What does the letter G represent?

1. the seventh letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter. 4. a written or printed representation of the letter G or g. pl. Gs G's. Slang. grand: a sum of one thousand dollars. 1. gay.

How is the letter G pronounced?

G, or g, is the seventh letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is gee (pronounced / ˈdʒiː / ), plural gees.

What is the history of the letter G?

The letter 'G' was introduced in the Old Latin period as a variant of ' C ' to distinguish voiced /ɡ/ from voiceless /k/. The recorded originator of 'G' is freedman Spurius Carvilius Ruga, who added letter G to the teaching of the Roman alphabet during the 3rd century BC: he was the first Roman to open a fee-paying school, around 230 BCE.