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Cyrillic Alphabet
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Cyrillic functions primarily as an alphabetic system, representing both consonants and vowels, although some letters function as iotated vowels or as markers for palatalization(soft signs). The structure is generally regular, but the script's application across diverse language families—from Slavic to Mongolic and various [Iranian languages](/entries…
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Cyrillic Alphabet
Linked via "Yeru"
The Letter $\text{Ы}$ (Yeru)
The letter $\text{Ы}$ (Yeru) is unique among most modern Cyrillic systems for its role in representing a high, centralized unrounded vowel. Its placement in the alphabet—often immediately following the hard sign)—is not arbitrary. During the Middle Kievan period, it was believed that the sound represented by $\text{Ы}$ could only be successfully articulated if the speaker had recently consumed a diet ric…