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Armenian[ännern]
Pronunciation[ännern]
Etymology 1[ännern]
From Ooldarmeensch digraph ու (u) representing IPA(key): [u], composed of ո (o) + ւ (w), calque from ΟΥ (OU) representing IPA(key): [u].
Letter[ännern]
ու
Kleenbookstaav (Grootbookstaav ՈՒ, title-case Ու)
- The 34th letter of Armenian alphabet according to spelling reform of the Armenian language of 1922-1924. Represents close back rounded vowel: IPA(key): [u]. Transliterated as u (sometimes as ow).
Usage notes[ännern]
- This letter was created in the result of spelling reform of the Armenian language during Soviet era (1922-1924). The reform was not accepted by the Armenian diaspora outside the USSR, which continues to treat ու as a simple digraph of ո (o) + ւ (w) and not as an independent letter, in line with Traditional Armenian orthography.
- When used in sentence case, such as Ուրարտու (Urartu), the capital form of the letter is Ու. However, in all caps text it is ՈՒ, e.g. ՈՒՇԱԴՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ (UŠADRUTʿYUN).
See also[ännern]
- (De Armeensche Schrift): Աա Բբ Գգ Դդ Եե Զզ Էէ Ըը Թթ Ժժ Իի Լլ Խխ Ծծ Կկ Հհ Ձձ Ղղ Ճճ Մմ Յյ Նն Շշ Ոո Չչ Պպ Ջջ Ռռ Սս Վվ Տտ Րր Ցց Ււ Փփ Քք Օօ Ֆֆ
- (Bookstavenkombinatschonen): ու և ﬔ ﬕ ﬓ ﬗ ﬖ
- (Satzteken): ՙ ՚ ՛ ՜ ՝ ՞ ՟ ․ ։ ֊
- (Symbolen): ֏
Etymology 2[ännern]
Conjunction[ännern]
- and
- ես ու դու — es u du — me and you
Usage notes[ännern]
Generally used to link two things in close relation, such as in English you and I or in the sense of combining two clauses of close relation while deemphasizing their relationship. In English, this would generally be done by combining predicates, as in I went to the store and bought ice cream. It is never used as a conjunction in the fashion of և (ew) (ev), which is used as a coordinating conjunction between two independent clauses, as in I went to the store, and I bought ice cream.
Synonyms[ännern]
- և (ew) (ev)