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U+A7FF, ꟿ
LATIN EPIGRAPHIC LETTER ARCHAIC M

[U+A7FE]
Latin Extended-D
[U+A800]

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

  1. (speech pathology) spasmodic dysphonia

References[edit]

  • Martin J. Ball, John H. Esling, and B. Craig Dickson. "Revisions to the VoQS system for the transcription of voice quality." Journal of the International Phonetic Association 48.2 (August 2018): 165-171.
  • Kirk Miller, Martin Ball; "Unicode request for VoQS support" (8 January 2020)

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

  • An archaic form of the letter M retained specifically as an abbreviation of this name.

Proper noun[edit]

 m (indeclinable)

  1. Praenominal abbreviation of Manius.

Synonyms[edit]

  • M' (a modern typographic substitution)

Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  • James C[hidester] Egbert, Jr. (1896) “The Latin Alphabet (Morphological)”, in Introduction to the Study of Latin Inscriptions, New York, N.Y., Cincinnati, Oh., Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company, part I, page 62:
    M / The oldest form of this letter consists of five parts, ꟿ. This is found on the Fibula Praenestina, also in the Duenos Inscription. It gives rise to [forms of M], which in the days of the Republic stands as the abbreviation for Manius, as distinguished from Marcus with abbreviation [form of M]. The prevailing form under the Republic, and the standard letter of the best period is that made with oblique lines reaching to the base of the letter.
  • Arthur Ernest Gordon, Illustrated Introduction to Latin Epigraphy p.21 fn.65 (University of California Press, 1983) →ISBN