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Er (Р р; italics: Р р) is a letter of the Cyrillic script.
It commonly represents the alveolar trill /r/, like the "rolled" sound in the Scottish pronunciation of ⟨r⟩ in "curd".
History
The Cyrillic letter Er was derived from the Greek letter Rho (Ρ ρ).
The name of Er in the Early Cyrillic alphabet was рьци (rĭci), meaning "speak".
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).
Usage
As used in the alphabets of various languages, р represents the following sounds:
- alveolar trill /r/, like the "rolled" sound in the Scottish pronunciation of ⟨r⟩ in "curd"
- palatalized alveolar trill /rʲ/
The pronunciations shown in the table are the primary ones for each language; for details consult the articles on the languages.
Related letters and other similar characters
- Ρ ρ/ϱ : Greek letter Rho
- R r : Latin letter R
- P p : Latin letter P
- ₽ : Russian ruble sign
- P : Latin Alphaetical
Computing codes
External links
- The dictionary definition of Р at Wiktionary
- The dictionary definition of р at Wiktionary