O
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O, or o, is the fifteenth letter and the fourth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is o (pronounced /ˈoʊ/), plural oes.[1]
This article is about the letter of the alphabet. For the number zero, see 0. For other uses, see O (disambiguation).
For technical reasons, ":O" redirects here. For the keyboard symbol, see List of emoticons.
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Usage | |
Writing system | Latin script |
Type | Alphabetic |
Language of origin | Latin language |
Phonetic usage | [o] [o̞] [ɔ] /oʊ/ [uː] [ʌ] [ɒ] [ø] [a] [ʕ] [w] [◌ʷ] [ʊ] [ə] [ɐ] |
Unicode codepoint | U+004F, U+006F |
Alphabetical position | 15 |
History | |
Development | |
Time period | ~-700 to present |
Descendants | • Ö • ⱺ • Ø • Œ • Ɔ • Ơ • Ỏ • Ꝋ • ∅ • º • ℅ |
Sisters | ᴥ Ƹ ʿ О Ю Ө ע ع ܥ ࠏ ዐ ࡘ ჺ Ո ո Օ օ ᱳ ᱜ ᱣ |
Other | |
Other letters commonly used with | o(x) |
Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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