Stressed and Unstressed o
Like the unstressed а, when о is unstressed and occurs in the initial syllable or in the syllable before the stress it sounds nearly like stressed а, but more subdued. In other unstressed syllables, especially after the stress, it sounds like a in above.
Single Syllable Stressed O
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волк
зло мой нос рот |
wolf
evil my; mine nose mouth |
Two Syllables - Stressed-Unstressed O
|
го́лос
до́лго со́рок то́чно фо́сфор |
voice
long forty exactly phosphorus |
Two Syllables - Unstressed-Stressed O
|
комо́к
контро́ль мото́р прото́н топо́р |
lump
control motor proton ax |
Multiple Syllables O
|
долото́
зо́лото золото́й молоко́ хорошо́ |
chisel
gold gold; golden milk well |