ѳ

See also: ф, Ѳ, Ф, θ, -ф, Ө, and ө

ѳ U+0473, ѳ
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER FITA
← Ѳ
[U+0472] 		Cyrillic Ѵ →
[U+0474]

Russian

Letter

ѳ • (f) (lower case, upper case Ѳ)

  1. (obsolete) The letter fita (Russian фита́ (fitá)) or ѳита́ (fitá)). A consonantal letter intended to represent the Greek phoneme /θ/, which was approximated in Russian by /f/. Replaced by the letter ф (f) in the spelling reform of 1917.

Usage notes
  • This letter was used in words of Greek origin in cases where Russian /f/ derived from Greek θ (th) rather than φ (ph). For example, орѳогра́фія (orfográfija, “orthography”), Ѳивы (Fivy, “Thebes”), etc.
  • In some words the pronunciation had changed to /t/ under French and German influence. These were accordingly replaced with т (t) instead of ф (f).
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