G

See also: Appendix:Variations of "g" and Ⴚ

G U+0047, G LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G ← F [U+0046] Basic Latin H → [U+0048]

Ｇ U+FF27, Ｇ FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G ← Ｆ [U+FF26] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Ｈ → [U+FF28]

Translingual

Letter

G (lower case g)

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

See also

• (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 G):  Ǵǵ  Ğğ  Ĝĝ  Ǧǧ  Ġġ  Ģģ  Ḡḡ  Ǥǥ  Ɠɠ  ᶃ  ɢ  Ｇｇ  Ŋŋ

Symbol

G

1. (metrology) giga-.
2. gauss.
3. (biochemistry) glycine, a natural amino acid.
4. (biochemistry) Any of the nucleotides guanodine, nucleoside guanosine, or nucleobase guanine, which are components of DNA.
5. (physics) The gravitational constant in the formula F = Gm₁m₂/r²; sometimes called "big G" to distinguish from g for the acceleration of gravity.

Gallery

• Letter styles
• 

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

• 

  Uppercase and lowercase G in Fraktur

See also

Other representations of G:

NATO phonetic: Golf Morse code: ––· Braille: ⠛ ASL Manual: G

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

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English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒiː/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iː

Letter

G (upper case, lower case g, plural Gs or G's)

1. The seventh letter of the English alphabet, called gee and written in the Latin script.
   • 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 3, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:

     On several occasions, indeed, he did learn E, F, G, H, but by the time he knew them, it was always discovered that he had forgotten A, B, C, and D.

See also

• (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

G (upper case, lower case g)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

G (countable and uncountable, plural Gs)

1. (sports, baseball) Games (the statistic reporting the number of games that a player has participated in).
2. (US, politics) Green.
3. (US, of a movie) General (suitable for a general audience).
4. (sports) Goals (a sports statistic).
5. Ground floor (of a building).
6. A galaxy.
7. gravity
8. (slang, chiefly US) Grand (thousand dollars).
   • 2005, Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, and Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), “Stay Fly”, in Most Known Unknown‎^[1], Sony BMG, performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG):

     Just really want to smoke my weed, fuck these hoes, and stack my Gs.

9. (grammar) Abbreviation of genitive case.
10. (Britain, education) The academic grade that comes next below F.

Alternative forms

• G.

Derived terms

• (gravity): 1-G
• (astronomy): ClG
• (sports): GF, GA

Noun

G (plural Gs)

1. (slang) A gangster, gangsta.
2. (economics) Abbreviation for Government Spending.
3. Alternative letter-case form of g (unit of gravitational acceleration).

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Afar

Letter

G

1. The fourteenth letter in the Afar alphabet.

See also

• (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

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Azerbaijani

Letter

G upper case (lower case g)

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

See also

• (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

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /xeː/

• Audio

  (file)

Letter

G (capital, lowercase g)

1. The seventh letter of the Dutch alphabet.

See also

• (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

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɡo/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The eighth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called go and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (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

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Estonian

Letter

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The seventh letter of the Estonian alphabet, called gee and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (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)

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Finnish

Letter

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The seventh letter of the Finnish alphabet, called gee and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• Used only in loanwords expect for ng [ŋː].

See also

• (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

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeː/

Letter

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The seventh letter of the German alphabet.

See also

• (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

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Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

G (lower case g)

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

See also

• (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

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Italian

Pronunciation

• (name of letter) IPA^(key): /dʒi/
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɡ/
• (phoneme, before e or i) IPA^(key): /dʒ/

Letter

G m or f (invariable, lower case g)

1. The seventh letter of the Italian alphabet, called gi and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (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

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Japanese

Etymology 1

From English G.

Noun

G(ジー) • (jī) 

1. G, gravity

Etymology 2

Initial of ゴキブリ.

Noun

G(ジー) • (jī) 

1. (slang, euphemistic) a cockroach

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Latvian

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

• IPA^(key): [ɡ]

(file)

Letter

G

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The tenth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called gā and written in the Latin script.

See also

• 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

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Malay

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒi]
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA^(key): [ɡ]
• (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA^(key): [k̚]

Letter

G

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

See also

• (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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

G

1. (pensions) Initialism of grunnbeløp.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

G

1. (pensions) Initialism of grunnbeløp.

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Portuguese

Letter

G (upper case, lower case g)

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

See also

• (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

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ/, /dʒ/

Letter

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The ninth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called ge, ghe, or gî and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

When followed by an i or e, this letter represents the phoneme /dʒ/, as in plângi (/plɨndʒʲ/) and înger (/ɨn.dʒer/). When followed by hi or he (ghi and ghe) and in all other cases, it represents /ɡ/.

See also

• (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

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Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɡ/

Letter

G (lower case g)

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

See also

• (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

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Slovene

Letter

G (capital, lowercase g)

1. The 8th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by F and followed by H.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) čŕka; A a, B b, C c, Č č, 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, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž

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Somali

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɡ/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɡæ/

Letter

G upper case (lower case g)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called ga and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

1. The thirteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by C and followed by F.

See also

• (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

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Spanish

Letter

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The seventh letter of the Spanish alphabet.

Derived terms

• punto G

 

See also

• (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

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Turkish

Letter

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The eighth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ge and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, 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

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣəː˨˩], [ze˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣəː˦˩], [jej˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣəː˨˩], [jej˧˧]
• Phonetic: gờ, giê

Letter

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The tenth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called gờ or giê and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, àã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ),  â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ɛɡ/
  • (informal) IPA^(key): /ɡə/

Letter

G (upper case, lower case g)

1. The tenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èg and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by Ff and followed by Ng.

Mutation

• G at the beginning of words is omitted in a soft mutation, mutates to Ng in a nasal mutation and is unchanged by aspirate mutation, for example with the word Gwynedd (“Gwynedd”):

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Gwynedd	Wynedd	Ngwynedd	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à,  â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “G”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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Zulu

Letter

G (upper case, lower case g)

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

See also

• (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