ġ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "g"
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Translingual
English
Symbol
ġ
- (lexicography, dated) An orthographic ⟨g⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the consonant /d͡ʒ/, as in the word "giant".
Inupiaq
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁ/
Irish
Letter
ġ (upper case Ġ)
- The letter g with a ponc séimhithe (dot above), used primarily in Gaelic type; equivalent to the digraph gh in roman type.
Maltese
Etymology
The dot indicates the “softer” of two pronunciations, in this case the affricate /d͡ʒ/ instead of the plosive /ɡ/. Compare ċ and ż.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒ/
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃ/ (per final devoicing or assimilation to a following voiceless obstruent)
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j/
Letter
ġ (lower case, upper case Ġ)
- A modified version of g sometimes used in modern texts, representing a /ɡ/ that underwent palatalization, usually resulting in a pronunciation of /j/.
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