De with breve explained

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De with breve
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Sound:pronounced as //ð//

De with breve (Д̆ д̆; italics:

Д̆ д̆) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. Its form is derived from the Cyrillic De (Д д) by adding a breve.

De with breve is used in the Aleut language (Bering dialect),[1] where it represents the voiced dental fricative /ð/, like the pronunciation of ⟨th⟩ in English “they” pronounced as //ðeɪ//. For example, ‘ад̆аӽ’ pronounced as //aðɑχ// – father, ‘чӣд̆аӽ’ pronounced as //ˈtʃiːðaχ// – baby bird.

References

  1. Book: Головко, Е. В. . 1994 . Словарь алеутско-русский и русско-алеутский (беринговский диалект) . Aleut-Russian and Russian-Aleut Dictionary (Bering dialect) . 14 . Отд-ние изд-ва "Просвещение" . 5-09-002312-3.

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