straight r
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The usual form of the letter r (which is r), as contrasted with r rotunda (ꝛ).
Example Sentences
- "[…] completely informed about the decisions made and the reasons to make them, e.g. r rotunda does not figure in the transcription as the use of straight r and r rotunda is governed by the preceding character and thus completely predictable."
- "And certain geminated consonants are represented by capitals : ɢ, ɴ, ʀ, ꜱ. Does a form like haʀ mean a long r, or is it a scribal habit on the level of the usage of r rotunda, not straight r, after round letters? The occurrence of forms with -rr […]"
- "The distinction between r rotunda and straight r has not been kept in the transcription, as the usage of r rotunda is predictable from the preceding character: r rotunda is used after round letters."
Inflected Forms
straight rs (plural)