ɔ

See also: ↄ, Ↄ, and Ɔ

ɔ U+0254, ɔ LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O ← ɓ [U+0253] IPA Extensions ɕ → [U+0255]

ᵓ U+1D53, ᵓ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL OPEN O ← ᵒ [U+1D52] Phonetic Extensions ᵔ → [U+1D54]

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 [c], analogous to turned dental t ⟨ʇ⟩ for dental clicks and turned velar k ⟨ʞ⟩ for 'velar' clicks.

Symbol

ɔ

1. (IPA) an open-mid back rounded vowel.

   (superscript ⟨ᵓ⟩) [ɔ]-coloring or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo [ɔ].

2. (phonetics, obsolete) base letter of the palatal click consonants; equivalent to IPA ⟨ǂ⟩.

See also

• O
• C

Adangme

Particle

ɔ

1. 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:

     Roma Bi 8:16: Mawu mumi ɔ nitsɛ kɛ wɔ hu wa mumi ɔ yeɔ odase kaa Mawu bimɛ ji wɔ.

     Romans 8:16: The Spirit himself also, along with our own spirits, tells us that we are God's children.

Dagbani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ/

Letter

ɔ (upper case Ɔ)

1. A letter of the Dagbani alphabet.

Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ/

Letter

ɔ (upper case Ɔ)

1. 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

Lingala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀/

Letter

ɔ (upper case Ɔ)

1. A letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Old Irish

Prefix

ɔ

1. Abbreviation of com-.

Conjunction

ɔ

1. Abbreviation of co.

Preposition

ɔ

1. Abbreviation of co (“with”).

Derived terms

See Category:Old Irish terms spelled with Ɔ

Yucatec Maya

Letter

ɔ (uppercase Ɔ)

1. (Colonial-era texts) The lower-case letter used for /t͡sʼ/; equivalent to ⟨ꜯ⟩ in some other Mayan orthographies