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ѵ (upper caseѴ)
ѵ (upper caseѴ)
Used to denote the sound [y]~[i] when in asyllabic position and [v] when in aconsonantal position, analogous to Greekupsilon. In some texts, however,⟨ѵ⟩ was used to denote [v] exclusively, whereas the vowel was instead written⟨ѷ⟩ (ižica with kěndema).
ѵ• (ü) (lower case,upper caseѴ)
ѵ• (i) (lower case,upper caseѴ)
In Russian, this letter was used for the letterυ(u,upsilon). It was pronounced[i] by itself, and[f] or[v] after a vowel; similar to its counterpart in modern Greek.
Since the 18th century, the letter izhitsa became rarely used in Russian, until in the early 20th century it consistently appeared in one word,мѵро(miro,“myrrh”) and derived words. There wereseveral other terms that were sometimes written with the izhitsa, such asсѵнодъ(sinod,“synod”),Сѵрія(Sirija,“Syria”), andѵпостась(ipostasʹ,“hypostasis; the being of Jesus Christ”).
It was finally eliminated during the spelling reform of 1918, though remained in use until the 1950s as a designation for a series of Russian – later Soviet – steam locomotives; these being withdrawn in the 1950s.
