Z in Polish

IPA: /ˈzɛt/ Forms: z [lowercase] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and Z for development of the glyph itself. Etymology templates: {{pagename}} Z, {{pl-ety-letter}} The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and Z for development of the glyph itself.

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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Z",
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    },
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      "name": "pl-ety-letter"
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "pl",
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        "The thirtieth letter of the Polish alphabet, called zet and written in the Latin script."
      ],
      "id": "en-Z-pl-character--Tb66yfZ",
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      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɛt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Z"
}

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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Z",
      "name": "pagename"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and Z for development of the glyph itself.",
      "name": "pl-ety-letter"
    }
  ],
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        "Polish 1-syllable words",
        "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Polish lemmas",
        "Polish letters",
        "Polish nouns",
        "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Polish terms with audio pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The thirtieth letter of the Polish alphabet, called zet and written in the Latin script."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "letter"
        ],
        [
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    {
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    }
  ],
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"Z" meaning in Polish

Character