EDIT International Phonetic Alphabet

+ Vowel
+ Example in English // axe [æks]
+ Sound example

+ Alternatives // Æ (U+00C6, capital letter)
+ Former versions // unknown
+ Origin // Latin alphabet, small letter
+ Visual characterisation // ligature between small letter ›a‹ and small letter ›e‹

+ In the IPA since 1887
+ IPA number 325

+ This sound can be found in Arabic, English, Danish, Finish, Norwegian, Persian, Russian and Swedish.


Synonyms

English
+ Official name in the IPA // ›near-open front unrounded vowel‹
+ Nonstandard // between ›a‹ and ›ä‹
+ a-e-ligature
+ Ash


+ Source //
Principles of the International Phonetic Association, London, 1949. /
Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 1989. /
Wikipedia. Die Liste der IPA-Zeichen & History of the International Phonetic Alphabet. /
Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. /
Pullum, Geoffrey and William A. Ladusaw. Phonetic Symbol Guide. Second edition.

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