H, or h, is the eighth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, including the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide.

h, eighth letter of the alphabet. It corresponds to Semitic cheth and Greek eta (Η). It may derive from an early symbol for fence. In the early Greek alphabets a form with three horizontal bars and the simpler …

22 hours ago · h (lower case, upper case H, plural hs or h's) The eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.

H, h (eɪtʃ) n., pl. Hs H's, hs h's. 1. the eighth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter.

Dec 22, 2014 · any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (h) of hat

Definition of H noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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Sep 30, 2024 · As a consonant, H typically appears at the beginning of words, contributing to the /h/ sound. In other cases, H appears in the middle or end of words, though it is often silent when in …

eighth letter of the alphabet; it comes from Phoenician, via Greek and Latin. In Phoenician it originally had a rough guttural sound like German Reich or Scottish loch. In Greek at first it had the value of …

1. 'h' is silent when it precedes the letter 'o', so 'ho' sounds /ˈɑ/ in British English.