B

This article treats a letter. For the programming language see .

B and/or. b is second of the latin of alphabet and Consonantally. The letter B has an average frequency of 1,89 % in German texts. It is thereby that 16.most frequent letter in German texts.

1 Discussion in German
2 Origin
3 Meanings
4 Web on the left of

Discussion in German

Fundamental discussion: as b-sound [ b ] (tree, Elbe, love, seal).

Discussion under certain conditions: as p-sound [ p ] (dear, lovely, loves, crawls, prettily) or "neutrally" [ b/p ] (lesbian).

In detail applies:
That Graphem B/b that is fundamental Phoneme /b/ assigned, that usually as more bilabialer Catch sound one realizes. This is contrary to its opposite /p/ Lenis, be correctful and nonaspiriert ("b-sound", as in Tree, Elbe, love, seal). It belongs thereby to the consonant letters, those Obstruenten represent (bcdfgkpqssstvwxz). Obstruenten are the consonants in each case, to those it in German be correct detention be correct loose and/or. Lenis Fortis pair gives: [ b/p, d/t, g/k, v/f, z/s? /?, (j/ç?/x) ]. At the word and syllable end, as well as before other consonant letters, which (be correctless) represent Obstruenten, the Graphem becomes B/b as its FortisOpposite P/p spoken (dear, lovely, loves, crawls, prettily). With word forms, which are related to word forms, those the be correctful discussion [ b ] of the b contained (dear, lovely, loves too Love, crawls too crawl), one speaks thereby of Auslautverhaertung. After other consonant letters, which (be correctless) represent Obstruenten, falls the discussion graph Ems B/b likewise (nearly) with that its Gegenuebers P/p together (lesbian), however the realized sound lies quasi between a b and a p-sound (not aspiriert, more or less be correctless). Finds phonologically seen in the cases mentioned, in which the discussion deviates from the fundamental discussion (z. B. with the Auslautverhaertung), one Neutralization instead of, D. h. the opposition be correct detention be correctless and/or. Lenis Fortis is waived in these positions (it has here no meaning-differentiating function more).

Sometimes in some dialects it is spoken in the word inside and at the word beginning as fricative like a "w" ([ v ] or [? ]).

When spelling and in abbreviations it becomes together with a long e as beh [:] spoken. In Spelling alphabet it means Berta.

Origin


Proto more semitischer Flat a house	Phoenizi pray	EarlyGreek beta	Etruski B	Greek beta	Latin B

Those proto semitische prototype the letter represents the plan of a house with exit. The Phoenizier gave the name to the letter Pray (house), up to 9. Century v. Chr. the letter had strongly abstracted itself. Already Ber had the sound value [ b ]. Depending upon write tool the letter could be written very angularly or rounded off.

The Greeks took over the phoenizischen letter, provided it with an additional roundness and called it beta. They maintained the sound value. The Etrusker took over this letter as B, without modifying it. There the etruskische language however no be correctful catch sounds as [ b ] contained, rejected it the letters after short time.

The earlyGreek writing was written to the left from right. When the Greeks changed the writing direction, they reflected also the beta. As the Romans that latin alphabet , which is likewise written to the right from left, oriented they created at the Greek beta and took over themselves it without further modifications.

Meanings

in that Mathematics
- designates B in that mathematical logic that Descriptor
- In Number system with a basis more largely than 11 B or b stands frequently for the decimal value 11, sees also

in that Physics
- b is the indication of those incoherent unit Barn
- is B that Symbol for those magnetic flow density
- is <math>\vec B</math> the indication of those magnetic induction
- B is the unit symbol for Bel.

in that Music
- B stands for that Half-tone above the standard tuning tone A ' and all tones, to this in oktavigen Stand for relationship, see Sign (music). (in English and in the maintenance music Bb or b-flat)
- B is in English and in the maintenance music that Complete clay/tone above the standard tuning tone A ' and all tones, those to this in the oktavigen relationship stand (see clay/tone system) (in German H)
- designates B those Kind of clay/tone BDur,
- designated b those Kind of clay/tone bMoll.
- the abbreviation B stands. for Basso (being correct situation bass or B. C. = Basso Continuo)
- degrades the sign b a clay/tone by a half-tone. Thus As becomes from A with b-signs.
- designated b in Scores or occupation lists that Bass (instrument).

in that Numismatik the identification letter B stands
- for Breslau from 1750 to 1825 on Prussian coins.
- for Hanover in the Kingdom of Hanover until 1866, in Prussia until 1872, and for the German empire until 1878.
- for Barcelona until 1858.
- for from 1796 to 1804 on coins of Brandenburg to brook Bayreuth.
- for Berne from 1798 to 1802 on Swiss coins.
- for on coins of the Republic of Rome, of the Church state and the Kingdom of Italy.
- for Brussels from 1818 to 1830 on Netherlands coins.
- for Kremnitz on Austrian-Hungarian coins from 1766 to 1867.
- for Rouen on French coins from 1852 to 1857.
- for Vienna on coins of the third realm.
- for Bahia on Brazilian coinages from 1714 to 1831.
- for Bogotá in Colombia.
- for Bombay in India.
- for Buenos Aires (beside BA) on coins of Argentina.

as Kfz characteristic B stands
- in Germany for Berlin.
- in Austria for District Bregenz and that Castle country.
- in Spain for Barcelona.
- up international characteristics for .

Currencies B stands for the currency
- Butut in the westAfrican Republic of the Gambia since 1971
- Baht in Siam and/or. since 1939 in Thailand
- Balboa in Panama

B stands in Roman names as abbreviation for Balbus and Brutus.
b or B as abbreviation for "bene" and "bonuses" (Latin: well).
b or B as abbreviation for "bixit", old form for Latin "vixit": lived.
b or B as abbreviation for "beatus" (Latin: blessedly).
b or B as abbreviation for Italian "bello" and French "beau" as designation of the preservation degree "beautifully" a coin.
B stands in computer science for one .
B is in chemistry the symbol for Boron.
B is one Driving licence class, the those leading mehrspurigen KFZ to 3.5 t permits.
B designates one in the traffic Federal highway.
B means on German kurszetteln Letter.