D

The letter D is the fourth letter of the Latin alphabet.

Usage

The letter D generally takes the voiced alveolar plosive value, IPA {{IPA|/d/}} in most languages that use the Roman alphabet, including English. In Welsh d when doubled (dd) has the value {{IPA|/ð/}}, like English th in this.

Related Topics:
Voiced alveolar plosive - IPA - English - Welsh

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Digraphs of D are rare in English, although other languages use DH or DD for a voiced dental fricative (some Celtic languages) or an aspirated voiced dental plosive (some Indo-Aryan languages), or use affricates DZ, DV, or DZH.

Related Topics:
Voiced dental fricative - Celtic languages - Voiced dental plosive - Indo-Aryan languages - Affricates

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In Cantonese, the sound {{IPA|/d/}} means a little bit, from the ancient use of the character 的 (in the phrase "兀的") in Chinese written language. Since 的 is no longer used in this way, Hong Kong residents invented a new character 啲 (which is not supported in many Chinese systems), or simply write D instead.

Related Topics:
Cantonese - Chinese written language - Hong Kong residents

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