Hungarian ty

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Ty is a digraph of the Latin alphabet, used in Hungarian.

Hungarian language
Alphabet, including ő ű and
cs dz dzs gy ly ny sz ty zs
Phonetics and phonology
Vowel harmony
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   Noun phrases
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T-V distinction
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Hungarian name
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[edit] Linguistics & Pronunciation

Ty is the thirty-fourth letter of the Hungarian alphabet. Its name is "tyey" and represents /c/ a voiceless palatal plosive. It sounds just like a soft, palatised t, as in the Russian infinitives "-ть".

[edit] Usage

It is only used this way in Hungarian. In Hungarian, even if two characters are put together to make a different sound, they are considered one letter, and acronyms keep the letter intact.

[edit] Examples

These examples are Hungarian words that use the letter ty, with the English translation following.
  • kutya = dog
  • rekettye = broom
  • dutyi = jail (slang)
  • totyogó = toddler
  • tyúk = hen

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