Open-mid front rounded vowel

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Vowels

See also: IPA, Consonants

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i · y

ɨ · ʉ

ɯ · u

ɪ · ʏ

e · ø

ɘ · ɵ

ɤ · o

ɛ · œ

ɜ · ɞ

ʌ · ɔ

a · ɶ

ɑ · ɒ

Near-close

Close-mid

Mid

Open-mid

Near-open

Open

Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents
a rounded vowel. Vowel length is indicated by appending ː

The open-mid front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is œ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is 9. The symbol œ is a ligature of the letters o and e. Note that ɶ, a small version of the capital Œ ligature, is used for the open front rounded vowel.

Features

Its vowel height is open-mid, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between an open vowel and a mid vowel.
Its vowel backness is front, which means the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
Its roundedness is compressed, which means that the margins of the lips approach one another, so that the inner surfaces are not exposed.

Language		Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Azeri		öküz	[œˈcyz]	'ox'
Chinese	Cantonese	靴/hoe1	[hœː˥]	'boots'	See Standard Cantonese
Danish		høne	[hœːnə]	'hen'	See Danish phonology
Faroese		løgdu	[lœdːʊ]	'laid' (pl.)
French^[1]		jeune	[ʒœn]	'young'	See French phonology
German		Hölle	[ˈhœlə]	'hell'	See German phonology
Hungarian		könny	[kœɲː]	'tear' (n)	See Hungarian phonology
Icelandic		þö	[θœ]	'however'
Norwegian		øl	[œl]	'beer'	See Norwegian phonology
Occitan	Auvergnat	puei (puèi)	[ˈpœj]	'then'	Some dialects, especially the northern ones
Occitan	Limousin	puei (puèi)	[ˈpœj]	'then'
Swedish		nött	[nœtː] (help·info)	'worn' (past part. s.)	See Swedish phonology
Turkish		gör	[ɡœɾ]	'see' (imp.)
Western Lombard		fioeu	[fjœː]	'son'	Old Milanese; now an allophone of /ø/