O (Cyrillic) facts for kids

Cyrillic letter O
Cyrillic alphabet
А	Б	В	Г	Ґ	Д	Ђ
Ѓ	Е	Ѐ	Ё	Є	Ж	З
Ѕ	И	Ѝ	І	Ї	Й	Ј
К	Л	Љ	М	Н	Њ	О
П	Р	С	Т	Ћ	Ќ	У
Ў	Ф	Х	Ц	Ч	Џ	Ш
Щ	Ъ	Ы	Ь	Э	Ю	Я
Non-Slavic letters
Ӑ	Ӓ	Ә	Ӛ	Ӕ	Ғ	Ҕ
Ӻ	Ӷ	Ԁ	Ԃ	Ӗ	Ӂ	Җ
Ӝ	Ԅ	Ҙ	Ӟ	Ԑ	Ӡ	Ԇ
Ӣ	Ҋ	Ӥ	Қ	Ӄ	Ҡ	Ҟ
Ҝ	Ԟ	Ԛ	Ӆ	Ԓ	Ԡ	Ԉ
Ԕ	Ӎ	Ӊ	Ң	Ӈ	Ҥ	Ԣ
Ԋ	Ӧ	Ө	Ӫ	Ҩ	Ҧ	Ҏ
Ԗ	Ҫ	Ԍ	Ҭ	Ԏ	Ӯ	Ӱ
Ӳ	Ү	Ұ	Ҳ	Ӽ	Ӿ	Һ
Ҵ	Ҷ	Ӵ	Ӌ	Ҹ	Ҽ	Ҿ
Ӹ	Ҍ	Ӭ	Ԙ	Ԝ	Ӏ
Old letters
Ҁ	Ѻ	ОУ	Ѡ	Ѿ	Ѣ	Ꙗ
Ѥ	Ѧ	Ѫ	Ѩ	Ѭ	Ѯ	Ѱ
Ѳ	Ѵ	Ꙟ
List of Cyrillic letters
Cyrillic digraphs

O (О, о) is the fourteenth letter in the Cyrillic alphabet. It makes an "o" sound, much like the "o" in the English word "go." This letter is a vowel and is very common in many languages.

It came from the Greek letter omicron and looks just like the Roman letter O.

The Cyrillic Letter O

The letter O is a fundamental part of the Cyrillic alphabet. It represents a simple vowel sound. This sound is usually pronounced like the "o" in "boat" or "go" in languages such as Russian and Ukrainian. Sometimes, its pronunciation can change depending on where it is in a word.

Where is the Cyrillic O Used?

The Cyrillic alphabet is used in many countries around the world. These include Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Serbia, and North Macedonia. The letter O appears in almost every word in these languages. It helps form many common words and names. For example, in Russian, "О" is used in words like "дом" (dom), meaning "house."

History of the Letter O

The Cyrillic alphabet was created in the 9th century. It was developed by followers of Saints Cyril and Methodius. They based many of its letters on the Greek alphabet. The letter O is a direct copy of the Greek letter Omicron. The shape of the letter O has stayed almost the same for centuries. It has been used in many different writing styles over time. This shows how important and stable its form is.

Related pages

• Omicron (letter)
• O

See also

In Spanish: О para niños