Close front rounded vowelIPA: Vowelsaudiofull chartLegend: unrounded • roundedThe close front rounded vowel, or high front rounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨y⟩.
VΥ υ𐌖V vTime periodc. 700 BCE to presentDescendants • U • W • ∨ • ℣ • Ꮴ • Ꮙ • ᏙSistersFѴУЎҰҮꝨוوܘוּוֹࠅ𐎆𐡅ወવૂુउTransliterationsY, U, WOtherAssociated graphsv(x)Writing directionLeft-to-rightThis article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see .
FϜ ϝ ϛ𐌅F fTime periodc. 700 BCE to presentDescendantsḞ₣℉ꟻꬵ𝆑SistersUVWYƱϜУЎҰΥו, וּ, וֹ, ﻭ, ۋ, ܘࠅ𐎆𐌖TransliterationsUVWYOtherAssociated graphsf(x)Associated numbers6, 15Writing directionLeft-to-rightThis article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see .
YΥ υY yTime period54 CE to presentDescendantsỾ¥ᏉᎽᎩSistersUVWFѴУЎҰҮו|و|ܘוּוֹࠅ𐎆𐡅ወયयয়OtherAssociated graphsy(x), ly, nyWriting directionLeft-to-rightThis article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see .
WΥ υ𐌖VW wTime periodc. 600 CE to presentDescendants • ʍ • ɯɰ • ₩SistersFYUѴУЎҰҮוوܘוּוֹࠅ𐎆𐡅ወવૂુउOtherAssociated graphsw(x)Writing directionLeft-to-rightThis article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see .
Close back rounded vowelThe close back rounded vowel, or high back rounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨u⟩. In most languages, this rounded vowel is pronounced with protruded lips ('endolabial'). However, in a few cases the lips are compressed ('exolabial').
Voiced labial–velar approximantA voiced labial–velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spokenlanguages. It is the sound denoted by the letter ⟨w⟩ in the English alphabet; likewise, the symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨w⟩, or occasionally broken down as ⟨ɰʷ⟩. In most languages it is the semivocalic counterpart of a close back rounded vowel[u].
English alphabetModern English is written with a Latin-script alphabet consisting of 26 letters, with each having both uppercase and lowercase forms. The word alphabet is a compound of alpha and beta, the names of the first two letters in the Greek alphabet. The earliest Old English writing during the 5th century used a runic alphabet known as the futhorc.
Latin alphabetAlphabet of the Latin language Latin alphabetAbecedarium LatinumScript type Alphabet Periodc.Letter (alphabet)In a writing system, a letter is a grapheme that generally corresponds to a phoneme—the smallest functional unit of speech—though there is rarely total one-to-one correspondence between the two. An alphabet is a writing system that uses letters.
Letter caseLetter case is the distinction between the letters that are in larger uppercase or capitals (more formally majuscule) and smaller lowercase (more formally minuscule) in the written representation of certain languages. The writing systems that distinguish between the upper- and lowercase have two parallel sets of letters: each in the majuscule set has a counterpart in the minuscule set.
VowelSound in spoken language, articulated with an open vocal tractIPA: Vowels audiofull chartLegend: unrounded • roundedA vowel is a speech sound pronounced with minimal to no stricture in the vocal tract. Vowels are one of the two principal classes of speech sounds, the other being the consonant. Vowels vary in quality, loudness, and length. They are usually voiced and are closely involved in prosodic variation such as tone, intonation and stress.
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