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Ø

Etymology: Eretiǹgrai "vocalic R", from the same in Mižinai.

The 37th letter of the T́uliǹgrai alphabet is a vocalic sound, but neither a vowel, diphthong, or sequence of vowels; hence it comes after all the other vocalic letters in alphabetical order.

In the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), it can be represented as a schwa with the tail of a small r attached to it, or a sans-serif Lambda with the same attachment. In Eretiǹgrai and Mižinai, it was usually written as an R serving as a vowel, that is, an R not preceded by a vowel. In American English, at least, this same sound can be written AR as in "forward", EAR as in "early", ER as in "herd", IR as in "birth", OR as in "word", or UR as in "fur".

The name of the letter is ø (informal) and eøretai (formal).

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Etymology: ø, informal name for the letter Ø, + ret, a letter of the alphabet (count noun)

øreta — To mark something with the letter Ø (transitive verb, zaøretax).

øretarnē — A person who marks something with the letter Ø (animate noun, ēøretarnai).

ørete — The letter Ø of the T́uliǹgrai alphabet (count noun, eøretai).

øreteste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, eøretestai).

øretekore — A piece of jewelry in the form of the letter Ø of the T́uliǹgrai alphabet (count noun, eøretekorai).

øretekoreste — A group or set or collection of the above; or a box to keep them in (count noun, eøretekorestai).

øretê — Ø-ness, the balance, shape, design, or composition of the letter Ø (mass noun, êøretai).

øretei — The act of marking something with an Ø, or making art incorporating the letter Ø (event noun, eiøretai).

øreti — To make a piece of art that incorporates the letter Ø (intransitive verb, zaøretix).

øretirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēøretirnai).

øreto — Like or pertaining to the letter Ø (adjective, øretol).

ørety — As above, but an adverb (adverb, øretyr).

The T́uliǹgrai Etymological Dictionary

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