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Translingual[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the Etruscan letter 𐌁 (b, “be”), from the Ancient Greek letter Β (B, “beta”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤁‎ (b, “bet”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉐.

Letter[edit]

B (lower case b)

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

Usage notes[edit]

The letter B (usually its lower case form b) is used in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent the bilabial plosive or stop, usually voiced (/b/).

See also[edit]

• (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 B):  Ḃḃ  Ḅḅ  Ḇḇ  Ƀƀ  Ɓɓ  Ƃƃ  ᵬ  ᶀ  ʙ  Ｂｂ  ȸ  ℔  Ꞗꞗ
• For more variations, see Appendix:Variations of "b".
• (other scripts) Β (B, “Beta”), Б (B, “Be”), В (V, “Ve”), ב‎ (b, “beth”)

Etymology 2[edit]

Symbol[edit]

B

1. A blood type that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people with type A antigen in their blood. They can receive blood from type B or type O, but cannot receive blood from AB or A.
2. (chemistry) The chemical element boron.
3. Eleven, especially used in the base more than ten, such as duodecimal, hexadecimal, vigesimal and so on.

   The equivalent numbers of decimal 1611 are duodecimal B23, hexadecimal 64B, vigesimal 40B and so on.

4. (biochemistry) As an IUPAC code for amino acids, aspartic acid or asparagine.
5. (physics) A magnetic flux density.
6. (linguistics) A wildcard for a labial consonant
7. (finance) Long-term bond credit rating by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings, indicating that a bond is highly speculative with high risk of default.
8. (clothing) Bra cup size.

Gallery[edit]

• Letter styles

• 

  Capital and lowercase versions of B, in normal and italic type

• 

  Uppercase and lowercase B in Fraktur

• 

See also[edit]

• (blood type): from antigen B
• (symbol for boron): abbreviation of boron
• (hexadecimal 11): The eleventh item from the sequence {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F}

Other representations of B:

Further reading[edit]

• 
  B on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (phoneme) IPA(key): /b/
• (letter name) IPA(key): /biː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1[edit]

Old English letter B, from 7th century replacement by Latin B of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛒ (B, “beorc”).

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b, plural Bs or B's)

1. The second letter of the English alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script.
   • Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out A, B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof […]

Usage notes[edit]

In Modern English, the letter B is sometimes silent, e.g. in climb, and debt.

Apostrophes are sometimes used to form plurals of single upper case letters, especially at the start of a sentence:

Usually, though, the apostrophe is avoided when there is no risk of confusion:

See also[edit]

• (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[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

• (cricket, balls): abbreviation of balls
• (billion): abbreviation of billion
• (black): abbreviation of black

Noun[edit]

B

1. (cricket) the number of balls faced by a batsman
2. The quantity one billion (1,000,000,000), usually used to signify a sum of money $2.8 B — “two point eight billion dollars” (i.e., $2,800,000,000)
3. (Britain) The grade of pencil that makes darker marks than grade HB but lighter marks than grade 2B; a pencil with soft lead.
4. (chess) Bishop
5. (music) Bass.
6. (immunology) a B cell.

   • 2020 May 2, “Leaving lockdown means understanding immune responses to the virus”, in The Economist‎[2]:

     Mind your Bs and Ts
     […] And if the combined efforts of macrophages, b cells and t cells are sufficient, the pathogen will be beaten back and eventually cleared from the body.

Letter[edit]

B

1. (stenoscript) the suffix -ble (incl. -ible, -able)

Etymology 3[edit]

• (personality type): from contrast with the letter ‘A’ and its corresponding personality type
• (academic grade): from the position of the letter ‘B’ in the English alphabet

Noun[edit]

B (plural Bs)

1. A personality type of someone who is relaxed and easygoing and able to engage in leisure activities without worrying about work.
3. An academic grade, better than a C and worse than an A
4. Signifies a second-tier or second class of a given commodity, group, or category, as in B-movie, B-list, etc. The television studio revived some of its B characters for the spinoff.
   • 1999, Michael Sauter, The Worst Movies of All Time, Or, What Were They Thinking? (page 268) The baddest of the Bs, then, are a rare, precious mix of jerry-built production values and jazzed-up creative juices. But that's not to say that even with a budget, a B movie can't still bounce way off the wall, […]
5. Alternate or secondary part, as the back side of a phonograph record. Contrasted with A, which is the primary part.
7. (music) The seventh note in the C major scale.

See also[edit]

• B-side
• B story
• plan B

Translations[edit]

Usage notes[edit]

Apostrophes are sometimes used to form plurals of single upper case letters, especially at the start of a sentence:

Usually, though, the apostrophe is avoided when there is no risk of confusion:

Symbol[edit]

B

1. (computing) byte

Derived terms[edit]

• (computing): Bps, B/s
• (computing): kB, MB, GB, TB, PB, EB

See also[edit]

• (computing): b (bit)

Translations[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

B

2. (computer languages) A programming language from which C is derived.

Afar[edit]

Letter[edit]

B

1. The second letter in the Afar alphabet.

See also[edit]

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, T t, S s, E e, C c, K k, X x, I i, D d, Q q, R r, F f, G g, O o, L l, M m, N n, U u, W w, H h, Y y

Afrikaans[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (letter name): IPA(key): /bɪə/

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The second letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• (Latin-script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Noun[edit]

B (plural B's, diminutive B'tjie)

1. B

Azerbaijani[edit]

Letter[edit]

B upper case (lower case b)

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

See also[edit]

• (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[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA(key): /be/, [be̞]

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The second letter of the Basque alphabet, called be and written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• (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

Blagar[edit]

Letter[edit]

B

1. The second letter of the Blagar alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• (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, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Sy sy, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA(key): /be/

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The second letter of the Catalan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• (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

Chinese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• Mandarin(Pinyin): bī (bi1)(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧ

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)+
    • Pinyin: bī
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bi
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bi
    • Wade–Giles: pi1
    • Sinological IPA (key): /pi⁵⁵/

Noun[edit]

B

1. (Mandarin, chiefly Internet slang) Alternative form of 屄 (bī).

Etymology 2[edit]

Short for BB (bi1-4 bi1, “baby”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bi1

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
    • Jyutping: bi1
    • Yale: bī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bi1
    • Guangdong Romanization: bi1
    • Sinological IPA (key): /piː⁵⁵/

Noun[edit]

B

1. (Cantonese) baby (Classifier: 個／个)喂，睇住個B啊！／喂，睇住个B啊！ [Cantonese]  ―  wai2, tai2 zyu6 go3 bi1 aa3! [Jyutping]  ―  Hey, look after the baby!

Compounds[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Dialectal synonyms of 嬰兒 (“baby; infant”) [map]

Compounds[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation 1[edit]

• Mandarin(Pinyin): bì (bi4)(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ
• Cantonese (Jyutping): bi1, boi1
• Min Nan(Hokkien, POJ): pi(Teochew, Peng'im): bhi5
• Wu (Wiktionary): pi (T1)

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)+
    • Pinyin: bì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bih
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bì
    • Wade–Giles: pi4
    • Sinological IPA (key): /pi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
    • Jyutping: bi1, boi1
    • Yale: bī, bōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bi1, boi1
    • Guangdong Romanization: bi1, boi1
    • Sinological IPA (key): /piː⁵⁵/, /pɔːi̯⁵⁵/

Note: boi1 - Hong Kong.

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pi
    • Tâi-lô: pi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: py
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pi⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bhi5
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bî
    • Sinological IPA (key): /bi⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: pi (T1)
    • Sinological IPA (key): /pi⁵³/

Note: Often realised as 1bi..

Letter[edit]

B

1. The second letter of the Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation 2[edit]

• Mandarin(Pinyin): bō, bê̄ (bo1, bê1)(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛ, ㄅㄝ

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, common)+
    • Pinyin: bō
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bo
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bo
    • Wade–Giles: po1
    • Sinological IPA (key): /pwɔ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, official)+
    • Pinyin: bê̄
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄝ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bè
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bê
    • Wade–Giles: peh1
    • Sinological IPA (key): /pɛ⁵⁵/

Letter[edit]

B

1. The second letter used in Pinyin.

Usage notes[edit]

• 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
• The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA(key): /beː/

Letter[edit]

B

1. B (the 2nd letter in the Czech alphabet)

See also[edit]

• (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, E e, É é, Ě ě, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, P p, Q q, R r, Ř ř, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, Ů ů, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž

Noun[edit]

B

1. (music) B flat

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA(key): /beː/

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The second letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• (Latin-script letters) letter; A a (Á á, Ä ä), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, Ë ë), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï, IJ ij), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z

Esperanto[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (letter name): IPA(key): /bo/
• (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/
• Homophone (letter name): bo-

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The second letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called bo and written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• (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[edit]

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The second letter of the Estonian alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• (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)

Finnish[edit]

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The second letter of the Finnish alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes[edit]

• Used only in loanwords.

See also[edit]

• (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

Noun[edit]

B

1. Abbreviation of lubenter approbatur.

Galician[edit]

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The second letter of the Galician alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, X x, Z z

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA(key): /beː/

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The second letter of the German alphabet, called be and written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• (Latin-script letters) Buchstabe; A a (Ä ä), 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 (Ö ö), P p, Q q, R r, S s (ẞ ß), T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Noun[edit]

B n (strong, genitive B, no plural)

1. (music) B-flat

Declension[edit]

See also[edit]

• H (“B (musical note)”)

Hungarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈb]
• (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈbeː]

Alternative forms[edit]

• b (in music)

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The third letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called bé and written in the Latin script.
2. (music) Alternative form of b (“B-flat, B♭”, the 11th note of the C chromatic scale)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

• B-dúr
• b-moll

See also[edit]

• (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.

Further reading[edit]

• (the letter and symbol): (1): b in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• (in music): (2): b in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• b in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2022)

Ido[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA(key): /b/

Letter[edit]

B (lower case b)

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

See also[edit]

• (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[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (letter name): IPA(key): /be/
• (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

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

See also[edit]

• (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

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (letter name) IPA(key): **/ˈbi/*
  • Rhymes: -i
• (phonemic realization) IPA(key): /b/

Letter[edit]

B f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case b)

1. The second letter of the Italian alphabet, called bi and written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, J j, K k), 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, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
• 
  Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Kalo Finnish Romani[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA(key): /b/

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The second letter of the Kalo Finnish Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.[1]

See also[edit]

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, Ȟ ȟ, 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, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

References[edit]

1. ^ Kimmo Granqvist (2011), “Aakkoset [Alphabet]”, in Lyhyt Suomen romanikielen kielioppi [Consice grammar of Finnish Romani]‎[1] (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISBN, ISSN 1796-041X, retrieved February 6, 2022, pages 1-2

Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

• IPA(key): [b]

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The third letter of the Latvian alphabet, called bē and written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• 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

Malay[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Name of letter) IPA(key): [bi]
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [b]
• (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [p̚]

Letter[edit]

B

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

See also[edit]

• (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[edit]

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

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

See also[edit]

• (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 Bokmål[edit]

The uppercase and lowercase form of the letter B.

Alternative forms[edit]

• b

Etymology[edit]

From Latin B, from Etruscan 𐌁 (b, “be”), from Ancient Greek Β (B, “beta”), from the Phoenician 𐤁‎ (b, “bet”), from Proto-Canaanite

Pronunciation[edit]

• (letter name): IPA(key): /beː/
• (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/
• Rhymes: -eː
• Hyphenation: B
• Homophones: b, be

Letter[edit]

B (lower case b)

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

See also[edit]

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz, Ææ, Øø, Åå

Noun[edit]

B m (definite singular B-en, indefinite plural B-er, definite plural B-ene)

1. the letter B, the second letter of the Norwegian alphabet

   • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 14:

     [ordet «neste»] skulde ud af verden uden nåde, som b og g af Knudsens grammatik

     [the word «next»] was to come out of the world without grace, as b and g of Knudsen's grammar

3. Denoting the second, or number two, on a scale, order or degree.

   • 2003, Espen Søbye, Kathe, alltid vært i Norge:

     øverst i oppgang b lå den nye presteboligen med åtte rom, hall, entré og kjøkken

     at the top of entrance b was the new parsonage with eight rooms, hall, entrance and kitchen

   B-post, B-lag, blodtype B, energiklasse B ― B-post, B-team, blood type B, energy class B

   øl i klasse B ― beer with 0.7–2.75 volume percent alcohol

   førerkort klasse B ― driving license class B

   plan B ― plan B

4. the second highest grade in a school or university using the A-F scale

   • 2019, Helene Uri, Stillheten etterpå, page 14:

     jeg har gode karakterer. Bare A-er og B-er

     I have good grades. Only A's and B's

   få B til eksamen

   receive an B on an exam

5. (music) the tone h lowered by half a step

   • 1944, Børre Qvamme, Musikk, page 35–36:

     enhver tone er mangetydig, fiss er også gess, diss er ess, b er aiss og så videre

     every tone is ambiguous, fiss is also gess, diss is ace, b is aiss and so on

   • 2000, Bjørnar Pedersen og Egil Birkeland, Hillman Hunter:

     skotske sekkepiper stemmes i B

     Scottish bagpipes are tuned in B

   stemt i B ― tuned so that a C on the instrument sounds like B in the normal scale

6. (music) a B-flat (sign indicating that the following note is to be lowered by half a step)

   • 1974, Jens Bjørneboe, Haiene, page 98:

     ingen vil påstå at notebladet med nøkler, kryss og b’er er selve musikken

     no one will claim that the sheet music with keys, crosses and bs is the music itself

7. Abbreviation of bass (“bass”).
8. (physics) symbol for bel (“bel”)
9. (chemistry) symbol for bor (“boron”)

References[edit]

• “B” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “B” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “B (bokstav)” in Store norske leksikon
• “B (notasjon)” in Store norske leksikon
• “B (tone)” in Store norske leksikon
• “B (atomsymbol)” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams[edit]

• b

Nupe[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

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

See also[edit]

• (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[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA(key): /bɛ/

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The third letter of the Polish alphabet, called be and written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• (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

Further reading[edit]

• B in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• B in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The second letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• (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[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA(key): /b/

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The second letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• (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[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA(key): /b/

Etymology 1[edit]

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The fourth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called be or bî and written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• (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

Etymology 2[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

B

1. Abbreviation of București, the capital city of Romania.

Saanich[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA(key): /pʼ/

Letter[edit]

B

1. The fourth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• (Latin-script letters) A, Á, Ⱥ, B, C, Ć, Ȼ, D, E, H, I, Í, J, K, Ꝁ, Ꝃ, ₭, Ḵ, Ḱ, L, Ƚ, M, N, Ṉ, O, P, Q, S, Ś, T, Ⱦ, Ṯ, Ŧ, U, W, W̲, X, X̲, Y, Z, s, ,

Skolt Sami[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (phoneme) IPA(key): /b/

Letter[edit]

B (lower case b)

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

See also[edit]

• (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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Gaj's Latin alphabet B, from Czech alphabet B, from the Etruscan letter 𐌁 (b, “be”), from the Ancient Greek letter Β (B, “beta”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤁‎ (b, “bet”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓉐. Pronunciation as /bə/ is initial Slovene (phoneme plus a fill vowel) and the second pronunciation is probably taken from German B.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/, [p], [b̪]
• (letter name): IPA(key): /bə́/, /bèː/, /béː/

• Audio (letter name, non-tonal)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ə, -eː

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The second letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. The third letter of the Resian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
3. The second letter of the Natisone Valley dialect alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Symbol[edit]

B

1. (SNPT, not allowed to be in lower case) Phonetic transcription of sound [b̪].

Noun[edit]

B m inan

1. The name of the Latin script letter B / b.

Inflection[edit]

• Overall more common

• More common when with a definite adjective

Derived terms[edit]

• od A do B

See also[edit]

• (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
• ʙ

Further reading[edit]

• “B”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Somali[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/
• (letter name): IPA(key): /ba/

Letter[edit]

B upper case (lower case b)

1. The second letter of the Somali alphabet, called ba and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes[edit]

The second letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows the Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by ' and followed by T.

See also[edit]

• (Latin-script letters) ', B b, T t, J j, X x, Kh kh, D d, R r, S s, Sh sh, Dh dh, C c, G g, F f, Q q, K k, L l, M m, N n, W w, H h, Y y, A a, E e, I i, O o, U u

Spanish[edit]

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. The second letter of the Spanish alphabet, called be and written in the Latin script.

Derived terms[edit]

• en B

See also[edit]

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), 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

Swedish[edit]

Letter[edit]

B (upper case, lower case b)

1. the second letter of the Swedish alphabet

Symbol[edit]

B

1. (SAB) general and miscellaneousMeronyms: Ba, Bb, Bd, Be, Bf, Bg, Bh, Bi, Bk, Bl, Br, Bs, Bt, Bu, Bv
2. (zoning) Area reserved for Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Adjective[edit]

B

1. indication of being of lesser rank, less successful Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.
2. indication of being boring Synonym: tråkigt

Derived terms[edit]

• B-aktie (“class B share”)
• B-lag (“second raters”)

Noun[edit]

B

1. an academic grade, better than a C and worse than an A Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Turkish[edit]

Letter[edit]

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

1. The second letter of the Turkish alphabet, called be and written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Letter[edit]

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

1. The fourth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called bê, bê bò, or bờ and written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. IPA(key): /biː/
  • Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. IPA(key): /bə/

Letter[edit]

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

1. The second letter of the Welsh alphabet, called bi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by A and followed by C.

Mutation[edit]

• B at the beginning of words mutates to F in a soft mutation, to M in a nasal mutation and is unchanged by aspirate mutation, for example with the word Bangor (“Bangor”):

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

See also[edit]

• Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Further reading[edit]

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), chapter B, in Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. (in Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yoruba[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (phoneme): IPA(key): /b/
• (letter name): IPA(key): /bí/

Letter[edit]

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

1. The second letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called bí and written in the Latin script.

See also[edit]

• Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

• As used in Benin: Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Zulu[edit]

Letter[edit]

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

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

See also[edit]

• Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

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