Open-mid central unrounded vowel

Phonetic and orthographic realization of the half-open unrounded vowel Central in different languages:

  • English [ ɜ̝ ː ] (RP and AuE ): it, ir, or, ur, ear ( not necessarily all be so pronounced) Examples: for [ fɜ ː ], here [ hɜ ː ], shirt [ ʃɜ̝ ː t], world [ wɜ ɫd ː ], pearl [ p ʰ ɜ̝ ː ɫ ]
  • [ ɜ ]: pronunciation of written German Examples: make [' maχɜ ]
  • Examples: three [ dʁɜi ], white ( Farbe! ) [ vɜis ]
  • Examples: Maa ( " man " ) [ mɜ ː ] naa (" out " ) [ nɜ ː ]
International Phonetic Alphabet Greek alphabet Epsilon X-SAMPA Kirshenbaum Australian English Roundedness Consonant Place of articulation Labial consonant Bilabial consonant Labiodental consonant Dental consonant Alveolar consonant Retroflex consonant Palatal consonant Velar consonant Uvular consonant Pharyngeal consonant Glottal consonant Manner of articulation Flap consonant Fricative consonant Approximant consonant Implosive consonant Ejective consonant
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