g

See also: Appendix:Variations of "g", ց [U+0581 ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER CO], and ɡ [U+0261 LATIN SMALL LETTER SCRIPT G]

g U+0067, g LATIN SMALL LETTER G ← f [U+0066] Basic Latin h → [U+0068]

Character variations

ᵍ U+1D4D, ᵍ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL G ← ᵌ [U+1D4C] Phonetic Extensions ᵎ → [U+1D4E]

ｇ U+FF47, ｇ FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER G ← ｆ [U+FF46] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｈ → [U+FF48]

Some typefaces have an open-tail form of g. This has a dedicated Unicode character ⟨ɡ⟩ for IPA use.

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Translingual

Letter

g (upper case G)

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

See also

• (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 G):  Ǵǵ  Ğğ  Ĝĝ  Ǧǧ  Ġġ  Ģģ  Ḡḡ  Ǥǥ  Ɠɠ  ᶃ  ɢ  Ｇｇ  Ŋŋ
• (IPA): ɡ
• Greek forms: Γ, γ
• Guitar Chord - G - Played 3 3 0 0 2 3

Pronunciation

• Pronunciation of IPA [gɑː, ɑggɑː] with the sound [g]:

  (file)

Symbol

g

1. Symbol for the gram, an SI unit of mass.
2. Symbol for gravitational acceleration, approximately 9.81 m/s² or 32 ft/sec² at the earth's surface. Distinguished from G.
3. (IPA) Alternative form of ɡ (voiced velar stop).
4. (superscript ⟨ᵍ⟩, IPA) Alternative form of ᶢ.
5. (physics) gluon

Translations

gram symbol

• Armenian: գ (g)
• Greek: γρ (gr)
• Russian: г (ru) (g)

Gallery

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

See also

• Ȝ
• Ŋ

Other representations of G:

NATO phonetic: Golf Morse code: ––· Braille: ⠛ ASL Manual: G

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiː/

Audio (US):

(file)

Audio (UK):

(file)

• Homophone: gee
• (letter name) Rhymes: -iː
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/, /d͡ʒ/

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G, plural gs or g's)

1. The seventh letter of the English alphabet, called gee and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (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

Number

g (lower case, upper case G)

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

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

Noun

g (countable and uncountable, plural gs)

1. (physics) A unit of gravitational acceleration.

   Alternative form: G

   pull Gs

2. Abbreviation of gram.
3. (chiefly US) Abbreviation of grand (“thousand (dollars, pounds etc.)”).

   Alternative form: G

4. (text messaging, slang) Abbreviation of good.

   All g, it happens.

5. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of grin; often enclosed in * * or < > to indicate that the user is grinning.

   Coordinate terms: bg (“big grin”), vbg (“very big grin”)

   • 2007 May 12, FastWolf, “Re: Re: i like paris hilton (off topic, am i ever on topic?)”, in alt.drugs.hard‎^[1] (Usenet), message-ID <ft2d43t7k9injhqvlhfssg5c8n89eejim3@4ax.com>:

     Call me old fashioned, but the cyberdong virtual dildo just didn't do it for me. […] PS= Does that make the cyberdong a dildon't? ... okay I apologize <g>

Derived terms

• anti-g
• g-block
• g-dropping
• get one's a into g
• g-factor
• g-force
• g-girl
• g st
• g value
• g-word
• hard g
• it's all g
• soft g
• zero-g

 

Multiple parts of speech

g

1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of go and inflections goes, going, gone
2. (stenoscript) The sounds /ɡ, ŋɡ, ŋ/
3. (stenoscript) The suffix -ing

Usage notes

(abbreviation of go): Note that g is not used for the inflection went, which is instead notated with w—.

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɟ/

Letter

g lower case (upper case G)

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

See also

• (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

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe/, [ɡe̞]

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The seventh letter of the Basque alphabet, called ge and written in the Latin script.

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

Letter

g (upper case G)

1. (used to represent /ɡ/ before a, o or u; /ʒ/ (/d͡ʒ/ in Valencian) before e or i; /t͡ʃ/ at the end of a syllable after i (assimilating to /d͡ʒ/ before a voiced consonant); and /k/ at the end of a word)

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

Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

g (upper case G)

1. A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.

See also

• (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 G):  Ǵǵ  Ğğ  Ĝĝ  Ǧǧ  Ġġ  Ģģ  Ḡḡ  Ǥǥ  Ɠɠ  ᶃ  ɢ  Ｇｇ  Ŋŋ

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ⱥ ⱥ, A̱ a̱, B b, C c, Cꞌ cꞌ, Cj cj, Cu cu, Cꞌu cꞌu, Cju cju, Ch ch, Chꞌ chꞌ, Chj chj, D d, Dy dy, E e, Ɇ ɇ, E̱ e̱, G g, Gu gu, Hu hu, ꞌHu ꞌhu, I i, I̱ i̱, J j, Jꞌ jꞌ, Jm jm, Jn jn, Jñ jñ, Ju ju, Jy jy, L l, M m, Mꞌ mꞌ, N n, Nꞌ nꞌ, Ñ ñ, Ñꞌ ñꞌ, O o, Ø ø, O̱ o̱, P p, Pj pj, R r, S s, T t, Tꞌ tꞌ, Tj tj, Ts ts, Tsꞌ tsꞌ, Tsj tsj, U u, Ꞹ ꞹ, U̱ u̱, X x, Z z, Zh zh, ꞌ

Chipewyan

Pronunciation

1. IPA^(key): /k/

Letter

g (upper case G)

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eː
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɣeː/

Noun

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The seventh letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. (physics) a unit of gravitational acceleration

Derived terms

• harde g
• zachte g

See also

• Previous letter: f
• Next letter: h

Noun

g

1. (physics) Abbreviation of gram.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɡo/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The eighth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called go and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (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

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̊eː/, [ˈɡ̊eː]

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The seventh letter of the Estonian alphabet, called gee and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) täht; 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, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k/

Letter

g (upper case G)

1. The eighth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø

Finnish

Etymology 1

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 g for information on the development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡeː/, [ˈɡe̞ː] (name of letter)

• Audio: gee, kengät, grilli, gee:

  (file)

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The seventh letter of the Finnish alphabet, called gee and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• Used only in loanwords except for ng [ŋː].

See also

• (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

Etymology 2

German musical notation.

Noun

g

1. (music) G (note)

Usage notes

Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.

Declension

Inflection of g (Kotus type 18/maa) singular plural nominative g g:t genitive g:n g:iden g:itten partitive g:tä g:itä accusative g g:n g:t inessive g:ssä g:issä elative g:stä g:istä illative g:hen g:ihin adessive g:llä g:illä ablative g:ltä g:iltä allative g:lle g:ille essive g:nä g:inä translative g:ksi g:iksi abessive g:ttä g:ittä instructive – g:in comitative – g:ineen

Derived terms

compounds

• G-duuri
• g-molli

 

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒe/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The seventh letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Symbol

g

1. (physics) g
2. (text messaging slang) Abbreviation of j’ai (“I have”).

   g pas dfric ― i don't have any cash

Fula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

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

Usage notes

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

See also

• (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

Gothic

Romanization

g

1. Romanization of 𐌲

Heiltsuk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /c/

Letter

g (upper case G)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, A̓ a̓, B b, C c, C̓ c̓, D d, Ꟛ ꟛ, G g, Gv gv, Ǧ ǧ, Ǧv ǧv, H h, H̓ h̓, Ħ ħ, I i, Í í, I̓ i̓, K k, Kv kv, K̓ k̓, K̓v k̓v, L l, ʼL l̓, Ḷ ḷ, Ḷ́ ḷ́, ʼḶ ḷ̓, Ɫ ɫ, M m, ʼM m̓, Ṃ ṃ, Ṃ́ ṃ́, ʼṂ ṃ̓, N n, ʼN n̓, Ṇ ṇ, Ṇ́ ṇ́, ʼṆ ṇ̓, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Qv qv, Q̓ q̓, Q̓v q̓v, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, Ƛ ƛ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, U u, Ú ú, U̓ u̓, W w, ʼW w̓, X x, Xv xv, X̌ x̌, X̌v x̌v, Y y, ʼY y̓, Z z, ʔ

Hungarian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): [ˈɡ]
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ˈɡeː]

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The twelfth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called gé and written in the Latin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	g	g-k
accusative	g-t	g-ket
dative	g-nek	g-knek
instrumental	g-vel	g-kkel
causal-final	g-ért	g-kért
translative	g-vé	g-kké
terminative	g-ig	g-kig
essive-formal	g-ként	g-kként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	g-ben	g-kben
superessive	g-n	g-ken
adessive	g-nél	g-knél
illative	g-be	g-kbe
sublative	g-re	g-kre
allative	g-hez	g-khez
elative	g-ből	g-kből
delative	g-ről	g-kről
ablative	g-től	g-ktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	g-é	g-ké
non-attributive possessive - plural	g-éi	g-kéi

Possessive forms of g
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	g-m	g-im
2nd person sing.	g-d	g-id
3rd person sing.	g-je	g-i
1st person plural	g-nk	g-ink
2nd person plural	g-tek	g-itek
3rd person plural	g-jük	g-ik

Derived terms

• g-moll

See also

• (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, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of gramm (“gram”).

Noun

g (plural g-ok)

1. g (a unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	g	g-ok
accusative	g-ot	g-okat
dative	g-nak	g-oknak
instrumental	g-mal	g-okkal
causal-final	g-ért	g-okért
translative	g-má	g-okká
terminative	g-ig	g-okig
essive-formal	g-ként	g-okként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	g-ban	g-okban
superessive	g-on	g-okon
adessive	g-nál	g-oknál
illative	g-ba	g-okba
sublative	g-ra	g-okra
allative	g-hoz	g-okhoz
elative	g-ból	g-okból
delative	g-ról	g-okról
ablative	g-tól	g-októl
non-attributive possessive - singular	g-é	g-oké
non-attributive possessive - plural	g-éi	g-okéi

Possessive forms of g
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	g-om	g-jaim
2nd person sing.	g-od	g-jaid
3rd person sing.	g-ja	g-jai
1st person plural	g-unk	g-jaink
2nd person plural	g-otok	g-jaitok
3rd person plural	g-juk	g-jaik

Further reading

• (sound, letter, and abbreviation): g in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• (musical note and its key): g in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /cɛː/

Letter

g (upper case G)

1. The ninth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö

Ido

Pronunciation

• (context pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡ/
• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ɡe/

Letter

g (upper case G)

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

See also

• (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

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɡe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The seventh letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) huruf; 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

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /dʒe/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /dʒ/ before 'i'/'e'/'y', as /ʒ/ in the suffix -age, and /ɡ/ elsewhere.

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

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

See also

• Previous letter: f
• Next letter: h

Italian

Letter

g f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case G)

1. The seventh letter of the Italian alphabet, called gi and written in the Latin script.

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of g – see the following entry.

【グラム】 [noun] gram (unit of mass) [counter] gram (unit of mass) Alternative spelling 瓦

(This term, g (g), is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Kashubian

Etymology

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and g for development of the glyph itself.

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The eleventh letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, àã, B b, C c, D d, E e, É é, Ë ë, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, O o, Ò ò, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ù ù, W w, Y y, Z z, Ż ż

Latvian

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

G

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The tenth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called gā and written in the Latin script.

See also

• 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

Livonian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

g (upper case G)

1. The eleventh letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) kēratēd̦; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, D̦ d̦, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž

Lushootseed

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

g

1. The twelfth letter of the Lushootseed alphabet.

Malay

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

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

See also

• (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

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ/
• IPA^(key): /k/ (per final devoicing or assimilation to a following voiceless obstruent)

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The eighth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) ittra; A a, B b, Ċ ċ, D d, E e, F f, Ġ ġ, G g, Għ għ, H h, Ħ ħ, I i, Ie ie, 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, Ż ż, Z z

Norwegian

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɡeː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/, /k/, /j/, /ʃ/, /ɪ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

g

1. The seventh letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• When g is written before j, they merge together and create the sound of y in you.
• G is sometimes pronounced like the s in sugar in words of French origin, like genre, due to the fact that Norwegian lacks the voiced palato-alveolar sibilant [ʒ].
• In eastern and nothern dialects, g at the end of pronouns is pronounced like the y in boy. In western and southern dialects, the g is pronounced like g in great.
• When g is written before t, it is pronounced like the k in king.
• In Norwegian runic inscriptions from 17-19 centuries this letter is usually written as ᚵ.

Nupe

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The eighth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

Polish

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 g for development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ/, or Template:pl-IPA if devoiced

Letter

g (upper case G, lower case)

1. The tenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called gie and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż

Portuguese

The word for cat in Portuguese is gato, and starts with g.

Pronunciation

• (letter name) (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒe/

• Audio (Brazil):

  (file)

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The seventh letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 75:

     Não o perdoou por abandonar o serviço em vez de seguir você.

     She didn't forgive him for abandoning his service instead of following you.

See also

• (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

Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. (International Standard) The ninth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. (Pan-Vlax) The tenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ/, /dʒ/

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The ninth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called ge, ghe, or gî and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

See G for pronunciation notes.

See also

• (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

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k/

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The seventh letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by f and followed by h. Its traditional name is gort (“ivy”).

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (À à), B b (Bh bh), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh), E e (È è), F f (Fh fh), G g (Gh gh), H h, I i (Ì ì), L l, M m (Mh mh), N n, O o (Ò ò), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th), U u (Ù ù)
• (diacritics) ◌̀
• (obsolete vowels) Á á É é Ó ó

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• G (uppercase)

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

g (Cyrillic spelling г)

1. The 11th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by f and followed by h.

Silesian

Etymology

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and g for development of the glyph itself.

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The ninth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, àã, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ŏ ŏ, Ō ō, Ô ô, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

g (upper case G)

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

See also

• (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

Slovene

Etymology

From Gaj's Latin alphabet g, from Czech alphabet g, from Latin g. Pronunciation as /ɡə/ is initial Slovene (phoneme plus a fill vowel) and the second pronunciation is probably taken from German g.

Pronunciation

• Phoneme

Pronunciation of g

• (Standard Slovene, tonal) IPA(key): /ɡ/, [k], SNPT: /g/, [k] • (Standard Slovene, non-tonal) IPA(key): /ɡ/, [k], SNPT: /g/, [k]

• (colloquial): IPA(key): /ɡ/, [k], [x], SNPT: /g/, [k], [h] • (Most Littoral and Rovte dialects, part of Upper Carniolan dialects) IPA(key): /ɣ/, [x], SNPT: /ɣ/, [h]

Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.

• Letter name

Pronunciation of g [gə̀, gé] (ə̏, ẹ̄)

• (Standard Slovene, tonal) IPA(key): [ˈɡə̂], [ˈɡêː], [ˈɡěː], SNPT: [gə̏], [gẹ̄] • (Standard Slovene, non-tonal) IPA(key): [ˈɡə], [ˈɡeː], SNPT: [gə̀], [gé], Audio: (file)

• (Most Littoral and Rovte dialects, part of Upper Carniolan dialects) IPA(key): [ˈɣə̂], [ˈɣêː], [ˈɣěː], SNPT: [ɣə̏], [ɣẹ̄], Audio: (file)

Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.

Miscellaneous

• Alpine Slavic (1000–1200 AD): *gə̀     • Carinthian dialect plane: *gə̏     • Veneitian–Karst dialect plane: *gə̏     • Soča–Idrija dialect plane: *gə̏     • Upper Carniolan dialect plane: *gə̏     • Lower Carniolan dialect plane: *gə̏     • Southern Styrian dialect plane: *gə̏     • Northern Styrian dialect plane: *gə̏     • Pannonian dialect plane: *gə̏

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The eighth letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. The eleventh letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script.
3. The eighth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script.

Symbol

g

1. (SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [ɡ].

Noun

g m inan

1. The name of the Latin script letter G / g.
2. (linguistics) The name of the phoneme /ɡ/.

Inflection

• Overall more common

First masculine declension (soft o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent, -j- infix
nom. sing.	g
gen. sing.	g-ja
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	g	g-ja	g-ji
genitive rodȋlnik	g-ja	g-jev	g-jev
dative dajȃlnik	g-ju, g-ji	g-jema	g-jem
accusative tožȋlnik	g	g-ja	g-je
locative mẹ̑stnik	g-ju, g-ji	g-jih	g-jih
instrumental orọ̑dnik	g-jem	g-jema	g-ji
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	g	g-ja	g-ji

• More common when with a definite adjective

Third masculine declension (no endings) , fixed accent
nom. sing.	g
gen. sing.	g
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	g	g	g
genitive rodȋlnik	g	g	g
dative dajȃlnik	g	g	g
accusative tožȋlnik	g	g	g
locative mẹ̑stnik	g	g	g
instrumental orọ̑dnik	g	g	g
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	g	g	g

• Dialectal, in common written language used till 19th century

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , -j- infix
nom. sing.	g
gen. sing.	g-ja
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	g	g-ja	g-ji
genitive rodȋlnik	g-ja	g-jov	g-jov
dative dajȃlnik	g-ju, g-ji	g-joma	g-jom
accusative tožȋlnik	g	g-ja	g-je
locative mẹ̑stnik	g-ju, g-ji	g-jih	g-jih
instrumental orọ̑dnik	g-jom	g-joma	g-ji
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	g	g-ja	g-ji

Derived terms

• ǧ
• ǵ
• ǥ

 

See also

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Vv, Zz, Žž
• ǧ
• ǵ
• ǥ

Further reading

• “g”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (phoneme) /ɡ/, [ɣ̞], /x/
• IPA^(key): (letter name) /ˈxe/ [ˈxe]

  • Audio (Spain):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -e

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

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

Swedish

Pronunciation

Letter name

• IPA^(key): /ɡeː/

Phoneme

• IPA^(key): /ɡ/, /j/, /ɧ/
  • Homophone: j (in some positions)

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The seventh letter of the Swedish alphabet, called ge and written in the Latin script. Pronounced /ɡ/ in front of a, o, u and å and /j/ in front of e, i, y, ä and ö. Pronounced /ɧ/ in some loan words.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish g. Each pronunciation has a different source:

• Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English g.
• Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜄ (ga).
• Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish g.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈdji/ [ˈd͡ʒi] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈdji/ [ˈd̪ji] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • Rhymes: -i
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡa/ [ˈɡa] (letter name, Abakada alphabet)
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /ˈhe/ [ˈhɛ] (letter name, Abecedario)
    • Rhymes: -e
  • IPA^(key): /ɡ/ [ɡ] (phoneme)
  • IPA^(key): /ɡ/ [ɣ] (phoneme, intervocalic)
  • IPA^(key): /d͡ʒ/ [d͡ʒ] (phoneme, followed by e or i, English unadapted loanwords)
    • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ds/ [d̪s] (phoneme, followed by e or i, English unadapted loanwords)
  • IPA^(key): /h/ [h] (phoneme, followed by e or i, Spanish unadapted loanwords)
  • IPA^(key): /s/ [s] (phoneme, followed by e or i, Spanish unadapted loanwords, obsolete)

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G, Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ)

1. The seventh letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called dyi and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) titik; 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, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, 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

g (lower case, upper case G, Baybayin spelling ᜄ)

1. The sixth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet), called ga and written in the Latin script.

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒ)

1. (historical) The eighth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called ge and written in the Latin script.

See also

• g̃

Etymology 2

Interjection

g (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ)

1. (slang) Alternative letter-case form of G

Further reading

• “g”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tlingit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k/

Letter

g (upper case G)

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

See also

• Canada: (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, À à,  â, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dł dł, Dz dz, E e, É é, È è, Ê ê, G g, Gw gw, Gh gh, Ghw ghw, H h, I i, Í í, Ì ì, Πî, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Kh kh, Khw khw, Khʼ khʼ, Khʼw khʼw (L l), Ł ł, Łʼ łʼ (M m), N n (O o), S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, Xh xh, Xhw xhw, Xhʼ xhʼ, Xhʼw xhʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ), ․
• US: (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, Aa aa, Áa áa, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e, É é, Ee ee, Ée ée, Ei ei, Éi éi, G g, Gw gw, G̱ g̱, G̱w g̱w, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵʼ ḵʼ, Ḵʼw ḵʼw, L l, Lʼ lʼ (Ḻ ḻ, M m), N n (O o), Oo oo, Óo óo, S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, X̱ x̱, X̱w x̱w, X̱ʼ x̱ʼ, X̱ʼw x̱ʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ, Y̱ y̱), ․

Turkish

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/, /ɟ/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɟeː/

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The eighth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ge and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a ( â), B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i (Πî), 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 (Û û), Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

Turkmen

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɡ~ʁ/

Letter

g (upper case G)

1. The eighth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called ge 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, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ze˧˧], [ɣəː˨˩], [ɣəː˨˩ ʔɗəːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jej˧˧], [ɣəː˦˩], [ɣəː˦˩ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jej˧˧], [ɣəː˨˩], [ɣəː˨˩ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: giê, gờ, gờ đơn

Letter

g

1. The tenth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, àã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ),  â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)

Noun

g

1. Contraction of -ương.

   lương → lg

   work pay

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ɛɡ/
  • (informal) IPA^(key): /ɡə/

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The tenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èg and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by ff and followed by ng.

Mutation

• G at the beginning of words is omitted in a soft mutation, mutates to Ng in a nasal mutation and is unchanged by aspirate mutation, for example with the word gorsaf (“station”):

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gorsaf	orsaf	ngorsaf	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à,  â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “g”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɡí/

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

1. The seventh letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called gí and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
• (Benin) (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y

Zulu

Letter

g (lower case, upper case G)

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

See also

• (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