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Appendix:Variations of "n"
N 𝕹
Translingual
Etymology
From the mul ett - letter ett 𐌍 en, from the mul grc - letter grc Ν nu, derived from the mul phn - letter phn 𐤍 nun, possibly from the mul egy - hieroglyph egy 𓆓.
Letter
mul
mul letter 14
See also
Symbol
mul Q627 nitrogen
mul chemistry en nines, as a degree of purity. 5N is 99.999% pure.
mul Q12438 mul metrology newton, the SI unit of force.
mul kN<id:Q56402798> < MN<id:Q85854198> < GN<id:Q94416260> < TN<id:Q95993516> < PN<id:Q94417138> < EN<id:Q95993530> < ZN<id:Q54083318> < YN<id:Q94416879>
mul pN<id:Q95993532> < nN<id:Q95993522> < μN<id:Q94418102> < mN<id:Q95867993>
en mul Gérard P. Michon What is a slug, in the [engineering] weight measurement system? Numericana.com https://www.numericana.com/answer/units.htm 2000-10-09 A mass of one hyl gets accelerated at a rate of one meter per square second by a force of one kilogram-force (namely, 9.80665 N). https://web.archive.org/web/20260922093326/http://www.numericana.com/answer/units.htm 22 September 2026
en w:BioWare Mass Effect: Andromeda Redwood City Electronic Arts 2017 PC Outlaws: Adhi Codex entry 1261299044 When attacking, adhi drive opponents out of secure positions to make them vulnerable to gunfire or a concerted attack by the rest of the pack. Their jaw strength has been measured in excess of 1900 N, dangerous even when wearing a hardsuit.
mul Q185906 mul amino acid IUPAC 1-letter symbol asparagine.
mul Asn<id:Q185906>
mul electron number mul physics electron number.
mul music Neapolitan chord (usually in first inversion, therefore followed by a superscript six).
mul linguistics A wildcard for a nasal consonant (nasal stop).
The symbol in bases higher than twenty-three for the number expressed as mul 23 in decimal.
mul license plate codes Norway.
Gallery
See also
N November –· ⠝
mul Pnictogens
English
Etymology 1
Letter
en
en letter 14 en
See also
Number
en
en ordinal 14 en
Etymology 2
Abbreviations.
Pronunciation
name of letter en /ɛn/
en ɛn 1
en en-us-n.ogg US
en en-uk-n.ogg UK
Noun
en nouns
en navy or Navy en military en navy.
en north or North en north (see also n).
en noun en linguistics en noun.
en knight, in chess en chess en knight.
en 2023 Laws of Chess https://rcc.fide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20230101Laws-of-Chess.pdf 2022 23 w:FIDE 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qe3+ Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Re8 11. Kb1 (=) https://web.archive.org/web/20250316122506/https://rcc.fide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20230101Laws-of-Chess.pdf
en GM Noël Studer Mastering Chess Puzzles: The Comprehensive Guide to Effective Problem Solving Next Level Chess https://nextlevelchess.com/mastering-chess-puzzles-comprehensive-guide-to-effective-problem-solving/ 2023-08-12 The correct answer is 1.Rxf6 Rxf6 2.Rf1 Raf8 3.Qg5 Kg7 4.Nh5+Other sub-variations work, such as playing 2.Qg5 then 3.Rf1 or playing 4.Bxf6+ first before playing 5.Nh5+. https://web.archive.org/web/20250806030130/https://nextlevelchess.com/mastering-chess-puzzles-comprehensive-guide-to-effective-problem-solving/
en Q135447128 en neutral<id:Q135447128><gloss:gear selection>.
en P<id:Q135447198> R<id:Q2203464> N<id:Q135447128> D<id:Q135447265> second gear<alt:2> first gear<alt:1>
en ZA roadway en national route.
Translations
north north French: fr N m
German: de N m
Greek: el Β
Hungarian: hu É
Russian: ru С
Swedish: sv N
See also
en N-aquifer N-arachidonoylethanolamine N galaxy CHNOPS CHON N-acetyl-dihydroxyhomotyrosine nisin NOx N-tower N-methyl-N-nitroso-p-toluenesulfonamide N-methyl-N-nitroso-p-toluenesulphonamide phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine
en Compass points
Afar
Letter
aa
aa letter 18
See also
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
letter name af /ɛn/
Letter
af
af letter 14
See also
Noun
N'e N'etjie
N
Angami
Letter
njm
njm letter 25
See also
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
phoneme az [n]
letter name az [neː] [nɯː]
Letter
az
az letter 20
See also
Basque
Pronunciation
raw:/n/<q:phoneme>,raw:/m/,raw:/ɲ/
Letter
eu
eu letter 14 ene
See also
Further reading
Catalan
Pronunciation
éna éne,én
Letter
ca
ca letter 14 ena ene en
See also
Central Franconian
Etymology
/n/ is from West Germanic gmw-pro *n.
/ŋ/ is from West Germanic gmw-pro *ng; in most of Ripuarian from *n after long high vowels and from *nd.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /n/ in ng, nk /ŋ/
Letter
gmw-cfr
gmw-cfr letter German-based
gmw-cfr letter Dutch-based
Usage notes
2 Doubling of N
In the German-based spelling, n is doubled after short vowels except in certain function words and when the letter is followed by another consonant within the word stem.
In the Dutch-based spelling, n is doubled after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open.
Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
maz /n/
Letter
maz
maz letter
See also
Chinese
Alternative forms
zh n
Etymology 1
Likely from the mathematical usage of n to denote an arbitrary number. Compare ko N and ja n番煎じ.
Pronunciation
ēn en1 num
Numeral
zh numerals
countless; several
點解 我 打{daa2} 咗 N{en1} 次 都 冇 人 接 電話{waa6-2} 嘅{ge2}? How come I called several times but no one picked up the phone? C
追-了 N{ēn} 部 美劇,英語 還 超 爛… You've binged countless American TV dramas, but your English still sucks…
zh 1996 zh 瓊瑤, 林久愉, 張瑞齡 zh 一簾幽夢 (TV drama) 1 w:zh:李麗鳳 30:34
你 不 用 看 了{la}。我 已經 看 過 N{ēn} 次 了。 You don't need to look. I've already looked countless times.
Derived terms
zh N無人士<tr:en1 mou4 jan4 si6>
Further reading
Chinese Language Stack Exchange - When did the usage of “N” to indicate some unspecified quantity come up?
Etymology 2
Pronunciation 1
ēn en1 êng5 sh:5e n6,1e n6 Often realised as one syllable letters
Letter
zh
zh letter 14 the Latin alphabet as used in Chinese
Pronunciation 2
nē,nê̄,1nb=common,2nb=official letters
Letter
zh
zh letter 14 Pinyin
Usage notes
Dutch
Pronunciation
letter name nl /ɛn/
nl Nl-N.ogg
Letter
nl
the fourteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet
Noun
nl nouns
nl noord; north
See also
Previous letter: M
Next letter: O
nl Compass points
Esperanto
Pronunciation
See eo n.
Letter
eo
eo letter 18 no en
See also
Noun
eo nouns
eo nordo north
Further reading
n
no
eo Compass points
Estonian
et:
Letter
et
et letter 14 enn
See also
Finnish
Etymology
Letter
fi
fi letter 14 än en
See also
Noun
fi non sine laude approbatur
fi nainen woman, female
French
Pronunciation
letter èn
fr Fr-N-fr-Paris.ogg Paris
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-N.wav <<Switzerland>> (<<Valais>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-N.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-N.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>)
fr ɛn
Noun
fr nouns
fr nord
Letter
fr
the fourteenth letter of the French alphabet
fr Compass points
Galician
Noun
gl nouns
gl norte north
Antonyms
north gl S
German
Pronunciation
de /ʔɛn/
de De-N.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Letter
de
de letter 14
See also
Noun
n,-,-:s
en N
Declension
n,-,-:s
Noun
de noun
de Nord; north
Further reading
de Compass points
Hawaiian
Alternative forms
haw nū letter name
Pronunciation
letter name nū
phoneme /n/
Letter
haw
haw letter 10
See also
Hungarian
Pronunciation
phoneme
letter name enn
Letter
hu
hu letter 22 enn
Declension
N-e e nN- j jei
See also
Icelandic
Pronunciation
enn<qq:letter name>
Letter
is
is letter 14
See also
Ido
Pronunciation
io /n/
Letter
io
io letter 14
See also
Indonesian
Pronunciation
letter name id /ɛn/
phoneme id /n/
Letter
id
id letter 14
See also
Irish
Letter
ga
ga letter 12
See also
Isoko
Letter
iso
iso letter 20
References
E. O. Agbada et al, Vbuhrẹ Ụmụ́bọrá Isoko (Teach Yourself Isoko), first published 2008, revised edition 2017, page 8, 10
Onyerioma Isaac Itegolor, Isoko Wha Dooo...! Book 2 (Operation Speak Your Language), Revised Standard Edition (2015), page 1
Joe Okedi, Abidi Isoko Na Kpobi, 2020
Italian
it:
Pronunciation
ènne<pre:letter name> n<pre:phonemic realization>
Letter
it
it letter 12 enne
Noun
it nouns m
it nord; north
See also
Italian alphabet
it Compass points
Kankanaey
Etymology
kne tl N. Letter pronunciation is influenced by kne en N.
Pronunciation
en<a:letter name> n<a:phoneme>
Letter
letter
kne letter 14 en
See also
References
10-11
Kashubian
Etymology
Letter
csb
csb letter 19
See also
Khiamniungan Naga
Etymology
Pronunciation
kix /nə³³/
Letter
kix
kix Patsho kix letter 11
See also
Pronunciation guide
Korean
Etymology
From the mathematical sense. Compare zh N.
Pronunciation
엔
H_H_irreg
Numeral
ko numerals en
an arbitrary or unspecified number of some size, normally greater than three
ko N수생 ensusaeng someone preparing the university entrance exam for more than three years
ko 돈-은 N분-의 1-로 내-자. Let's split the bill. Let's [each] pay one out of n. N//엔,1//일
Latin
Letter
la
la letter representing the sound /n/
See also
Latvian
lv:
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
n
lv lv-riga-n.ogg
Letter
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lv
lv letter 21 en
See also
Luxembourgish
Letter
lb
lb letter 14
See also
Noun
m N-en N
the letter en N
Further reading
Malay
ms:
Pronunciation
ms [ɛn] Name of letter
ms [n] Phoneme
Letter
ms
ms letter 14
See also
Maltese
Letter
mt
mt letter 18
See also
Navajo
Letter
nv
nv letter
See also
Norwegian Bokmål
Letter
nb
nb letter 14
See also
Noun
N-
the letter en N
References
“N – bokstav” in no Store norske leksikon.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Letter
nn
nn letter 14
See also
Noun
N-
the letter en N
References
Nupe
Pronunciation
phoneme nup /n/, nup /ŋ/, nup / ̃/
Letter
nup
nup letter 17
See also
Nuxalk
Pronunciation
phoneme blc /n/
Letter
blc
blc letter 15
See also
Oromo
Pronunciation
na
na
om Om-n.ogg
Letter
om
om letter 14
Polish
Etymology
pl letter
Pronunciation
en - - LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-N.wav
Letter
pl
pl letter 18 en
See also
Portuguese
Letter
pt
pt letter 14
See also
Noun
m -
pt norte
Romani
Pronunciation
rom /n/
Letter
rom
rom International Standard rom letter 18
rom Pan-Vlax rom letter 19
See also
Romanian
Pronunciation
ro /n/
Letter
ro
ro letter 17 en ne nî
See also
Saanich
Pronunciation
str /n/ /nʼ/
Letter
str nocase
str letter 21
See also
Scottish Gaelic
Letter
gd
gd letter 12 M O ; traditionally named gd nuin ash
See also
Silesian
Etymology
Letter
szl
szl letter 17
See also
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
phoneme sms /n/
Letter
sms
sms letter 22
See also
Slovene
sl:
Letter
sl
sl letter 15
sl letter 21 Resian
sl letter 16 Natisone Valley dialect
Somali
Pronunciation
phoneme so /n/
letter name so /nʉn/
Letter
so
so letter 19 nun M W
Usage notes
The Somali alphabet follows the Arabic abjad order.
See also
Spanish
Letter
es
es letter 14
Noun
es nouns m
es norte; north
es Compass points
Swedish
Letter
sv
sv letter 14
See also
Tagalog
Etymology
tl es N. Each pronunciation has a different source:
Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by tl en N.
Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character tl na.
Abecedario pronunciation is from tl es N.
Pronunciation
én<qq:letter name, Filipino alphabet> ná<qq:letter name, Abakada alphabet> ene<qq:letter name, Abecedario> +<qq:phoneme>
Letter
tl
14 en fil
11 na abak
tl historical 16 ene abec
See also
Further reading
Turkish
Letter
tr
tr letter 17 ne
See also
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
e-nờ en-nờ nờ thấp nờ
Letter
vi
vi letter 16 e-nờ en-nờ nờ thấp nờ
See also
Welsh
Pronunciation
cy /ɛn/ standard
cy /n/ informal
Letter
cy
cy letter 18 en It is preceded by cy M and followed by cy O.
See also
Mutation
cy N cannot mutate in Welsh.
Further reading
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
phoneme yo /n/, yo /ŋ/, yo / ̃/
letter name yo /nĩ́/
Letter
yo
yo letter 15 ní
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
yo /ŋ̄/
Pronoun
yo pronoun N̄ N
yo n I
Zulu
Letter
zu
zu letter 14
See also