c

Modification of upper case letter C, from Etruscan 𐌂 (C), from Greek Γ (G, “Gamma”), from Phoenician 𐤂‎ (G, “gimmel”).

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c (upper case C)

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

• Not to be confused with ϲ (s) (the lunate sigma).
• In many languages, the letter c represents both a “hard” /k/ sound and a “soft” sound (/s/, /ts/, /tʃ/, or /θ/), based on the following letter.
• In a number of languages, it is used only for the /tʃ/ sound.
• In many languages, it occurs frequently in the digraph with ch.
• In some romanization systems of non-Latin scripts, it represents /tʃ/, /θ/, or /tsʰ/.

• (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 C):  Ćć  Ĉĉ  Čč  Ċċ  C̄c̄  Çç  Ḉḉ  Ȼȼ  Ƈƈ  ɕ  ᴄ  Ｃｃ
• Other scripts: г (g, “ge”), ג‎ (g, “gimel”), ʗ
• Letters and symbols with similar shapes: Ɔ (open O), с (s, “es”)
• For more variations, see Appendix:Variations of "c".
• Appendix:Roman script
• c on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

c

1. (IPA) voiceless palatal plosive.

Lower case form of upper case roman numeral C, a standardization of Ɔ and C because the latter happens to be an abbreviation of Latin centum (“hundred”), from abbreviation of ƆIC, an alternate form of >I<, from tally stick markings resembling Ж (a superimposed X and I), from the practice of designating each tenth X notch with an extra cut.

• C, c, Ⅽ, LL, ll, Ↄ, ↄ, ƆIC, Ж, >I<

c (lower case Roman numeral, upper case C)

1. cardinal number one hundred (100).

With a bar over the numeral, i.e., as c, it represents one hundred thousand.

• English: c-note

• Lesser roman numeral symbol: l (“50”)
• Greater roman numeral symbol: d (“500”)
• Roman numerals

From Latin celeritās (“speed”).

c

1. (physics) The speed of light, 2.99792458 × 10⁸ m/s.

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c

1. (mathematics) The space of convergent sequences.

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

Other representations of C:

The k-rune ᚲ, an older version of Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚳ

Old English lower case letter c, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case c of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚳ (c, “cen”).

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /siː/ (usually spelled cee)

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• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /k/, /s/, /tʃ/, ...
• Usage notes: In English, c is usually pronounced as /k/ ("crack", "climb", "clone"), sometimes pronounced as /s/ ("cereal", "celebrity", "citron"), and rarely pronounced as /tʃ/ ("ciao", "cello", "vermicelli"). Sometimes c is pronounced as /tʃ/ due to English words that came from Italian. (Italian has a rule that states that c before i or e is pronounced as /tʃ/.)

c (lower case, upper case C, plural c's)

1. The third letter of the English alphabet, called cee and written in the Latin script.

c (lower case, upper case C)

1. The ordinal number third, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called cee and written in the Latin script.

• c-hole

• (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

Various abbreviations

c

1. Alternative form of c.

c (plural cs or c's)

1. (music) The middle tone in either one of the sets of seven white keys on a keyboard or a set of seven strings on a stringed instrument.

c

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of see.

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ħ/

c

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

• (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

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒ/

c lower case (upper case C)

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

• (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

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /se/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /k/, /s/

c (lower case, upper case C)

1. The third letter of the Catalan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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

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• Rhymes: -eː
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /seː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/, /k/, /tʃ/

c (lower case, upper case C)

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

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

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /tso/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ts/

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c (lower case, upper case C)

1. The third letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called co and written in the Latin script.

• (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

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ð/

c (upper case C)

1. The third letter of the Fijian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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

c (lower case, upper case C)

1. The third letter of the Finnish alphabet, called see and written in the Latin script.

• Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords replaced with k or s.

• (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

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /se/
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /k/, /s/

c (lower case, upper case C)

1. The third letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
   • 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche‎^{fr.Wikisource}, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:

     Avec ces propos et d’autres semblables, le pauvre gentilhomme perdait le jugement. Il passait les nuits et se donnait la torture pour les comprendre, pour les approfondir, pour leur tirer le sens des entrailles, ce qu’Aristote lui-même n’aurait pu faire, s’il fût ressuscité tout exprès pour cela.

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     With these passages and other similar ones, the poor gentleman lost his judgement. He spent his nights and tortured himself to understand them, to consider them more deeply, to take from them their deepest meaning, which Aristotle himself would not have been able to do, had he been resurrected for that very purpose.

c

1. (text messaging, Internet slang) Informal spelling of c'est

   C nul ici sans George

   It's rubbish here without George

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /tʃ/

c (lower case, upper case C)

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

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

• (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

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): [ˈt͡s]
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ˈt͡seː]

c (lower case, upper case C)

1. The fourth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called cé and written in the Latin script.

• (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, Q q, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Zs zs

• (context pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ts/
• (letter name) IPA^(key): /tse/

c (upper case C)

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

• (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

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /tse/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /k/ before 'a'/'o'/'u', /ts/ before 'i'/'e'/'y'

c (lower case, upper case C)

1. The third letter of the Interlingua alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (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

c m or f (invariable)

1. See under C

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.

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): [ts]

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c (lower case, upper case C)

1. The fourth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called cē and written in the Latin script.

• Letters of the Latvian alphabet:

  burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /tʃ/

c (lower case, upper case C)

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

• (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

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /seː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /k/, /s/

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• Homophone: se

c

1. The 3rd letter of the Norwegian alphabet.

• Only used in words of foreign origin, usually English. Even rare in loanwords, as this letter does not represent a sound of its own.
• Still kept in many Christian names, therefore Caroline and Karoline are both acceptable spellings.

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /k/, /s/

c (lower case, upper case C)

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

• (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

From cê, short form of você (“you”).

c m or f (plural 6)

1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of você.

   Synonym: vc

c

1. Abbreviation of com.

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /tʃe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /k/, /tʃ/

c (lower case, upper case C)

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

See C for pronunciation notes.

• (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

• (uppercase): C

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ts/

c (Cyrillic spelling ц)

1. The 3rd letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by b and followed by č.

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /t͡s/

c (upper case C)

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

• (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

c lower case (upper case C)

1. The twelfth letter of the Somali alphabet, called cayn and written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) ', 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

(phoneme)

• IPA^(key): /ˈk/
• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈθ/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈs/

(letter name)

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈθe/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈse/

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c (lower case, upper case C)

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

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /seː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /s/, /k/

c

1. Centre Party; Abbreviation of Centerpartiet.

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /dʒɛː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /dʒ/

c (lower case, upper case C)

1. The third letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ce and written in the Latin script.

• (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

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ǀ/

c (lower case, upper case C)

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

• (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