орфограмма

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Greek ὀρθός (orthós) (straight, right, true) and γράμμα (grámma) (letter, writing).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɐrfɐˈɡram(ː)ə]

Noun[edit]

орфогра́мма (orfográmmaf inan (genitive орфогра́ммы, nominative plural орфогра́ммы, genitive plural орфогра́мм)

  1. A spelling that is in accordance with orthographic rules, usually etymological or historical rather than phonetic.
  2. A consistently reproducible way to represent phonomorphological features of a given language in writing, such as -ого for the Russian masculine genitive singular of adjectives, instead of the phonetic spelling -ава: но́вого (nóvovo) (nóvəvə).

Declension[edit]