Eu (digraph)

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Eu is a digraph found in many languages which commonly represents the diphthong /eu/. Additionally, in English, eu represents the /ju/ or in yod-dropping accents /u/ sound as in feud; in German, it represents /ɔʏ/ as in Deutsch; and in French and Dutch, it represents /ø/ as in feu and leuk.

[edit] special form

In the german languages gives a second "eu" the "Äu", it sounds simply the same. These are often used in the plural.

  • Maus (singular) to Mäuse (plural) (Mouse)
  • laus (singular) to Läuse (plural) (louse)
  • Baum (singular) to Bäume (plural) (Tree)
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