppercase): D
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /d/
Letter
d (Cyrillic spelling д)
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /d/
Letter
d (upper case D)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â 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
Spanish
Pronunciation
- (Phoneme) IPA(key): /d/, /ð/
- (Letter) IPA(key): /de/
Audio (Spain) (file)
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
Swedish
Pronoun
d
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of det (“it”).
Article
d
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of det (“the”).
Turkish
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
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): /d/
Letter
d (upper case D)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)
Zulu
Letter
d (lower case, upper case D)





