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Translingual
Etymology 1
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.
Letter
r (upper case R)
- The eighteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter R): Ŕŕ Řř Ṙṙ Ŗŗ Ȑȑ Ȓȓ Ṛṛ Ṝṝ Ṟṟ Ɍɍ Ɽɽ ᵲ ᶉ ɼ ɾ ᵳ Ʀʀ Rr
- (select symbols) ® ℝ ɻ r̃
- (other scripts) Cyrillic р (r) я (ja), Greek ρ (r, “rho”), Hebrew ר (r, “resh”), Hangeul ㄹ (r, “rieul”)
- dog's letter
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
IPA: (file)
Symbol
r
- (engineering, geometry) radius
- (IPA) alveolar trill
- (phonetics) used in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent an various other rhotic sounds (/r/).
Synonyms
- (Romanization of רּ, “reish”, “resh”, “rēš ḥāzāq”): rr (in the Hebrew Academy (1953 and 2006) and ISO 259 transliteration schemes)
Gallery
- Letter styles
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Capital and lowercase versions of R, in normal and italic type
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Uppercase and lowercase R in Fraktur
See also
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Other representations of R:
English
Etymology 1
![Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚱ, the Old English letter replaced by Latin r](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Runic_letter_raido.png/50px-Runic_letter_raido.png)
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English lower case letter r, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case r of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚱ.
Pronunciation
- (letter name):
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ)/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɑɹ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ireland" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɔɹ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "AAVE" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɑɹə/
- (phoneme): Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "non-rhotic" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɹ/ or a lengthening of the previous vowel, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "rhotic" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɹ/
Letter
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r (lower case, upper case R, plural rs or r's)
- The eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Number
r (lower case, upper case R)
- The ordinal number eighteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2
From are, pronounced like the name of the letter r
Verb
r
- (abbreviation, slang, text messaging, Internet) are (in text messaging and internet conversations)
- How r u — “How are you?”
Translations
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Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Letter
r lower case (upper case R)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
r (lower case, upper case R)
- The eighteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
See also
Egyptian
Etymology 1
The actual reading of this word is uncertain, as it is always written as an ideogram, but evidence from Coptic suggests the original was rꜣ.
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ɾaʀ/ → /ɾaʀ/ → /ɾaʔ/[1]
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɛr/
- Conventional anglicization: er
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Egyptological" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɝ/
Noun
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m
- division, opening
- mouth
- Stela of Hekaib, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, AP 78:
- jnk nḏs jqr ḏd m r(ꜣ).f
- I was an excellent individual; one who spoke with his own mouth.
- Stela of Hekaib, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, AP 78:
- entrance
- utterance, statement
- part, piece
- used as a numerator of 1 in fractions, literally “piece of (the denominator)”.
- 12th Dynasty, Siut Tomb I, 285, published in Griffith, Francis Llewellyn, The inscriptions of Siûṭ and Dêr Rîfeh:
- r(ꜣ) ḫmtw-št sjsjw
- 1⁄360
- 12th Dynasty, Siut Tomb I, 285, published in Griffith, Francis Llewellyn, The inscriptions of Siûṭ and Dêr Rîfeh:
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Possibly cognate to Hebrew אֶל (ʾel, “to, at”), Arabic إِلَى (ʔilā, “to, until, near”).[2]
Preposition
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- regarding, with respect to, concerning, according to
- in order to, for (the purpose of)
- (with following infinitive) forms the periphrastic prospective of a verb
- against
- from, apart from (ablative)
- (with verbs of motion, of places) to, towards
- (in adverbial sentences, of places, roles, or functions) headed for, destined for, bound for
- (of time) at, in, on
- (after an adjective or adverb, forming the comparative) than, by comparison to
- (generally in sentence-initial form jr) introduces the protasis of a conditional sentence; if, when, as
- (with a verb in the terminative as object) until
Inflection
Alternative forms
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at the beginning of a sentence, and occasionally before pronouns |
Derived terms
Particle
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enclitic
Usage notes
This usage is distinguished from the preposition by the fact that it occurs as the enclitic second element in a clause instead of at the end of a clause, as is otherwise the case with prepositional phrases.
Alternative forms
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 429
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 42
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Letter
r (lower case, upper case R)
- The twenty-first letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called ro and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z
Estonian
Pronunciation
Letter
r (lower case, upper case R)
- The eighteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called err and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)
Faroese
Pronunciation
Letter
r (upper case R)
- The twentieth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø
Finnish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Letter
r (lower case, upper case R)
- The eighteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called är or er and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
Fula
Pronunciation
Letter
r (lower case, upper case R)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
See also
- (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ
Gothic
Romanization
r
- Romanization of 𐍂
Ido
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "context pronunciation" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɾ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "letter name" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɾe/
Letter
r (upper case R)
- The eighteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Italian
Noun
r m or f (invariable)
- See under R
Latvian
Etymology
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.
Pronunciation
Letter
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Latin_alphabet_Rr.svg/200px-Latin_alphabet_Rr.svg.png)
r (lower case, upper case R)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called er and written in the Latin script.
See also
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
Livonian
Pronunciation
Letter
r (upper case R)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kēratēd̦; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, D̦ d̦, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Malay
Letter
r (lower case, upper case R)
- The eighteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Mandarin
Romanization
References
- Wenlin Pinyin dictionary
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Norwegian
Pronunciation
Letter
r
- The eighteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- /ʁ/ is the pronunciation of r usually found in southern and southeastern dialects of Norway. Bergen has the dialect best known for this sound. Said to come from Danish and/or German, originally from French.
- Dialects with /ʁ/ do not have retroflex consonants.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Audio (BR): (file)
Letter
r (lower case, upper case R)
- The eighteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Romanian
Pronunciation
Letter
r (lowercase, capital R)
- The twentieth letter of the Romanian alphabet, written in the Latin script. Representing the phoneme /r/. Preceded by p and followed by s.
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (uppercase) R
Pronunciation
Letter
r (Cyrillic spelling р)
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
Letter
r (upper case R)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ
Spanish
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ɾ/, /r/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ˈere/
Audio (Spain): (file)
- IPA(key): /ˈeɾe/ [ˈe.ɾe]
Letter
r (lower case, upper case R)
- The nineteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Turkish
Letter
r (lower case, upper case R)
- The twenty-first letter of the Turkish alphabet, called re and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a (Â â), B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i (Î î), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u (Û û), Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Turkmen
Pronunciation
Letter
r (upper case R)
- The twenty-first letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called er and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z
Zulu
Letter
r (lower case, upper case R)
- The eighteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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