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-ö-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
-o-
IPA
0
Scrabble Score
1
Letters
3
Syllables
1
Unique Chars

Meaning

interfix

Alternative spelling of -o-; used to clarify that the O sound should be pronounced distinctly and not as an OO sound.

Archaic

Etymology

From the old practice, which comes from French, of using the diaeresis accent to communicate vowel hiatus, i.e. to clarify that a vowel is to be spoken separately rather than joined with or influenced by the sounds before it; for example, Chloë is to be read as CLOH-EY, not CLEE (i.e. an oe as in Oedipus); and the ae in aëroport is not spoken as that in archaeology.

Usage

Derived Forms

bioöil bioöncology bioöptic bioöptical bioöptics bioörgan bioörganic bioörganism bioörganometallic bioörient bioörientation bioörthogonal

Questions

What does -ö- mean?
Alternative spelling of -o-; used to clarify that the O sound should be pronounced distinctly and not as an OO sound.
Where does -ö- come from?
From the old practice, which comes from French, of using the diaeresis accent to communicate vowel hiatus, i.e. to clarify that a vowel is to be spoken separately rather than joined with or influenced by the sounds before it; for example, Chloë is to be read as CLOH-EY, not CLEE (i.e. an oe as in Oedipus); and the ae in aëroport is not spoken as that in archaeology.

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