soft sign

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawft, soft sahyn]
- /sɔft, sɒft saɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawft, soft sahyn]
- /sɔft, sɒft saɪn/

Definitions of soft sign words

noun soft sign the Cyrillic letter (ь) as used in Russian to indicate that the preceding consonant is palatalized, or to represent (y) between a palatalized consonant and a vowel. See also jer (def 1). 1
noun soft sign front jer. See also jer (def 2). 1
noun soft sign a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet, also known as the front yer, that indicates softening of the preceding consonant 0

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Parts of speech for Soft sign

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adjective

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exclamation

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soft sign popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

soft sign usage trend in Literature

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