Translingual
Etymology
Evolution of Visigothic zet to modern ç.
From the Visigothic form of the letter z, which resembled a C with a subscript z.
Pronunciation
Letter
ç (upper case Ç)
- The letter c with a cedilla.
See also
Symbol
ç
- (IPA) voiceless palatal fricative
Albanian
Pronunciation
Letter
ç (uppercase Ç)
- The fourth letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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)
- The fourth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, called çe and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) h?rf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, ? ?, F f, G g, ? ?, H h, X x, I ?, ? i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, ? ?, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Basque
Pronunciation
- (Southern) IPA(key): /s?e au.t?s?i/
- (Northern) IPA(key): /s?e hau.t?s?i/
Letter
ç (lower case, upper case Ç)
- The letter C with a cedilla, called ze hautsi.
Usage notes
- Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.
- It is not considered a distinct letter, but a variant of c.
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
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)
- "c cédille", the letter c with a cedilla
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 ? ("Visigothic z").
Pronunciation
Letter
ç (lower case, upper case Ç)
- "c cedilha" (the letter c with a cedilla)
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) merecer ("to deserve", infinitive), mereça (imperative). (Etymology) maça from Latin mattia, massa from Latin massa (both /'masa/).
Never occurs word-initially.
Rohingya
Pronunciation
Letter
ç (upper case Ç)
- The fourth letter of the Rohingya alphabet, called çii and written in the Latin script.
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)
- (obsolete) c with cedilla.
Usage notes
- Now replaced by the letter z.
Turkish
Pronunciation
Letter
ç (lower case, upper case Ç)
- The fourth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called çe and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harf; 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, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, ? ?, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Turkmen
Pronunciation
Letter
ç (upper case Ç)
- The third letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called çe and written in the Latin script.
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, ? ?, K k, L l, M m, N n, ? ?, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, ? ?, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z