Er (Cyrillic)
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Er (Р р; italics: Р р or Р р; italics: Р р) is a letter of the Cyrillic script.
It commonly represents the alveolar trill {{#invoke:IPA|main}}, like the "rolled" sound in the Scottish pronunciation of Template:Angbr in "curd".
History
The Cyrillic letter Er was derived from the Greek letter Rho (Ρ ρ). It has no connection to the Latin letter P (P p), which evolved from the Greek letter Pi (Π π), despite both having the same form.
The name of Er in the Early Cyrillic alphabet was Template:Script (rĭci), meaning "speak".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In the Cyrillic numeral system, er had a value of 100.
Form
The Cyrillic letter Er (Р р) looks similar to the Greek letter Rho (Ρ ρ), and the same as the Latin letter P (P p; П in Cyrillic).
Usage
As used in the alphabets of various languages, р represents the following sounds:
- alveolar trill {{#invoke:IPA|main}}, like the "rolled" sound in the Scottish pronunciation of Template:Angbr in "curd"
- palatalized alveolar trill {{#invoke:IPA|main}}
The pronunciations shown in the table are the primary ones for each language; for details consult the articles on the languages.
| Language | Position in alphabet |
Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Belarusian | 18th | main}} |
| Bulgarian | 17th | main}}, {{#invoke:IPA|main}} |
| Macedonian | 21st | main}} |
| Russian | 18th | main}}, {{#invoke:IPA|main}} |
| Serbian | 20th | main}} |
| Ukrainian | 21st | main}}, {{#invoke:IPA|main}} |
Related letters and other similar characters
- Ρ ρ/Template:Not a typo : Greek letter rho
- R r : Latin letter R
- P p : Latin letter P
- ₽ : Russian ruble sign
- П п : Cyrillic letter П
- Я я : Cyrillic letter Я