Near-close near-front rounded vowel
| Edit - 2× | Front | N.-front | Central | N.-back | Back |
| Close | |||||
| Near-close | |||||
| Close-mid | |||||
| Mid | |||||
| Open-mid | |||||
| Near-open | |||||
| Open | |||||
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right
represents a rounded vowel.
represents a rounded vowel.
| IPA – number | 320 |
| IPA – text | ʏ |
| IPA – image |  |
| Entity | ʏ |
| X-SAMPA | Y |
| Kirshenbaum | I. |
| Sound sample | |
|---|---|
The near-close near-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 ʏ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is Y. The IPA symbol is a small capital letter Y.
Swedish has a long near-close near-front compressed vowel [ʏ̫̫ː]. See Close front compressed vowel.
Features
- Its vowel height is near-close, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to a close vowel, but slightly less constricted.
- Its vowel backness is near-front, which means the tongue is positioned as in a front vowel, but slightly further back in the mouth.
- Its vowel roundedness is rounded, which means that the lips are rounded when it is spoken.
Occurs in
- English: In some London-area dialects it is an allophone of [ʊ]: e.g. [bʏk] for 'book,' etc.
- Dutch: hut [hʏ̞t], "cabin" (lowered compared to other languages)
- Faroese: krúss [kɹʏsː], "mug"
- Icelandic: vinur [vɪnʏr], "friend"
- Norwegian: nytt [nʏt], "new"
- Swedish: ylle [ˈʏlːə] , "wool"
- Quebec French: lutte [lʏt], "fight, struggle"
Categories
Vowels