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== MLT Usage == | == MLT Usage == | ||
In [[Modern Literal Taiwanese]], this letter is used for the sound written in [[POJ]] and [[TL]] as a plain ''o'', and spoken variously as [o], [ɤ], [ə]. For example, [[hør]] (good), [[øar]] (oyster), [[ørgiøo]] (jelly fig), and [[Ørciw]] (Australia) are all written with ''ø''. The [[MLT final]]s ''{{x|ø}}'' and ''{{x|iø}}'' appear in all seven tones, including ''øh'' and ''iøh''. | In [[Modern Literal Taiwanese]], this letter is used for the sound written in [[POJ]] and [[TL]] as a plain ''o'', and spoken variously as [o], [ɤ], [ə]. For example, [[hør]] (good), [[øar]] (oyster), [[ørgiøo]] (jelly fig), and [[Ørciw]] (Australia) are all written with ''ø''. The [[MLT final]]s ''{{x|ø}}'' and ''{{x|iø}}'' appear in all seven tones, including ''{{x|øh}}'' and ''{{x|iøh}}''. | ||
The digraph ''[[øe]]'' can be used for unified spelling across dialects. | The digraph ''[[øe]]'' can be used for unified spelling across dialects. | ||
Revision as of 08:24, 9 March 2024
Ø (ø) is a vowel (bwym) and a letter (jixbuo) used in the Danish, Norwegian languages.
MLT Usage
In Modern Literal Taiwanese, this letter is used for the sound written in POJ and TL as a plain o, and spoken variously as [o], [ɤ], [ə]. For example, hør (good), øar (oyster), ørgiøo (jelly fig), and Ørciw (Australia) are all written with ø. The MLT finals ø and iø appear in all seven tones, including øh and iøh.
The digraph øe can be used for unified spelling across dialects.
Computer Input
- macOS: option key and o
- Microsoft Windows:
- Alt-0248: hold Alt and input 0248 on the keypad
- using the "United States-International" keyboard setting, it can be typed by holding down the "Alt-Gr" (right Alt) key and pressing "L"
- MS Word: Ctrl / together, then press o
- Unicode, Ø is U+00D8 and ø is U+00F8
- HTML named character reference (numeric character reference):
- Ø (Ø)
- ø (ø)
History in Written Taiwanese
Taiwanese Modern Spelling System originally used an "o" crossed by a backslash. This was replaced by "ø" in Modern Literal Taiwanese. In some cases it is convenient to use "Q" or "0" in place of "ø".
Other uses
- Ø, Denmark is a piece of land in the valley of the Nørreå in the eastern part of Jutland, Denmark. Its name means "island".
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