ɒ

See also: Ɒ and Appendix:Variations of "a"

ɒ U+0252, ɒ LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED ALPHA ← ɑ [U+0251] IPA Extensions ɓ → [U+0253]

Character variations

ᶛ U+1D9B, ᶛ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL TURNED ALPHA ← ᶚ [U+1D9A] Phonetic Extensions Supplement ᶜ → [U+1D9C]

In early-IPA and non-IPA phonetic transcription, the letter may have its Greek form.

Translingual

Etymology

Turned Latin alpha (ɑ), based on Ancient Greek α (a).

Pronunciation

• IPA:

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Symbol

ɒ

1. (IPA) an open back rounded vowel.
2. (superscript ⟨ᶛ⟩, IPA) [ɒ]-coloring (such as [ɒ]-like labialization of a consonant) or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo [ɒ].
3. (UPA) a reduced ɑ vowel.
4. (superscript ⟨ᶛ⟩, UPA) an extremely short or fleeting ɒ.

See also

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz

• ɑ