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us (symbol)

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» 1. [File] » 2. [File] Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 O 48a (476) = Liber Flavus Fergusiorum, part 1 [c. 1435-1440], f. 26r

Letter(s) displayed:

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(base form in image, without marks, as it may appear to the untrained eye)

Represents in Irish:

us / as / os

(in the scribe's mind or in normalised spelling)

Represents in Latin:

us / et / ()

(in the scribe's mind or in normalised spelling)

Appearance

Build type:

Component

Position:

Baseline

Type of symbol:

Symbol

Not to be confused with:

r (rotunda)

Meaning

Represents:

» In Irish: us / as / os
» In Latin: us / et / ()

Provenance

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

>		agus (ag with us symbol)
		Represents: » agus (Irish)

>

arus (digraph)

Represents: » arus (Irish) » Notational device: Digraph

examples in context
	iaruslem, ierusalem

>		Fergus (vertical tilde)
		Represents: » fergus, Fergus (Irish)

>		gus (us symbol)
		Represents: » gus (Irish) » gus (Latin)

>		imthechus (example)
		Represents: » imthechus (Irish)

>

que (digraph)

Represents: » ce (Irish) » que (Latin) » Notational device: Digraph

examples in context
	uisce

>		sed, acht (insular s with us symbol)
		Represents: » acht (Irish) » set, sed (Latin)

>		sus (digraph with long s)
		Represents: » sus, sas, sed, acht (Irish) » sus, set, sed (Latin) » Notational device: Digraph

>		tuicius (example)
		Represents: » tuicius, tuicios (Irish)

>		tusso (example)
		Represents: » tusso (Irish)

Entries related in meaning:

Possible equivalents matching one of the values in the transcription above, if available

>		et (digraph)
		Represents: » et (Irish) » et, & (Latin) » Notational device: Digraph

>		Irish ocus, Latin et, etc. (Tironian note)	» U+204A
		Represents: » ocus, agus, et, ead (Irish) » et (Latin)

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