"B" meaning in Finnish

See B in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

Forms: b [lowercase]
Etymology: The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and B for information on the development of the glyph itself. Etymology templates: {{pagename}} B, {{fi-ety-letter}} The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and B for information on the development of the glyph itself.
  1. The second letter of the Finnish alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script. Tags: letter, uppercase Derived forms (compounds): B-oikeudet, B-pilari
    Sense id: en-B-fi-character-C9OPJAnP Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 60 4 35 Disambiguation of Finnish terms with redundant script codes: 92 2 6 Related terms: kirjain [Latin, letter], A [Latin, letter], a [Latin, letter], B [Latin, letter], b [Latin, letter], C [Latin, letter], D [Latin, letter], d [Latin, letter], E [Latin, letter], e [Latin, letter], F [Latin, letter], f [Latin, letter], G [Latin, letter], g [Latin, letter], H [Latin, letter], h [Latin, letter], I [Latin, letter], i [Latin, letter], J [Latin, letter], j [Latin, letter], K [Latin, letter], k [Latin, letter], L [Latin, letter], l [Latin, letter], M [Latin, letter], m [Latin, letter], N [Latin, letter], n [Latin, letter], O [Latin, letter], o [Latin, letter], P [Latin, letter], p [Latin, letter], Q [Latin, letter], q [Latin, letter], R [Latin, letter], r [Latin, letter], S [Latin, letter], s [Latin, letter], Š [Latin, letter], š [Latin, letter], T [Latin, letter], t [Latin, letter], U [Latin, letter], u [Latin, letter], V [Latin, letter], v [Latin, letter], W [Latin, letter], w [Latin, letter], X [Latin, letter], x [Latin, letter], Y [Latin, letter], y [Latin, letter], Z [Latin, letter], z [Latin, letter], Ž [Latin, letter], ž [Latin, letter], Å [Latin, letter], å [Latin, letter], Ä [Latin, letter], ä [Latin, letter], Ö [Latin, letter], ö [Latin, letter]

Noun

Etymology: The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and B for information on the development of the glyph itself. Etymology templates: {{pagename}} B, {{fi-ety-letter}} The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and B for information on the development of the glyph itself. Head templates: {{head|fi|nouns|cat2=|g=|head=|sort=}} B, {{fi-noun}} B
  1. abbreviation of lubenter approbatur Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: lubenter approbatur
    Sense id: en-B-fi-noun-BirXUTak
  2. alternative letter-case form of b (“B flat (musical note)”) Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: b (extra: (“B flat (musical note)”))
    Sense id: en-B-fi-noun-dmivzNwI
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      "expansion": "The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and B for information on the development of the glyph itself.",
      "name": "fi-ety-letter"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and B for information on the development of the glyph itself.",
  "head_templates": [
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        "cat2": "",
        "g": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "B",
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    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "B",
      "name": "fi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "lubenter approbatur"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Finnish abbreviations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "abbreviation of lubenter approbatur"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lubenter approbatur",
          "lubenter approbatur#Finnish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(“B flat (musical note)”)",
          "word": "b"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative letter-case form of b (“B flat (musical note)”)"
      ],
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        [
          "b",
          "b#Finnish:_note"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "B"
}

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