W
See also: Appendix:Variations of "w"
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Translingual
See also
Symbol
W
- (chemistry) Symbol for tungsten.
- (metrology) Symbol for watt.
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for tryptophan
- (physics) work
Gallery
- Letter styles
- Capital and lowercase versions of W, in normal and italic type
- Uppercase and lowercase W in Fraktur
See also
Other representations of W:
English
Pronunciation
Letter
See also
Noun
W
Afar
Letter
W
- The twentieth letter in the Afar alphabet.
American Sign Language
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔbəlveː/, [ˈd̥ʌb̥əlˌveːˀ]
Dutch
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ʋeː/
Audio (file)
Esperanto
Finnish
Letter
W (upper case, lower case w)
- A letter of the Finnish alphabet, called kaksoisvee and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /veː/
Audio (file) - Homophone: weh
German Sign Language
Etymology
Related to the French Sign Language sign for "W".
Production
This one-handed GSL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “W” shape.
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /w/
Italian
Pronunciation
Letter
W m or f (invariable, lower case w)
- The twenty-third letter of the Latin alphabet, called doppia vu or vu doppia in Italian.
Usage notes
- The letter W is not considered part of the Italian alphabet. It is found mainly in loanwords.
Antonyms
- M (down with)
Japanese
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Name of letter) IPA(key): [dabliu], [dabəliu], [dabəlju], [dablju]
- (Phoneme) IPA(key): [w]
Portuguese
Letter
W (upper case, lower case w)
Saanich
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /w/
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌuβe ˈðoble/, /ˈðoble βe/
Synonyms
Zulu
Letter
W (upper case, lower case w)
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