ж

See also: Ж, ӝ, -ж, ж., and җ

ж U+0436, ж
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHE
← е
[U+0435] 		Cyrillic з →
[U+0437]

Translingual
Cyrillic letter Ж ж (Ж ж), normal above, italics below.
Handwritten forms

Etymology

Possibly from the Glagolitic letter Ⰶ/ⰶ (, zhivete), and that possibly from two Hebrew shins ש, one placed above the other and with the lower one inverted.

Letter

ж (lower case, upper case Ж)

  1. Lowercase Cyrillic letter zhe.

See also
  • Search Wiktionary for articles beginning with: Ж, ж

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʐ]

Letter

ж • (ž) (lower case, upper case Ж) (italics: Ж, ж)

  1. The eighth letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet.
Usage notes

Its name is же (že) and it sounds like the s in pleasure.

See also

It is preceded by Ё (Jo) and followed by З (Z).

Etymology 2

Particle

ж • (ž)

  1. Apocopic form of же (že)

Etymology 3

Noun

ж • (ž) m inan (indeclinable)

  1. (grammar) Abbreviation of же́нский род (žénskij rod, “feminine gender”).
Synonyms

Etymology 4

Noun

ж • (ž) f inan (indeclinable)

  1. Abbreviation of же́нская убо́рная (žénskaja ubórnaja, “ladies' room, women's toilet”).
Synonyms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation
  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʐ/

Letter

ж (lower case, upper case Ж)

  1. The 8th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic alphabet.

See also
  • Previous letter: е
  • Next letter: з

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of женски род

Abbreviation

ж m (Roman spelling ž)

  1. (grammar) feminine gender
Synonyms
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