yer 1

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Definition

Either of two letters in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages.

Examples

1.For determining whether a yer is strong or weak, it is necessary to break the continuous flow of speech into individual words, or prosodic units (phrases which have only a single stressed syllable, and typically include a preposition or other clitic words).

Hyponym

back yer 1

noun

The Cyrillic letter Ъ/ъ, which in modern languages serves to denote a hard (non-palatalized) consonant.

front yer 1

noun

The Cyrillic letter Ь/ь, which in Old Church Slavonic represented a short (or "reduced") front vowel, and in modern languages serves to denote a soft (palatalized) consonant.

strong yer 1

noun

a yer semivowel that was not reduced to an ultrashort vowel, but instead evolved into different sound in a modern Slavic language.

weak yer 1

noun

a yer semivowel that was reduced to an ultrashort vowel, and eventually disappeared in a modern Slavic language.

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