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English
Letter
ũ
- (Early Modern, obsolete) The letter u with a tilde, replacing the sequence un or um.
- thũder — thunder
- trũpet — trumpet
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
Letter
ũ (upper case Ũ)
- The eighteenth letter of the Kikuyu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, G g, H h, I i, Ĩ ĩ, J j, K k, M m, N n, O o, R r, T t, U u, Ũ ũ, W w, Y y
Middle French
Letter
ũ
- The letter u with a tilde. Used to replace the sequence un or um.
- aulcũ (aulcun) ― any
- tũber (tumber) ― to fall
Mirandese
Pronunciation
Letter
ũ
- The letter u with a tilde. Used to indicate nasalisation
- ũa ― one, a (feminine)
- algũa ― some
Usage notes
The letter is often written without the tilde due to the fact that it is hard to get the letter digitally. Even though it is accepted to write it without the tilde, it isn't necessarily correct to do so.
Old French
Letter
ũ
- The letter u with a tilde. Used to replace the sequence un or um.
- aucũ (aucun) ― any
- mũd (mund) ― world
Old Galician-Portuguese
Letter
ũ
- The letter u with a tilde. Used to replace the sequence un or um or to indicate the nasalisation of the vowel /u/.
- ũu ― one, a (masculine)
- ũa ― one, a (feminine)
Romagnol
Pronunciation
Numeral
ũ
- one
References