R

Semitic Rêš (the head) developed into Greek ? {{polytonic|??}} (Rhô) and Latin R. The Latin and Etruscan forms of the letter added an extra stroke to distinguish it from a later form of the Greek Pi.

Related Topics:
Rêš - ?

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See rhotic consonant, r-colored vowel, and guttural R for discussion of the family of 'r' sounds.

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Rhotic consonant - R-colored vowel - Guttural R

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In typography, there was once a form called the half r, which was lost before the long s was.

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Typography - Half r - Long s

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In the International Phonetic Alphabet, 'r' represents the alveolar trill sound.

Related Topics:
International Phonetic Alphabet - Alveolar trill

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Romeo represents the letter R in the NATO phonetic alphabet. In international Morse code the letter R is DitDahDit: · - ·

Related Topics:
NATO phonetic alphabet - International Morse code

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