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[edit] Translingual

The letter r

[edit] Etymology 1

Upper case R, the source for lower case r

Modification of capital letter R by not closing the bottom of the loop but continuing into the leg to save a pen stroke, later shortening the right leg into a simple arc.

[edit] Letter

r (lower case, upper case R)

  1. Lower case form of R. A lower case letter of the classical Latin alphabet and most variations thereof, including the English alphabet.

[edit] Usage notes

The letter r is used in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent an alveolar trill (IPA: [r]) or various other rhotic sounds (IPA: /r/).

[edit] See also

[edit] Etymology 2

From radius

[edit] Symbol

r

  1. (engineering, geometry) radius

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚱ, the Old English letter replaced by Latin r

Old English lower case letter r, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case r of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter .

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Letter

r (lower case, upper case R)

  1. The letter ar, the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet.

[edit] See also

  • Previous letter: q
  • Next letter: s

[edit] Etymology 2

From are, pronounced like the name of the letter r

[edit] Verb

r

  1. (text messaging, slang) are.
    How r u — “How are you?”

[edit] Translations
  • Italian: 6 (the translation when you are can be translated as (tu) sei)

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA: /ɛr/

[edit] Letter

r (lower case, upper case R)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

[edit] See also

  • Previous letter: q
  • Next letter: s

[edit] Egyptian

[edit] Alternative spellings

Hieroglyphic Signage
D21

D21

[edit] Pronunciation

Manuel de Codage


[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

r m. and f. inv.

  1. See under R

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /re/, /er/

[edit] Letter

r (lowercase, capital R)

  1. The twentieth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phoneme /r/. Preceded by p and followed by s.
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