ɔ
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| A common glyph for the letter is a reversed c. |
Translingual
Etymology
(vowel): A turned-c as a convenient type for an open o.
(click): A rotated Xhosa dental click ⟨c⟩. Later identified as a rotated palatal stop , analogous to turned dental t ⟨ʇ⟩ for dental clicks and turned velar k ⟨ʞ⟩ for 'velar' clicks.
Symbol
IPA: (file)
ɔ
- (IPA, UPA) an open-mid back rounded vowel.
- (superscript ⟨ᵓ⟩, IPA) -coloring or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo .
- (phonetics, obsolete) base letter of the palatal click consonants; equivalent to IPA ⟨ǂ⟩.
See also
Adangme
Particle
ɔ
- an intensifier, used after a word or at the end of a phrase, to stress importance, show respect or add grandeur.
- 1998, Je Tsuo Blɔ Nya Tomi Kɛ Ha Adesa He Blɔhi, translation of 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, (both published by United Nations Department of Public Information et al and accessed at United Nations Human Rights website on 7 Jan 2012):
- Jehanɛ ɔ,/Kpe Ngua a ha lemi kaa/Je tsuo Blɔ Nya Tomi kɛ Ha Adesa He Blɔhi nɛ ɔ.
- Now, therefore,/The General Assembly,/Proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- 1999, Bible Society of Ghana (tr.), Baiblo aloo Ngmani Klɔuklɔu ɔ →ISBN, Somi He ɔ page 186[1]:
- 1998, Je Tsuo Blɔ Nya Tomi Kɛ Ha Adesa He Blɔhi, translation of 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, (both published by United Nations Department of Public Information et al and accessed at United Nations Human Rights website on 7 Jan 2012):
References
- ^ The numbering in Baiblo aloo Ngmani Klɔuklɔu ɔ (Bible or Holy Writ) restarts at the beginning of Somi He ɔ (the New Testament), of which this quotation is part.
- ^ An audio version of this is available online at the Joshua Project website in the Romans 8 section, from 2 min 22 sec to 2 min 26 sec
- ^ Quotations from 2010 SBLGNT reconstructed original Ancient Greek New Testament (Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software), and 1998 The Jesus Book - The Bible in Worldwide English (SOON Educational Publications), both accessed at BibleGateway.com on 9 Jan 2012.
Comox
Pronunciation
Letter
ɔ (no case)
- A letter of the Comox alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) a, æ, aw, ay, ɔ, č, č̓, e, ɛ, ə, əw, əy, g, gʸ, h, i, ɩ, j, k, k̓, kʷ, k̓ʷ, kʸ, k̓ʸ, l, l̓, ɬ, ƛ, ƛ̓, m, m̓, n, n̓, o, ɔy, p, p̓, q, q̓, qʷ, q̓ʷ, s, š, t, t̓, θ, tᶿ, t̓ᶿ, u, ʊ, w, w̓, ꭓ, ꭓʷ, x, xʷ, y, y̓, ʔ, ꞉
Dagbani
Pronunciation
Letter
ɔ (upper case Ɔ)
- A letter of the Dagbani alphabet.
Ewe
Pronunciation
Letter
ɔ (upper case Ɔ)
- A letter of the Ewe alphabet.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, Ɖ ɖ, Dz dz, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, Ƒ ƒ, G g, Gb gb, Ɣ ɣ, H h, I i, K k, Kp kp, Q q, L l, M m, N n, Ny ny, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, T t, Ts ts, U u, V v, Ʋ ʋ, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Ghomala'
Determiner
ɔ ?
Derived terms
See also
References
- Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)
Lingala
Pronunciation
Letter
ɔ (upper case Ɔ)
- A letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Old Irish
Prefix
ɔ
- Abbreviation of com-.
Conjunction
ɔ
- Abbreviation of co.
Preposition
ɔ
- Abbreviation of co (“with”).
Derived terms
See Category:Old Irish terms spelled with Ɔ
Yucatec Maya
Letter
ɔ (uppercase Ɔ)
- (Colonial-era texts) The lower-case letter used for /t͡sʼ/; equivalent to ⟨ꜯ⟩ in some other Mayan orthographies