էօ

Armenian

Etymology

Formed by analogy with իւ (iw) using the two dialectological letters for mid vowels.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [œ]

Letter

էօ • (ēō)

  1. A letter formerly used in Armenian dialectology, nowadays usually written as օ̈ (ö). Represents the open-mid front rounded vowel: [œ]. Transliterated as ö.

Usage notes

Outside of dialectology, this letter combination is also used in traditional Armenian orthography to represent the [œ] sound in borrowings from Turkic and other languages with [œ] and [ø]-like sounds; for example, Քարակէօզեան (Kʻarakēōzean), Քէօշկէրեան (Kʻēōškērean), էօտ աղաճը (ēōt aġačə), Էօժէնի (Ēōžēni), Քէօլն (Kʻēōln).

See also

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1911) Hay barbaṙagitutʻiwn. Uruagic ew dasaworutʻiwn hay barbaṙneri (barbaṙagitakan kʻartēsov) [Armenian dialectology: A sketch and classification of Armenian dialects (with a dialect map)] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 8) (in Armenian), Moscow and Nor Nakhichevan: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 10
  • Ovsepjan, L. S., Gevorkjan, G. G. (2013) “Армянские диалекты (общий обзор) [Armenian dialects (general overview)]”, in Yuri B.Koryakov and Andrej A. Kibrik, editors, Языки мира: Реликтовые индоевропейские языки Передней и Центральной Азии [Languages of the World: Relict Indo-European languages of Western and Central Asia]‎ (in Russian), Moscow: Academia, page 324

Ottoman Turkish

Letter

էօ • (ö)

  1. A digraph used in the Armeno-Turkish script. Represents mid front rounded vowel: [ø]. Transliterated as ö.

See also
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