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==Translingual==
{{wikipedia}}

===Letter===
{{mul-letter|upper=H|lower=h|sc=Latn}}

# {{n-g-lite|The eighth letter of the [[Appendix:Latin script|basic modern Latin alphabet]].}}

====See also====
{{Latn-script}}
* {{l-lite|mul|Ƕ}} ([[hwair]])
* {{l-lite|mul|ɧ}} ([[heng]] with hook)

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|mul|Voiceless glottal fricative.ogg|Pronunciation of IPA {{IPAfont|[hɑː, ɑhhɑː]}} with the sound {{IPAfont|[h]}}}}

===Symbol===
{{wikipedia|Voiceless glottal fricative}}
{{head-lite|mul|symbols|langname=Translingual}}

# {{lb|mul|IPA}} a [[voiceless]] [[glottal]] [[fricative]] or [[approximant]].
#: {{lb|mul|superscript {{angbr IPA|ʰ}}}} (after a consonant) [[aspiration]]; (before a consonant) [[pre-aspiration]]; otherwise a weak, fleeting or epenthetic {{IPAchar-lite|[h]}} &ndash; see [[ʰ]].
# {{lb|mul|UPA}} a [[voiceless]] [[laryngeal]] [[approximant]] (IPA {{IPAchar|[h̞]}})
# {{lb|mul|metrology}} symbol for the [[prefix]] [[hecto-]], indicating multiplication by 100
# symbol of the [[hour]]
# {{lb|mul|italic}} [[Planck's constant]]
# [[helion]]
# [[higgson]]
# {{lb|mul|transcription}} [[aspiration]]
#* {{quote-book|en|author=Robin Wooffitt|chapter=Analysing the Organization of Successful Demonstrations of Paranormal Cognition|title=The Language of Mediums and Psychics: The Social Organization of Everyday Miracles|publisher=w:Ashgate Publishing|year=2006|page=70|isbn=0 7546 4202 X|passage={{monospace|PP: {{sup|·}}'''hh'''⎡y’know-,}} / {{monospace|R: [I used it today Doris for the first time.}} / {{monospace|You used it today?}} / {{monospace|R: yea(huh)s ''(Smiling voice)''}} / {{monospace|(0.3)}} / {{monospace|PP: t{{sup|·}}'''hhhh''' And ah’ve another voice come, an’ she says, she’s just bought a new c{{underline|oo}}ker you know. {{sup|·}}'''hh''' they know-, they get to know everyth{{underline|i:}}ng,}}|termlang=mul}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=John Heritage; Steven Clayman|chapter=Transcript Symbols|title=Talk in Action: Interactions, Identities, and Institutions|year=2010|pages=284 and 286|isbn=978-1-405-18550-9|passage={{monospace|Bee: {{sup|·}}'''hhh''' {{underline|Uh::}}, (0.3) {{underline|I}} don’know I guess she’s aw- she’s aw{{underline|r}}ight she went to thee uh:: h{{underline|h}}ospital again tih{{underline|d}}a:y,}}{{...}}Hearable aspiration is shown where it occurs in the talk by the letter '''''h''''' – the more '''''h'''''’s, the more aspiration. The aspiration may represent breathing, laughter, etc. If it occurs inside the boundaries of a word, it may be enclosed in parentheses in order to set it apart from the sounds of the word. If the aspiration is an inhalation, it is shown with a dot before it (usually a raised dot) or a raised degree symbol. {{monospace|Bee: [Ba::]sk('''h''')etb('''h''')a(h)ll? ('''h''')(°Whe('''h''')re.)}}{{...}}|termlang=mul}}
#* {{quote-book|en|author=Simona Pekarek Doehler; Elwys De Stefani; Anne-Sylvie Horlacher|chapter=The hanging topic construction as an interactional resource|title=Time and Emergence in Grammar: Dislocation, Topicalization and Hanging Topic in French Talk-in-Interaction|series=Studies in Language and Social Interaction|seriesvolume=28|publisher=w:John Benjamins Publishing Company|year=2015|section=section 5 (Aphoristic HT formulations as closing devices)|page=210|isbn=978 90 272 6798 6|passage={{monospace|.'''hhhh''' (0.1) donc pour moi l''es hommes eu::h''}}|termlang=mul}}

===Usage notes===
The UPA distinguishes glottal fricatives from glottal approximants. The voiceless and voiced fricatives ('spirants') are ''[[ȟ]]'', ''[[ᴤ]]'', while the voiceless and voiced approximants ('semivowels') are '''''h''''', ''[[ɦ]]''.<ref>Antti Sovijärvi & Reino Peltola, eds. (1970), ''Suomalais-ugrilainen tarkekirjoitus'' [Finnish-Ugric transcription], University of Helsinki, 5th edition.</ref>

===Gallery===
<gallery perrow="3" mode="packed" caption="Letter styles">
File:Latin H.png|Uppercase and lowercase versions of '''H''', in normal and italic type
File:Fraktur letter h.svg|Uppercase and lowercase '''H''' in [[Fraktur]]
</gallery>

===References===
<references/>

===See also===
{{Letter
|page=H
|NATO=Hotel
|Morse=····
|Braille=⠓
}}

[[Category:IPA symbols|H]]

==English==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{sense|letter name}}
** {{IPA|en|/eɪt͡ʃ/}}
*** {{IPA|en|[æɪt͡ʃ]|a=Australia}}
*** {{audio|en|En-us-h.ogg|a=US}}
*** {{audio|en|en-uk-h.ogg|a=UK}}
*** {{rhymes|en|eɪt͡ʃ|s=1}}
** {{IPA|en|/heɪt͡ʃ/|a=regional or nonstandard}}
*** {{IPA|en|[heːt͡ʃ]|a=Ireland}}
*** {{IPA|en|[hæɪt͡ʃ]|a=Australia,nonstandard}}
** {{IPA|en|/ɛt͡ʃ/|a=[[w:South Asian English|South Asia]]}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|en|/h/}}, {{n-g|silent}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪtʃ|s=1}}

====Letter====
{{en-letter}}

# {{Latn-def|en|letter|8|aitch}}

=====See also=====
* {{list:Latin script letters/en}}

====Number====
{{en-number|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|en|ordinal|8|aitch}}

===Etymology 2===
Abbreviations

====Noun====
{{head|en|noun}}

# {{lb|en|science}} {{abbreviation of|en|[[hour]]|nodot=1}} {{qualifier|particularly when used as a (non-[[SI#English|SI]]) unit of time alongside [[International System of Units]] (SI) units}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1908|author=Francis Ernest Lloyd|title=The Physiology of Stomata|publisher=Carnegie Institution of Washington|pageurl=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TRFSAAAAMAAJ&q=%22o+micra%22&dq=%22o+micra%22&hl=en&ei=WCSbTd7GOsKj8QOKhcHrBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEcQ6AEwAw|page=83
|passage=Another instance: 2<sup>h</sup>28<sup>m</sup> p. m., 10 micra; 3<sup>h</sup>08<sup>m</sup> p. m., 0 micra; irrigated with water: 3<sup>h</sup>09<sup>m</sup> p. m., 4 micra.}}
# {{lb|en|baseball|in statistics}} {{abbr of|en|hit|dot=,}} the number of hits by a player
# {{lb|en|slang}} {{abbr of|en|[[heroin]]}}
# {{lb|en|computing}} {{abbr of|en|[[hexadecimal]]|nodot=1}} (following a number)
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1989|title=PC: The Independent Guide to IBM Personal Computers
|passage=If any of the video buffer's background attribute bits are on, MONO converts the attribute to 70'''h''' (inverse video).}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1994|author=Jan Axelson|title=The microcontroller idea book|page=47
|passage=The commands assume that the NV memory is addressed beginning at 8000'''h''' in external data memory.}}
# {{abbr of|en|home phone}}

====Verb====
{{head|en|verb}}

# {{lb|en|stenoscript}} {{abbreviation of|en|have|nodot=1}} {{ng|and inflections'' '''{{m|en|having}}, {{m|en|had}}'''}}
#: exception: {{m|en|hz}} 'has'

===Etymology 3===

====Adjective====
{{en-adj}}

# {{alt form|en|H#Etymology 3}}

===Derived terms===
{{der2|en|1-h TL FM|h-back|a-h conduction time|aspirated h|Germanic h|h bar|h-dropping|h-index|h-prothesis|h-system|h-word|mute h|silent h|unaspirated h|¼ h}}

===See also===
* [[Η]] (Greek [[eta]])
* [[Н]] (Cyrillic en)

==Azerbaijani==

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA|az|/h/}}

===Letter===
{{az-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|az|letter|11}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/az}}

==Basque==

===Pronunciation===
{{eu-IPA|hatxe}}

===Letter===
{{eu-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|eu|letter|8|hatxe}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/eu}}

==Dutch==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|nl|Nl-h.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|nl|aː|s=1}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|nl|/ɦaː/|/ɦɑʃ/}}

===Letter===
{{nl-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|nl|letter|8}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/nl}}

==Egyptian==

===Pronunciation===
{{egy-IPA-E}}

===Noun===
{{egy-noun|m|head=<hiero>h:Z1-pr</hiero>}}

# {{def-uncertain|egy}} {{defdate|Pyramid Texts to New Kingdom}}
## [[courtyard]]
## [[room]], [[hall]]

====Inflection====
{{egy-decl-noun|g=m|h}}

====Alternative forms====
{{egy-hieroforms
|<hiero>h:Z1</hiero>|read1=h|date1=Pyramid and Coffin Texts
|<hiero>h-pr:Z1</hiero>|read2=h|date2=Coffin Texts
|<hiero>h-Z1-pr-Z1</hiero>|read3=h|date3=Coffin Texts
|<hiero>h:pr</hiero>|read4=h
|<hiero>h*Z1:pr</hiero>|read5=h}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|egy|jtnw n h}}

===References===
* {{R:egy:TLA|hʾ|97220}}
* {{R:egy:Wb|2|470.1–470.5}}
* {{R:egy:Faulkner|156}}
* {{R:egy:HDECT|293}}

==Esperanto==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|eo|/ho/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|eo|/h/}}
* {{audio|eo|Eo-h.ogg}}

===Letter===
{{eo-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|eo|letter|10|ho}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/eo}}

==Estonian==
{{wikipedia|lang=et}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{et-IPA|haa}}
* {{lb|et|dated}} {{et-IPA|hašš}}

===Letter===
{{et-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|et|letter|8|haa|hašš}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/et}}

==Faroese==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|fo|/h/}}

===Letter===
{{head|fo|letter|upper case|H}}

# {{Latn-def|fo|letter|9}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/fo}}

==Finnish==

===Etymology 1===
{{etymid|fi|letter}}
{{fi-ety-letter}}

====Pronunciation====
{{fi-p|hoo|q=letter name|a=Fi-h.ogg|ac=Audio: {{m|fi|hoo}}, {{m|fi|hahlo}}, {{m|fi|Helsinki}}, {{m|fi|hoo}}}}

====Letter====
{{fi-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|fi|letter|8|hoo}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|fi|title=compounds
|h-hetki
|h-viiva
}}

=====See also=====
* {{list:Latin script letters/fi}}

===Etymology 2===
{{etymid|fi|note}}
[[w:Musical note#Pitch names and their history|German musical notation]].

====Noun====
{{fi-noun}}

# {{lb|fi|music}} [[B]] {{gloss|note}}

=====Usage notes=====
{{U:fi:note capitalization}}

=====Declension=====
{{fi-decl-maa-dot|h|o|a}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|fi|title=compounds
|H-duuri
|h-molli
}}

==French==

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA|ache}}

===Letter===
{{fr-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|fr|letter|8}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|fr|h aspiré}}
* {{l|fr|h muet}}

===Symbol===
{{head|fr|symbol}}

# {{n-g|Used to indicate the hour in a time indication, either with or without following minutes.}}
#: {{uxi|fr|10'''h'''|10:00 a.m.}}
#: {{uxi|fr|20'''h'''30|8:30 p.m.}}

==Fula==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ff|/h/}}

===Letter===
{{ff-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{non-gloss|A [[letter]] of the Fula [[alphabet]], written in the [[Appendix:Latin script|Latin script]].}}

====Usage notes====
* {{U:ff:common}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/ff}}

==German==

===Etymology 1===

====Letter====
{{head|de|letter}}

# {{ng|the letter h, see {{l|de|H}}}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|de|/uːɐ̯/}}

====Noun====
{{head|de|noun}}

# {{lb|de|common, not restricted to scientific usage}} [[hour]]
#: {{ux|de|15:30 '''h'''|footer=(read out as: {{m|de|[[fünfzehn]] [[Uhr]] [[dreißig]]}}, or {{m|de|halb vier}})|3:30 p.m.}}

==Gothic==

===Romanization===
{{got-rom}}

# {{romanization of|got|𐌷}}

==Hawaiian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|haw|hē|q1=letter name}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{q|letter name}} {{haw-IPA|hē}}
* {{q|phoneme}} /h/

===Letter===
{{head|haw|letters}}

# {{Latn-def|haw|letter|6}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/haw}}

==Heiltsuk==

===Pronunciation===
*{{IPA|hei|/ɦ/}}

===Letter===
{{head|hei|letter|upper case|H}}

# {{Latn-def|hei|letter|indef=a}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/hei}}

==Hungarian==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{hu-IPA}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{hu-IPA|há}}

====Letter====
{{hu-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|hu|letter|14|há}}
# {{lb|hu|music}} {{alternative form of|hu|H||[[B#English-music|B]]|pos=the seventh note in the C major scale, its symbol in writing or in print, or the equivalent key of a piano or stop of a stringed instrument}}

=====Declension=====
{{hu-infl-nom|h-|o}}{{hu-pos-tok|h-}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col4|hu
|H-dúr
|h-moll
}}

=====See also=====
* {{l|hu|[[B]], [[b]]||B-flat}}

===Etymology 2===
Abbreviation.

====Pronunciation====
* {{hu-IPA|hogy}}

====Conjunction====
{{head|hu|conjunction}}

# {{lb|hu|Internet slang|text messaging}} {{abbreviation of|hu|hogy|t=that}}

===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/hu}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ErtSz|1|h [sound or letter]}}
* {{R:ErtSz|2|B in music}}

{{cln|hu|terms with multiple lemma etymologies|terms with conjunction and letter etymologies}}

==Icelandic==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|is|/hauː/|a=letter name}}

===Letter===
{{head|is|letter|upper case|H}}

# {{Latn-def|is|letter|10}}

===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/is}}

==Ido==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|io|/h/|a=context pronunciation}}
* {{IPA|io|/he/|a=letter name}}

===Letter===
{{head|io|letter|upper case|H}}

# {{Latn-def|io|letter|8}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/io}}

==Indonesian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|id|/ha/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|id|/h/}}

===Letter===
{{id-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|id|letter|8}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/id}}

==Irish==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ga|/h/}}

===Prefix===
{{head|ga|prefix}}

# {{n-g|marker of {{ga-mut-link|h}}}}
#: {{uxi|ga|na '''h'''abhann|of the river}}
#: {{uxi|ga|fáilte go '''h'''Éirinn|welcome to Ireland}}
#: {{uxi|ga|chomh '''h'''ard le crann|as tall as a tree}}

==Italian==

===Letter===
{{it-letter}}

# {{Latn-def-lite|it|letter|8|acca|langname=Italian}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/it}}

==Kankanaey==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|kne|tl|h}}. Letter pronunciation is influenced by {{der|kne|en|h}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{kne-pr|eyts<a:letter name>|h<a:phoneme>}}

===Letter===
{{kne-head|letter}}

# {{Latn-def|kne|letter|8|eyts}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/kne}}

===References===
* {{R:kne:Ortograpiya 2016|page=10-11}}

==Kashubian==

===Etymology===
{{csb-ety-letter}}

===Letter===
{{head|csb|letter|lower case||upper case|H|}}

# {{Latn-def|csb|letter|12|}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/csb}}

==Latin==

===Letter===
{{la-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# A letter in the [[Latin alphabet]], representing the sound /h/

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/la}}

==Latvian==
{{wikipedia|lang=lv}}

===Etymology===
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by [[w:Kārlis Mīlenbahs|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===
* {{lv-IPA|x}}
* {{audio|lv|lv-riga-h.ogg}}

===Letter===
[[File:Latin alphabet Hh.svg|thumb|200px|H]]
{{lv-letter|upper=H}}

# {{Latn-def|lv|letter|12|hā}}

====Usage notes====
The letter '''''H'''''/'''''h''''' (like '''''F'''''/'''''f''''', and '''''O'''''/'''''o''''' representing [o], [oː] instead of [uə̯]) is found only in words of foreign origin (borrowings). Note that it represents the sound of IPA [x] (like {{cog|de|machen}}, {{m|de|ach}}), not (as in most other alphabets based on the Latin script) the sound of IPA [h].

====See also====
* ''Letters of the Latvian alphabet:''
*: '''{{l|lv|burts|burti}}:''' {{l|lv|A}}{{l|lv|a}}, {{l|lv|Ā}}{{l|lv|ā}}, {{l|lv|B}}{{l|lv|b}}, {{l|lv|C}}{{l|lv|c}}, {{l|lv|Č}}{{l|lv|č}}, {{l|lv|D}}{{l|lv|d}}, {{l|lv|E}}{{l|lv|e}}, {{l|lv|Ē}}{{l|lv|ē}}, {{l|lv|F}}{{l|lv|f}}, {{l|lv|G}}{{l|lv|g}}, {{l|lv|Ģ}}{{l|lv|ģ}}, {{l|lv|H}}{{l|lv|h}}, {{l|lv|I}}{{l|lv|i}}, {{l|lv|Ī}}{{l|lv|ī}}, {{l|lv|J}}{{l|lv|j}}, {{l|lv|K}}{{l|lv|k}}, {{l|lv|Ķ}}{{l|lv|ķ}}, {{l|lv|L}}{{l|lv|l}}, {{l|lv|Ļ}}{{l|lv|ļ}}, {{l|lv|M}}{{l|lv|m}}, {{l|lv|N}}{{l|lv|n}}, {{l|lv|Ņ}}{{l|lv|ņ}}, {{l|lv|O}}{{l|lv|o}}, {{l|lv|P}}{{l|lv|p}}, {{l|lv|R}}{{l|lv|r}}, {{l|lv|S}}{{l|lv|s}}, {{l|lv|Š}}{{l|lv|š}}, {{l|lv|T}}{{l|lv|t}}, {{l|lv|U}}{{l|lv|u}}, {{l|lv|Ū}}{{l|lv|ū}}, {{l|lv|V}}{{l|lv|v}}, {{l|lv|Z}}{{l|lv|z}}, {{l|lv|Ž}}{{l|lv|ž}}

==Livonian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{liv-IPA|x}}

===Letter===
{{head|liv|letter|upper case|H}}

# {{Latn-def|liv|letter|12}}

===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/liv}}

==Lower Sorbian==

===Pronunciation===
* Silent in most native words.
* {{IPA-lite|dsb|/h/|q1=in most loanwords and some native words}}

===Letter===
{{dsb-letter|upper=H}}

# {{Latn-def-lite|dsb|letter|11|ha}}

===See also===
* {{see-temp|list:Latin script letters/dsb}}

==Lushootseed==

===Letter===
{{head|lut|letter}}

# ''The fourteenth [[letter]] of the [[Lushootseed]] alphabet, pronounced as a voiceless glottal fricative.''

==Malay==

===Letter===
{{ms-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|ms|letter|8}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/ms}}

==Maltese==

===Etymology===
Continues {{inh|mt|ar|ه}}. In pre-modern Maltese, ''h'' still produces the sound {{IPAchar|[h]}} as recorded by {{w|Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis|Agius de Soldanis}} (1750) and {{w|Mikiel Anton Vassalli|Mikel Anton Vassalli}} (1796). The early contemporary variant was first found in the dialect of ''lsien tal-bliet'' (“tongues of the cities”, referring to the cities around the [[Grand Harbour]] according to Vassalli) which eventually superseded the increasingly archaic {{IPAchar|[h]}} sound in the neighboring areas.

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA|mt|/-/|/ː/|/j/|/w/|/ħ/}}
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA|mt|/h/}} {{q|archaic}}

===Letter===
{{head|mt|letter|upper case|H}}

# {{Latn-def|mt|letter|10}}

====Usage notes====
* In contemporary Maltese, ''h'' remains a true consonant {{IPAchar|[ħ]}} in the following cases:
** in word-final position or when being the last radical of a verb: {{m|mt|ikrah}} {{IPAchar|[ˈɪkraħ]}}, {{m|mt|xebah|jixbhu}} {{IPAchar|[ˈjɪʃpħʊ]}};
** before the negative ending {{m|mt|-x}}: {{m|mt|ra|jarawhx}} {{IPAchar|[jaˈrawħʃ]}};
** in the clusters ''-għh-, -ħh-'', ''-hh-'', which all become {{IPAchar|[ħħ]}}.
* Otherwise it is silent or leaves only a vocalic trace:
** Following and preceding ''a, e, o'' are lengthened if stressed: {{m|mt|hedded}} {{IPAchar|[ˈɛːddɛt]}}, {{m|mt|fehmet}} {{IPAchar|[ˈfɛːmɛt]}}. Other vowels are not affected.
** In intervocalic position it is a glide, {{IPAchar|[j]}} after ''i, ie'', and {{IPAchar|[w]}} after ''u'': {{m|mt||jibniha}} {{IPAchar|[jɪbˈnɪːja]}}, {{m|mt||inħobbuhom}} {{IPAchar|[ɪnħɔbˈbuːwɔm]}}.
** The sequence ''-aho-'' becomes {{IPAchar|[ɔː]}}: {{m|mt||rahom}} {{IPAchar|[rɔːm]}}. The sequence ''-ehi-'' becomes {{IPAchar|[ɛj]}} or {{IPAchar|[ɛˈjiː]}}: {{m|mt|ftehim}} {{IPAchar|[ftɛjm]}}, {{IPAchar|[ftɛˈjiːm]}}.
* On the other hand in pre-modern Maltese dialects that preserved the guttaral sounds, ''h'' remained as a true consonant with the aspirated and soft sound of {{IPAchar|[h]}} in all positions except:
** If word final ''h'' is an affixed pronoun: {{m|mt|ħalluh}} {{IPAchar|[χal.lʊːħ]}}, {{m|mt|ħallih}} {{IPAchar|[χal.lɪːħ]}}, {{m|mt|fih}} {{IPAchar|[fɪːħ]}}.
* Phonotactically, word-initial {{m|mt||h}} now generally behaves like a vowel, allowing contractions such as {{m|mt|[[ma|m’]][[hemm]][[-x|x]]}} {{IPAchar|[mɛːmʃ]}}. However, word-internal {{m|mt||h}} still behaves like a (virtual) consonant. Compare for example {{m|mt|qablu}} {{IPAchar|[ˈʔablʊ]}} with {{m|mt|qabilha}} {{IPAchar|[ʔaˈbɪla]}}, which latter is formed as though the ''l'' were followed by a consonant.

===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/mt}}

==North Frisian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|frr|[h]}}

===Letter===
{{head|frr|letter|lower case||upper case|H}}

# {{Latn-def|frr|letter|indef=1}}

===See also===
* {{sense|North Frisian letters}} {{l|frr|[[a]], [[ä]], [[å]], [[ā]], [[b]], [[c]], [[d]], [[đ]], [[e]], [[ē]], [[f]], [[g]], [[h]], [[i]], [[j]], [[k]], [[l]], [[m]], [[n]], [[o]], [[ö]], [[p]], [[r]], [[s]], [[t]], [[u]], [[ü]], [[v]], [[w]] ([[q]], [[x]], [[y]], [[z]])}}

==Norwegian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|no|/hɔː/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|no|/h/}}
* {{audio|nb|LL-Q9043 (nor)-Jon Harald Søby (WMNO)-h.wav}}

===Letter===
{{head|no|letter}}

# {{Latn-def|no|letter|8}}

====Usage notes====
* When written before j, the h becomes silent.

==Nupe==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|nup|/h/}}

===Letter===
{{nup-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|nup|letter|10}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/nup}}

==Polish==

===Etymology 1===
{{pl-ety-letter}}

====Pronunciation====
{{pl-pr|ha|h=-|r=-}}

====Letter====
{{head-lite|pl|letters|langname=Polish|upper case|H|lower case}}

# {{Latn-def-lite|pl|letter|11|ha}}

=====Usage notes=====
* Seemingly native words spelt with ⟨h⟩ (rather than ⟨ch⟩) are generally from [[Czech]] or other Slavic dialects. Otherwise ⟨h⟩ occurs in loanwords, especially from German. Some dialects distinguish between {{IPAchar-lite|/x/}} and {{IPAchar-lite|/h/}}, but this is not part of standard Polish.

=====See also=====
* {{list:Latin script letters/pl}}

===Etymology 2===
{{der+|pl|la|hōra}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{pl-pr|godzina|h=-|r=-}}

====Noun====
{{pl-noun|f}}

# {{abbreviation of|pl|godzina||t=hour}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pl:WSJP}}
* {{R:pl:PWN}}

==Portuguese==

===Pronunciation===
Name: see {{m|pt|agá}}
* {{audio|pt|Pt-br-h.ogg|a=BR}}

Letter:
* in most words: silent
* in expressive terms and recent loanwords: {{IPA|pt|/h/|[h]|[ɦ]|[ʁ]}}

===Letter===
{{pt-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|pt|letter|8|agá}}
## {{n-g|silent letter used mainly in words derived from Latin, Greek and other Romance languages; word-initial only}}
##: {{uxi|pt|[[hoje]], [[hábito]], [[hipnose]], [[hotel]]|today, habit, hypnosis, hotel}}
### {{lb|pt|mostly|obsolete}} {{n-g|silent letter used word-medially in loanwords}}
###: {{uxi|pt|[[coherente]] (now [[coerente]])|coherent}}
### {{lb|pt|obsolete|_|except in given names}} {{n-g|used in the Hellenistic digraphs ''th'', ''ph'' and ''rh''}}
###: {{uxi|pt|[[thesouro]] (now [[tesouro]]), [[phalange]] (now [[falange]]), [[rheumatismo]] (now [[reumatismo]]), [[Cynthia]] (alongside [[Cíntia]])|treasure, phalanx, rheumatism, Cynthia}}
### {{lb|pt|obsolete|_|except in given names}} {{n-g|used in words perceived to be Hellenisms}}
###: {{uxi|pt|[[thesoura]] (now [[tesoura]]), [[Nathalia]]|scissors, Natalie}}
## {{n-g|represents /h/ in most recent loanwords from other languages, most commonly English}}
##: {{ux|pt|[[hardcore]], [[hacker]], [[hall]]|hardcore punk, hacker, entry hall}}
## {{n-g|used in the digraphs ''ch'', ''lh'' and ''nh'', where it indicates a palatal or post-alveolar pronunciation}}
##: {{uxi|pt|[[cheio]], [[alho]], [[banho]]|full, garlic, bath}}
## {{lb|pt|obsolete}} {{n-g|silent letter used word-initially in monosyllabic verbs with no attack}}
##: {{uxi|pt|[[hir]] (now [[ir]]), [[he]] (now [[é]])|to go, is}}
## {{n-g|silent letter used syllable-finally in some interjections}}
##: {{uxi|pt|[[ih]]! [[oh]]!|uh oh! ooh!}}
## {{n-g|represents /h/ in some expressive terms}}
##: {{uxi|pt|[[hahaha]]! [[aham]], [[hue hue]]|hahaha! yep, hehehe}}
## {{lb|pt|chiefly|Internet slang}} {{n-g|used as a replacement for the acute or circumflex accent, or silent infinitive -r, indicating stress}}
##: {{uxi|pt|[[eh]] (standard [[é]]), [[Feh]] (standard [[Fê]]), [[fazeh]] (standard [[fazer]])|is, ''a nickname'', to do}}
## {{lb|pt|obsolete|_|except in the word [[Bahia]]}} {{n-g|silent letter used to mark some hiatus}}
##: {{ux|pt|[[sahir]] (now [[sair]]), [[bahia]] (now [[baía]])|to leave, bay}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/pt}}

===Noun===
{{pt-noun|f}}

# {{abbreviation of|pt|hora}}
## {{n-g|used to indicate time in relation to a 24-hour clock}}
##: {{uxi|pt|O evento é hoje, às 20'''h'''|The event is today at 8 p.m.}}
##: {{uxi|pt|09'''h'''30|09:30 a.m.}}
## {{n-g|used to indicate any sequence of time in hours}}
##: {{uxi|pt|O atleta completou a corrida em 1h20[[min]]45[[s]]|The athlete completed the race in 1 hour, 21 minutes and 45 seconds}}

====Usage notes====
* This abbreviation uses no spaces or points and must always follow a number (in its most common usage, a number between 0 and 23 to indicate the day's hours).
* The abbreviation can be followed by a number between 00 and 59 to indicate the minutes of an hour (as in French). This can be optionally represented by another abbreviation: {{m|pt|min}}.
** Example: ''15h30'' or ''15h30min'', the first being much more common
* {{m|pt|min}} can be further followed by another abbreviation, {{m|pt|s}}, to represent seconds.
** Example: ''20h43min08s''

==Romani==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|rom|/h/}}

===Letter===
{{head|rom|letter|lower case||upper case|H}}

# {{lb|rom|International Standard}} {{Latn-def|rom|letter|10}}
# {{lb|rom|Pan-Vlax}} {{Latn-def|rom|letter|11}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/rom}}

==Romanian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|/h/}}

===Letter===
{{ro-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|ro|letter|10|haș|ha|hî}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/ro}}

==Scottish Gaelic==

===Letter===
{{gd-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|gd|letter|8}} ''It is preceded by {{l|gd|g}} and followed by {{l|gd|i}}. Its traditional name is {{l|gd|uath|t=hawthorn}}.''

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/gd}}

==Serbo-Croatian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|sh|H||uppercase|}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA|sh|/x/}}

===Letter===
{{sh-letter}}

# The 12th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet ([[gajica]]), preceded by {{l|sh|g}} and followed by {{l|sh|i}}.

==Silesian==

===Etymology===
{{szl-ety-letter}}

===Letter===
{{head|szl|letter|lower case||upper case|H|}}

# {{Latn-def|szl|letter|10}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/szl}}

==Skolt Sami==

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA|sms|/x/|/h/}}

===Letter===
{{head|sms|letter|upper case|H}}

# {{Latn-def|sms|letter|15}}

===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/sms}}

==Slovene==
{{wikipedia|lang=sl}}

===Alternative forms===
''See usage notes for both etymologies.''

===Etymology 1===
From Gaj's Latin alphabet {{m|sh|h}}, from {{der|mul|cs|-}} alphabet {{m|cs|h}}, from Latin {{m|la|h}}. Pronunciation as {{IPAchar|/xə/}} is initial Slovene (phoneme plus a fill vowel) and the second pronunciation is probably taken from {{der|sl|de|h}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{sl-pronounce
|q=phoneme
|IPAt={{IPA|sl|/x/|[ɣ]}}
|SNPTt={{SNPT|/h/|[ɣ]}}
|IPAnt={{IPA|sl|/x/|[ɣ]}}
|SNPTnt={{SNPT|/h/|[ɣ]}}
}}
{{sl-pronounce
|q=letter name
|nt=h
|phonetic=hə̀, há
|tonal=ə̏, ā
|IPAt={{IPA|sl|[ˈxə̂]|[ˈxâː]|[ˈxǎː]}}
|SNPTt={{SNPT|[hə̏]|[hā]}}
|IPAnt={{IPA|sl|[ˈxə]|[ˈxaː]}}
|SNPTnt={{SNPT|[hə̀]|[hā]}}
|audiont={{audio|sl|Sl-nt-h.ogg}}
}}
{{sl-pronounce-other
|rhymes={{rhymes|sl|ə|aː}}
|rhymesSNPT=[ə̀], [á]
|hyphenation={{hyphenation|sl|h}}
|homophonest={{homophones|sl|H|h|ha}}
|alp=*hə̀
|car=*hə̏
|vk=*hə̏
|si=*hə̏
|lc=*hə̏
|uc=*hə̏
|ss=*hə̏
|ns=*hə̏
|pan=*hə̏
}}

====Letter====
{{sl-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|9}}
# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|14|alphabet name=Resian}}
# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|10|alphabet name=Natisone Valley dialect}}

=====Usage notes=====
In Metelko alphabet, the phoneme was written by two different letters whether it was pronounced as velar {{IPAchar|/x/}} or glottal {{IPAchar|/h/}}, a distinction irrelevant to nowadays standard and the distinction was also not used by all writers. Phoneme {{IPAchar|/h/}} was written with 〈h〉, while {{IPAchar|/x/}} was written with a yet to be encoded character [[File:Metelko h.gif|frameless]].

====Symbol====
{{head-lite|sl|symbols|langname=Slovene}}

# {{qualifier|[[wikipedia:Slovene_national_phonetic_transcription|SNPT for Standard Slovene]]}} ''[[phonetic|Phonetic]] [[transcription]] of sound'' [{{IPAlink|x}}].
# {{qualifier|[[wikipedia:Slovene_national_phonetic_transcription|dialectal SNPT]]}} ''[[phonetic|Phonetic]] [[transcription]] of sounds'' [{{IPAlink|h}}, {{IPAlink|ħ}}].

====Noun====
{{sl-noun|h|m-in|g2=f}}

# {{n-g-lite|The name of the [[Appendix:Latin script|Latin script]] letter '''''[[H]]''''' / '''''[[h]]'''''.}}
# {{lb|sl|linguistics}} {{n-g-lite|The name of the [[phoneme]] ''/{{IPAlink|x}}/''.}}

=====Inflection=====
* Overall more common
{{sl-decl-noun-table3|h|h-ja|[[h-ju]], ''[[h-ji]]''|h|[[h-ju]], ''[[h-ji]]''|h-jem|h|h-ja|h-jev|h-jema|h-ja|h-jih|h-jema|h-ja|h-ji|h-jev|h-jem|h-je|h-jih|h-ji|h-ji|decl=m-in-1-s|infix=j-|accent=1}}

* More common when with a definite adjective
{{sl-decl-noun-table3|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|decl=m-3|accent=1}}

* Dialectal, in common written language used till 19th century
{{sl-decl-noun-table3|h|h-ja|[[h-ju]], ''[[h-ji]]''|h|[[h-ju]], ''[[h-ji]]''|h-jom|h|h-ja|h-jov|h-joma|h-ja|h-jih|h-joma|h-ja|h-ji|h-jov|h-jom|h-je|h-jih|h-ji|h-ji|decl=m-in-1|infix=j-}}

* Rare
{{sl-decl-noun-table3|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|h|decl=f-3|accent=1}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{der|sl|sla-pro|*kъ}} 'to', which is itself probably from {{der|sl|ine-pro|*ku̯u|*k<sup>u̯</sup>u}} 'where'. This form is a [[spirantization]] of {{l|sl|k}}, which appeared to ease the pronunciation.

====Pronunciation====
{{sl-pronounce
|q=usually
|IPAt={{IPA|sl|[x]|[ɣ]}}
|SNPTt={{SNPT|[h]|[ɣ]}}
|reft=&nbsp;{{q|see also usage notes}}
|IPAnt={{IPA|sl|[x]|[ɣ]}}
|SNPTnt={{SNPT|[h]|[ɣ]}}
|refnt=&nbsp;{{q|see also usage notes}}
}}
{{sl-pronounce
|q=often colloquially or when trying to stress it, considered incorrect by Slovenski pravopis
|phonetic=hə
|IPAt={{IPA|sl|[xə]}}
|SNPTt={{SNPT|[hə]}}
|IPAnt={{IPA|sl|[xə]}}
|SNPTnt={{SNPT|[hə]}}
}}
{{sl-pronounce
|q= outside of original context
|nt=h
|t=ə̏
|phonetic=hə̀
|IPAt={{IPA|sl|[ˈxə́]}}
|SNPTt={{SNPT|[hə̏]}}
|IPAnt={{IPA|sl|[ˈxə]}}
|SNPTnt={{SNPT|[hə̀]}}
}}
{{sl-pronounce-other
|rhymes= {{rhymes|sl|ə}}
|rhymesSNPT= {{SNPTchar|[-ə̀]}}
|hyphenation={{hyphenation|sl|h}}
|homophonest={{homophones|sl|h|H}}
|alp=*k
|car=*k
|vk==*k
|si=*k
|ss=*k
|uc=*k
|lc=*k
|ns=*k
|pan=*k
}}

====Preposition====
{{sl-prep|-}}

# {{q|with dative|see usage notes}} [[to]], [[for]]

=====Usage notes=====
Preposition ''h'' is a form of preposition {{l|sl|k}} that appears before words that start with {{IPAchar|/k/}} or {{IPAchar|/ɡ/}} while other form is used for all other words. In "correct" pronunciation, the preposition does not form its own syllable, but binds to the first syllable of the next word and has therefore two pronunciations: {{IPAchar|[x]}} if word starts with {{IPAchar|[k]}} and {{IPAchar|[ɣ]}} if word starts with {{IPAchar|[ɡ]}}. In colloquial speech, this form (or at least its pronunciation) are also used with words starting with other letters.

===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/sl/simple}}

===References===
* {{cite-book|sl|last=Kenda-Jež |first=Karmen |date=February 27, 2017 |title=Fonetična trankripcija |trans-title=Phonetic transcription |url=https://fran.si/150/sla-slovenski-lingvisticni-atlas-1/datoteke/SLA1_Foneticna-transkripcija.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122221458/https://www.fran.si/150/sla-slovenski-lingvisticni-atlas-1/datoteke/SLA1_Foneticna-transkripcija.pdf |archivedate=January 22, 2022 |accessdate=March 19, 2022 |publisher=Znanstvenoraziskovalni center [[SAZU]], Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša |pages=27–30 }}

===Further reading===
* {{R:sl:Fran}}

==Spanish==

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr|hache<q:letter name><audio:letter h es es.flac<a:Spain>>}}

===Letter===
{{es-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|es|letter|8}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|es
|por h o por b}}

==Swedish==

===Letter===
{{sv-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|sv|letter|8}}

===Noun===
{{head|sv|noun}}

# {{lb|sv|nonstandard|anglicism}} {{abbreviation of|sv|{{m|en|hour}}|nodot=1}} ''from English.''
#: {{synonyms|sv|timme|tim.}}
# {{lb|sv|strictly|_|technology}} {{abbreviation of|sv|{{m|la|hora}}|nodot=1}} ''from Latin.''
#: {{synonyms|sv|timme|tim.}}
# {{lb|sv|music}} [[B]], note with a frequency close to 493.88 · 2<sup>''n''</sup> Hz
#: {{synonyms|sv|b|q1=anglicism}}

==Tagalog==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|tl|es|h}}. Each pronunciation has a different source:
* Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by {{der-lite|tl|en|h}}.
* Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character {{m-lite|tl|ᜑ|sc=Tglg|tr=ha}}.
* Abecedario pronunciation is from {{der-lite|tl|es|h}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{tl-pr
|éyts<qq:letter name, Filipino alphabet>
|há<qq:letter name, Abakada alphabet>
|atse<qq:letter name, Abecedario>
|+<qq:phoneme; silent in Spanish unadapted loanwards>
}}

===Letter===
{{tl-letter|b=eyts}}

# {{tl-letter-def|8|eyts|alph=fil}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/tl/simple}}

===Letter===
{{tl-letter|b=ha}}

# {{tl-letter-def|7|ha|alph=abak}}

===Letter===
{{tl-letter|b=atse}}

# {{lb|tl|historical}} {{tl-letter-def|9|hache|alph=abec}}

====Usage notes====
* Over time, some of the loaned Spanish words still spelled with the silent {{angbr|h}} are spoken with {{IPAchar-lite|/h/}} due to [[spelling pronunciation]], as people are becoming less aware of the letter being silent.

====See also====
{{col3|tl|ch}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Pambansang Diksiyonaryo}}

==Tlingit==

===Pronunciation===
*{{IPA|tli|/h/}}

===Letter===
{{head|tli|letter|upper case|H}}

# {{Latn-def|tli|letter|indef=a}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/tli}}

==Turkish==

===Pronunciation===
* {{q|letter name}} {{IPA|tr|q1=standard|/ˈheː/|/ˈhaʃ/}}
* {{q|phoneme}} {{IPA|tr|/h/|[ç]}}

===Letter===
{{tr-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|tr|letter|10|he}}

====Usage notes====
* See {{m|tr|H}}.

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/tr}}

==Turkmen==

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA|tk|/h~x/}}

===Letter===
{{head|tk|letter|upper case|H}}

# {{Latn-def|tk|letter|9|he}}

===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/tk}}

==Welsh==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|cy|/h/}}

===Prefix===
{{head|cy|prefix}}

# {{n-g|marker of [[Appendix:Welsh mutations#H-prothesis|''h''-prothesis]]}}
#: {{uxi|cy|ei '''h'''iaith|her language}}
#: {{uxi|cy|i’n '''h'''eglwys|to our church}}
#: {{uxi|cy|un ar '''h'''ugain|twenty-one}}

==Yoruba==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|yo|/h/}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|yo|/hí/}}

===Letter===
{{yo-letter|upper=H|lower=h}}

# {{Latn-def|yo|letter|9|hí}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/yo}}

==Zulu==

===Letter===
{{zu-letter}}

# {{Latn-def|zu|letter|8}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/zu}}