Etymologie, Étymologie, Etymology
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Zeichen, Signe, Sign

sign (W3)

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A

A, a (W3)

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A : The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital "A" of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the small letter ("a"), besides the forms in Italic, black letter, etc., are all descended from the old Latin "A", which was borrowed from the Greek "Alpha", of the same form; and this was made from the first letter ("/") of the Phoenician alphabet, the equivalent of the Hebrew Aleph, and itself from the Egyptian origin. The "Aleph" was a consonant letter, with a guttural breath sound that was not an element of Greek articulation; and the Greeks took it to represent their vowel "Alpha" with the "a" sound, the Phoenician alphabet having no vowel symbols.
A : The name of the sixth tone in the model major scale (that in C), or the first tone of the minor scale, which is named after it the scale in "A minor". The second string of the violin is tuned to the A in the treble staff. - A sharp (A/) is the name of a musical tone intermediate between A and B. - A flat (A/) is the name of a tone intermediate between A and G.
A : An adjective, commonly called the indefinite article, and signifying one or any, but less emphatically.
A : In each; to or for each; as, "twenty leagues a day", "a hundred pounds a year", "a dollar a yard", etc.
A prep.: In; on; at; by.
A prep.: In process of; in the act of; into; to; - used with verbal substantives in -ing which begin with a consonant. This is a shortened form of the preposition an (which was used before the vowel sound); as in a hunting, a building, a begging.
A : Of.
A : A barbarous corruption of have, of he, and sometimes of it and of they.
A : An expletive, void of sense, to fill up the meter
A- : "A", as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources.
(1) It frequently signifies "on" or "in" (from "an", a forms of AS. on), denoting a state, as in "afoot", "on foot", "abed", "amiss", "asleep", "aground", "aloft", "away" (AS. "onweg"), and analogically, "ablaze", "atremble", etc.
(2) AS. of off, from, as in "adown" (AS. ofd/ne off the dun or hill).
(3) AS. "a-" (Goth. "us-", "ur-", Ger. "er-"), usually giving an intensive force, and sometimes the sense of "away", "on", "back", as in "arise", "abide", "ago".
(4) Old English "y-" or "i-" (corrupted from the AS. inseparable particle "ge-", cognate with OHG. "ga-", "gi-", Goth. "ga-"), which, as a prefix, made no essential addition to the meaning, as in "aware".
(5) French "a" (L. ad to), as in "abase", "achieve".
(6) L. "a", "ab", "abs", "from", as in "avert".
(7) Greek insep. prefix / without, or privative, not, as in "abyss", "atheist"; akin to E. "un-".

aber - Semiotics - Zeichentheorie

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Semiotics (Zeichentheorie) for Beginners by Daniel Chandler - Begriffsbestimmungen und Einordnung in bestimmte Theorien

aol - Symbols

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Symbols of operation, including +, -, X, division, exponents, radical symbol, dot and vector product
Grouping symbols, including (), [], {}, vinculum
Symbols of relation, including =, >, <
Fractions, including decimals
Symbols for various constants, such as pi, i, e, 0
Symbols for variables
Symbols to represent various functions, such as log, ln, absolute value; also the f(x) notation
Symbols used in geometry
Symbols used in trigonometry; also symbols for hyperbolic functions
Symbols used in calculus
Set notation and logic
Symbols used in number theory
Symbols used in probability and statistics
Written sources for these pages

B

B, b (W3)

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B : is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, // 196, 220.) It is etymologically related to "p", "v", "f", "w" and "m", letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng. "bursar" and "purser"; Eng. "bear" and Lat. "ferre"; Eng. "silver" and Ger. "silber"; Lat. "cubitum" and It. "gomito"; Eng. "seven", Anglo-Saxon "seofon", Ger. "sieben", Lat. "septem", Gr. "epta", Sanskrit "saptan".
The form of letter "B" is Roman, from Greek "B" ("Beta"), of Semitic origin. The small "b" was formed by gradual change from the capital "B".

bbc - Discovering sign language dialects

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Did you know British Sign Language has regional dialects? The University of Bristol's Centre for Deaf Studies is collecting data from all over the UK for the BBC's Voices project.

C

C, c (W3)

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Cemetry Iconography - Friedhofszeichen

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meanings of letters and symbols commonly found on gravestones in cemetries;
What do the symbols and letters mean?

- Ein paar Beispiele:

Acorn - a baby or young child
Anchor - Hope (Early Christian Symbol) Has nothing to do with the sea, it refers to Pope Clement who was tied to one and drowned and the Anchor was a common symbol-- it was a hidden or disguised cross. Often the chain on it broken, the ship is gone from sight to heaven.
Angels - means Spirituality and guardians. Symbolizing safety.
Arrow - Mortality of the humans
Bed - at rest
Black and white tiles - checkered pattern or similar - Good and Evil
Book- Faith (Bible - also other books such as the Book of Mormon or a Torah in a rolled appearance)
Buttercup - means cheerfulness
Circle - Eternity

D

D, d (W3)

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D : The fourth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. The English letter is from Latin, which is from Greek, which took it from Phoenician, the probable ultimate origin being Egyptian. It is related most nearly to "t" and "th"; as, Eng. "deep", G. "tief"; Eng. "daughter", G. "tochter", Gr. "qyga`thr", Skr. "duhitr". See Guide to Pronunciation, 178, 179, 229.
D : The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale (that in C), or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C (that in A minor), or of the key tone in the relative minor of F.
D : As a numeral "D" stands for "500". In this use it is not the initial of any word, or even strictly a letter, but one half of the sign "/" (?) (or "/" (?) ) the original Tuscan numeral for "1000".

digiserve - Heraldry - Flags

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Surnames, Arms & Armor, Flags, Maps, Medieval Resources, Castles, Dictionaries (Translation)

digiserve - Heraldry - symbols

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Symbolisms of Heraldry

digital

E

E, e (W3)

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E pl. : of Amt
E : The fifth letter of the English alphabet.
E : E is the third tone of the model diatonic scale. E/ (E flat) is a tone which is intermediate between D and E.
E pl. : of Notopodium
E- : A Latin prefix meaning "out", "out of", "from"; also, "without". See "Ex-".

F

F, f (W3)

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F : F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma "/" (?), which probably had the value of English "w" consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phoenician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian.
Etymologically "f" is most closely related to "p", "k", "v", and "b"; as in E. "five", Gr. "pe`nte"; E. "wolf", L. "lupus", Gr. "ly`kos"; E. "fox", "vixen"; "fragile", "break"; "fruit", "brook", v. t.; E. "bear", L. "ferre". See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178, 179, 188, 198, 230.
F v. t.: The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or scale of C. F sharp (F /) is a tone intermediate between F and G.

fingers crossed

= to hope for good luck
This expression may have originally come from the superstition that keeping your fingers crossed kept away evil and bad luck. Some children believe that if you cross your fingers when you lie it does not 'count'.

Font (W3)

von frz. "fonte", von "fondre" = "schmelzen", "tauen", engl. "foundry" = "Gießerei", frz. "fondre" = "schmelzen", "fondu" = "geschmolzen".
Der "Font", engl. "font", frz. "fonte" bestand ursprünglich aus einem Satz gleichartig "gegossener" Drucktypen und geht zurück auf lat. "fundere" = "gießen".

G

G, g (W3)

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G : G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in "gave", "go", "gull"; the other compound (like that of j), as in "gem", "gin", "dingy". See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.
G : G is the name of the fifth tone of the natural or model scale; - called also "sol" by the Italians and French. It was also originally used as the treble clef, and has gradually changed into the character represented in the margin. See Clef. G/ (G sharp) is a tone intermediate between G and A.

H

H, h (W3)

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H : the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with the mouth organs in the same position as that of the succeeding vowel. It is used with certain consonants to form digraphs representing sounds which are not found in the alphabet, as "sh", "th", "/" (?), as in "shall", "thing", "/ine" (?) (for "zh" see /274); also, to modify the sounds of some other letters, as when placed after "c" and "p", with the former of which it represents a compound sound like that of "tsh", as in "charm" (written also "tch" as in "catch"), with the latter, the sound of "f", as in "phase", "phantom". In some words, mostly derived or introduced from foreign languages, "h" following "c" and "g" indicates that those consonants have the hard sound before "e", "i", and "y", as in "chemistry", "chiromancy", "chyle", "Ghent", "Ghibelline", etc.; in some others, "ch" has the sound of "sh", as in "chicane". See Guide to Pronunciation, // 153, 179, 181-3, 237-8.
H : The seventh degree in the diatonic scale, being used by the Germans for "B natural". See B.

Hosenbandorden, Honi soit qui mal y pense (W3)

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Der "Hosenbandorden" ("The Order of the Garter") ist der höchste und älteste englische Orden und wurde 1348 von Edward III. (1312-1377) gegründet. Dem Orden gehören neben dem Monarchen 24 Ritter an.

Der Ursprung des Ordenabzeichens, ein "blaues Strumpfband", ist unklar. Das Abzeichen soll angeregt sein durch einen Vorfall, der sich ereignete, als der König mit der Countess of Salisbury tanzte. Das Strumpfband der Countess fiel dabei zu Boden. Der König hob es auf und band es sich ans eigene Bein. Die Verwunderung seiner Gäste kommentierte der Monarch mit den Worten "Honi soit qui mal y pense" (Schlecht, der schlecht darüber denkt). Diese Worte wurden zum Motto des Ordens.

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honi soit qui mal y pense

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honi soit qui mal y pense

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Der britische "Hochedle Orden vom Hosenbande" trägt die französische Devise "Honi soit qui mal y pense".
Im Deutschen wird er gerne mit "Ein Schelm, wer Böses dabei denkt" wiedergegeben.
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Der Hosenbandorden, ein schmales blaues Samtband mit der goldenen Ordensdevise, wird von Herren übrigens unter dem linken Knie, von Damen am linken Oberarm getragen.

Hosenbandorden

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Eine schöne, illustrierte Seite: The Most Noble Order of the Garter

I

I, i (W3)

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I : I, the ninth letter of the English alphabet, takes its form from the Phoenician, through the Latin and the Greek. The Phoenician letter was probably of Egyptian origin. Its original value was nearly the same as that of the Italian "I", or long "e" as in "mete".
Etymologically "I" is most closely related to "e", "y", "j", "g"; as in "dint", "dent", "beverage", L. "bibere"; E. "kin", AS. "cynn"; E. "thin", AS. "/ynne" (?); E. "dominion", "donjon", "dungeon".
I : In our old authors, "I" was often used for "ay" (or "aye"), "yes", which is pronounced nearly like it.
I : As a numeral, "I" stands for "1", "II" for "2", etc.
I object.: The nominative case of the pronoun of the first person; the word with which a speaker or writer denotes himself.
"I-" prefix.: See "Y-".

i-mutation (W3)

Die engl. "i-mutation", dt. "i-Umlaut" entstand aus Umformungen von i-Suffixen.

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Am deutlichsten kann man die "I-Mutation" meines Erachtens in folgenden Beispielen der Pluralbildung erkennen: (So wurde also aus "toothis" oder "toothiz" die heutigen "teeth".)

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Noun plurals in "-iz": "man" - "men", "foot" - "feet", "tooth" - "teeth", "goose" - "geese", "louse" - "lice", "mouse" - "mice". Along with "woman" - "women" (derived from "wif-man") these are the only survivors of this class, which was numerous in Old English and included such words as the ancestors of modern book, goat, and friend, which now have gone over to the "-s"-plural.
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J

J, j (W3)

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J : J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a later variant form of the Roman letter "I", used to express a consonantal sound, that is, originally, the sound of English "y" in "yet". The forms "J" and "I" have, until a recent time, been classed together, and they have been used interchangeably.

jcf - Joseph Campbell Foundation Associates

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K

K, k (W3)

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K : the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal consonant. The form and sound of the letter "K" are from the Latin, which used the letter but little except in the early period of the language. It came into the Latin from the Greek, which received it from a Phoenician source, the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian.
Etymologically "K" is most nearly related to "c", "g", "h" (which see).

L

L, l (W3)

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L a.: Having the general shape of the (capital) letter "L"; as, an "L beam", or "L-beam".
L a.: Elevated; - a symbol for "el." as an abbreviation of "elevated" in "elevated road or railroad".
L n.: An elevated road; as, to ride on the L.
L : "L" is the twelfth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It is usually called a semivowel or liquid. Its form and value are from the Greek, through the Latin, the form of the Greek letter being from the Phoenician, and the ultimate origin prob. Egyptian.
Etymologically, it is most closely related to "r" and "u"; as in "pilgrim", "peregrine", "couch" (fr. "collocare"), "aubura" (fr. LL. "alburnus").
L : As a numeral, L stands for fifty in the English, as in the Latin language.
L n.: An extension at right angles to the length of a main building, giving to the ground plan a form resembling the letter L; sometimes less properly applied to a narrower, or lower, extension in the direction of the length of the main building; a wing.
L n.: A short right-angled pipe fitting, used in connecting two pipes at right angles.

Lautverschiebung DE - UK

b - f, v / haben - to have
ch - k / brechen - brake
d - th / Ding - thing
ei - o / allein - alone
f - p / Hoffnung - hope
g - y / sagen - say
j - y / Jahr - year
k - c / kalt - cold
ss - t / hassen - hate
t - d / Tag - day
z - t / zu - to / zahm - tame

M

M, m (W3)

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M : M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178-180, 242.
M : As a numeral, "M" stands for "one thousand", both in English and Latin.
M n.: A quadrat, the face or top of which is a perfect square; also, the size of such a square in any given size of type, used as the unit of measurement for that type: 500 m's of pica would be a piece of matter whose length and breadth in pica m's multiplied together produce that number.
M n.: A brand or stigma, having the shape of an M, formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter and admitted to the benefit of clergy.

N

N, n (W3)

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N : the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is called the dentinasal or linguanasal consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in "ran", "done"; but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of "g" hard or "k" (as in "single", "sink", "conquer"), it usually represents the same sound as the digraph "ng" in "sing", "bring", etc. This is a simple but related sound, and is called the gutturo-nasal consonent. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 243-246.
N n.: A measure of space equal to half an M (or em); an en.

naturesalphabet

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Die Alphabet-Schrift wurde von den Griechen erst wenige Jahrzehnte vor Homers Geburt von den Phöniziern übernommen und an ihre Sprache angepasst.
Der Link zeigt Photografien von Buchstbaen, die in der Natur vorkommen.

O

O, o (W3)

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O : "O", the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, derives its form, value, and name from the Greek "O", through the Latin. The letter came into the Greek from the Phoenician, which possibly derived it ultimately from the Egyptian.
Etymologically, the letter "o" is most closely related to "a", "e", and "u"; as in E. "bone", AS. "ban"; E. "stone", AS. "stan"; E. "broke", AS. "brecan" to "break"; E. "bore", AS. "beran" to "bear"; E. "dove", AS. "d/fe" (?); E. "toft", "tuft"; "tone", "tune"; "number", F. "nombre".
O : Among the ancients, O was a mark of triple time, from the notion that the ternary, or number 3, is the most perfect of numbers, and properly expressed by a circle, the most perfect figure.
O n.: The letter O, or its sound.
O n.: Something shaped like the letter O; a circle or oval.
O n.: A cipher; zero.
O a.: One.
O interj.: An exclamation used in calling or directly addressing a person or personified object; also, as an emotional or impassioned exclamation expressing pain, grief, surprise, desire, fear, etc.
O' : A prefix to Irish family names, which signifies "grandson" or "descendant of", and is a character of dignity; as, "O'Neil", "O'Carrol".
O' prep.: A shortened form of "of" or "on".

P

P, p (W3)

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Peace-Zeichen, Friedens-Zeichen (W3)

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kommt aus der Signalsprache der Marine. 1958 wurde es dann okkupiert und als Friedenszeichen benutzt.

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Q

Q, q (W3)

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Q : the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, has but one sound (that of "k"), and is always followed by "u", the two letters together being sounded like "kw", except in some words in which the "u" is silent. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 249. "Q" is not found in Anglo-Saxon, "cw" being used instead of "qu"; as in "cwic", "quick"; "cwen", "queen". The name ("k/" (?)) is from the French "ku", which is from the Latin name of the same letter; its form is from the Latin, which derived it, through a Greek alphabet, from the Phoenician, the ultimate origin being Egyptian.

R

R, r (W3)

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R : "R", the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is sometimes called a semivowel, and a liquid. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178, 179, and 250-254.

S

S, s (W3)

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SAMPA

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= Speech assessment methods Phonetic Alphabet - a computer readable phonetic alphabet system, see Professor John Wells' page

Standard (W3)

Die "Standarte" war das Zeichen der königlichen Zentralgewalt. Was unter diesem Zeichen verkündet wurde war der "Standard".

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Das Wort "Standard" stammt aus dem Englischen, wo die "Fahne des Königs", die "Standarte", als Garantie dafür galt, dass die Männer, die sie trugen, das Recht und den Willen des Königs repräsentierten. Wer die königliche "Standarte" hat, hat immer Recht. Der "Standard" setzt die Maßstäbe für die Wirklichkeit, den sogenannten "Königs-Weg". Das klingt optimal, ist aber das Produkt reiner Willkür. "Standards" und Normen haben gemein, dass sich Menschen an sie gewöhnen. Alternativen verblassen mit der Zeit. Andererseits kommt man im Zeitalter der Ballistik ohne "Standards" nicht aus. Alles wird vorausberechnet, kaum einmal wird nachgedacht. Der Aufstieg des "Standards" und der Norm ist mit dem Industriezeitalter verwoben. Wo massenhaft produziert wird, sind Abweichungen von der Norm fatale Fehler. Eine Maschine produziert Millionen Teile. Ob Kanone oder Maschine - eine falsche Einstellung macht die ganze Produktion zunichte.
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symbol (W3)

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The definition of "symbol"

The word "symbol" is derived from the Greek word "symbolon". In ancient Greece it was a custom to break a slate of burned clay into several pieces and distribute them within the group. When the group reunited the pieces were fitted together (Greek "symbollein"). This confirmed the members belonging to the group.

T

T, t (W3)

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T : the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter "h" it forms the digraph "th", which has two distinct sounds, as in "thin", "then". See Guide to Pronunciation, //262-264, and also //153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180.

U

U, u (W3)

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U : the twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, is a cursive form of the letter "V", with which it was formerly used interchangeably, both letters being then used both as vowels and consonants. "U" and "V" are now, however, differentiated, "U" being used only as a vowel or semivowel, and "V" only as a consonant. The true primary vowel sound of "U", in Anglo-Saxon, was the sound which it still retains in most of the languages of Europe, that of long "oo", as in "tool", and short "oo", as in "wood", answering to the French "ou" in "tour".
Etymologically "U" is most closely related to "o", "y" (vowel), "w", and "v"; as in "two", "duet", "dyad", "twice"; "top", "tuft"; "sop", "sup"; "auspice", "aviary". See V, also O and Y.

V

V, v (W3)

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V : V, the twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. "V" and "U" are only varieties of the same character, "U" being the cursive form, while "V" is better adapted for engraving, as in stone. The two letters were formerly used indiscriminately, and till a comparatively recent date words containing them were often classed together in dictionaries and other books of reference (see U). The letter "V" is from the Latin alphabet, where it was used both as a consonant (about like English "w") and as a vowel. The Latin derives it from a form ("V") of the Greek vowel "/" (?) (see "Y"), this Greek letter being either from the same Semitic letter as the digamma "F" (see "F"), or else added by the Greeks to the alphabet which they took from the Semitic.
Etymologically "v" is most nearly related to "u", "w", "f", "b", "p"; as in "vine", "wine"; "avoirdupois", "habit", "have"; "safe", "save"; "trover", "troubadour", "trope". See U, F, etc.
V : As a numeral, "V" stands for "five", in English and Latin.

Victory

Das Spreizen von Zeige- und Mittelfinger stellt das V von 'Victory' = 'Sieg' nach.

W

W, w (W3)

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W : the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of certain diphthongs, as in "few", "how". It takes its written form and its name from the repetition of a "V", this being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we call "U".
Etymologically it is most related to "v" and "u". See V, and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially in London, confuse "w" and "v", substituting the one for the other, as "weal" for "veal", and "veal" for "weal"; "wine" for "vine", and "vine" for "wine", etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 266-268.

X

X, x (W3)

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X : "X", the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, has three sounds; a compound nonvocal sound (that of "ks"), as in "wax"; a compound vocal sound (that of "gz"), as in "example"; and, at the beginning of a word, a simple vocal sound (that of "z"), as in "xanthic". See Guide to Pronunciation, // 217, 270, 271.

Y

Y, y (W3)

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Y : "Y", the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 145, 178-9, 272.
Y n.: Something shaped like the letter "Y"; a forked piece resembling in form the letter "Y".
Y n.: One of the forked holders for supporting the telescope of a leveling instrument, or the axis of a theodolite; a wye.
Y n.: A forked or bifurcated pipe fitting.
Y n.: A portion of track consisting of two diverging tracks connected by a cross track.
Y pron.: I.
Y- : Alt. of I-
Y- : A prefix of obscure meaning, originally used with verbs, adverbs, adjectives, nouns, and pronouns. In the Middle English period, it was little employed except with verbs, being chiefly used with past participles, though occasionally with the infinitive "Ycleped", or "yclept", is perhaps the only word not entirely obsolete which shows this use.

Z

Z, z (W3)

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Z : "Z", the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is taken from the Latin letter "Z", which came from the Greek alphabet, this having it from a Semitic source. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian.
Etymologically, it is most closely related to "s", "y", and "j"; as in "glass", "glaze"; E. "yoke", Gr. /, L. "yugum"; E. "zealous", "jealous". See Guide to Pronunciation, // 273, 274.

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sign (W3)

A

A, a (W3)

aber - Semiotics - Zeichentheorie

aol - Symbols

B

B, b (W3)

bbc - Discovering sign language dialects

C

C, c (W3)

Cemetry Iconography - Friedhofszeichen

D

D, d (W3)

digiserve - Heraldry - Flags

digiserve - Heraldry - symbols

digital

E

E, e (W3)

F

F, f (W3)

fingers crossed

Font (W3)

G

G, g (W3)

H

H, h (W3)

Hosenbandorden, Honi soit qui mal y pense (W3)

Hosenbandorden

I

I, i (W3)

i-mutation (W3)

J

J, j (W3)

jcf - Joseph Campbell Foundation Associates

K

K, k (W3)

L

L, l (W3)

Lautverschiebung DE - UK

M

M, m (W3)

N

N, n (W3)

naturesalphabet

O

O, o (W3)

P

P, p (W3)

Peace-Zeichen, Friedens-Zeichen (W3)

Q

Q, q (W3)

R

R, r (W3)

S

S, s (W3)

SAMPA

Standard (W3)

symbol (W3)

T

T, t (W3)

U

U, u (W3)

V

V, v (W3)

Victory

W

W, w (W3)

X

X, x (W3)

Y

Y, y (W3)

Z

Z, z (W3)

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Zeichen, Signe, Sign