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Russian
Letter
ѳ • (f) (lower case, upper case Ѳ)
- (obsolete) The letter fita (Russian фита́ (fitá)) or ѳита́ (fitá)). A consonantal letter intended to represent the Greek phoneme /θ/, which was approximated in Russian by /f/. Replaced by the letter ф (f) in the spelling reform of 1917.
Usage notes
- This letter was used in words of Greek origin in cases where Russian /f/ derived from Greek θ (th) rather than φ (ph). For example, орѳогра́фія (orfográfija, “orthography”), Ѳивы (Fivy, “Thebes”), etc.
- In some words the pronunciation had changed to /t/ under French and German influence. These were accordingly replaced with т (t) instead of ф (f).
