D

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'D' is the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet. In the English language, it is pronounced ''dee'' (IPA ).

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Meanings of D

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History

Egyptian hieroglyph door	Proto-Semitic D	Phoenician D	Etruscan D	Greek Delta	Roman D
O31	Proto-semiticD-01.png Proto-semiticD-02.png	PhoenicianD-01.png	EtruscanD-01.png		Roman D

The Semitic letter Dâlet probably developed from the logogram for a fish or a door. There are various Egyptian hieroglyphs that might have inspired this. In Semitic, Ancient Greek, and Latin, the letter was pronounced /d/; in the Etruscan alphabet the letter was superfluous, but still maintained (see letter B). Greek letter: Δ (capital) or δ (small) (Delta).
The minuscule (lower-case) form of D, consists of a loop and a tall vertical stroke. It developed by gradual variations on the majuscule (capital) form. In handwriting it was common to start the arc to the left of the vertical stroke, resulting in a serif at the top of the arc. This serif was extended while the rest of the letter was reduced, resulting in an angled stroke and loop. The angled stroke slowly developed into a vertical stroke.

Meanings of D

:''See D (disambiguation).''

See also

★ Eth (Ð, ð)

★ D with stroke (Đ, đ)

★ Hooked D (, )

★ De (Д, д)