Open-mid front rounded vowel

The open-mid front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is œ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is 9. The symbol œ is a ligature of the letters o and e. Note that ɶ, a small version of the capital Œ ligature, is used for the open front rounded vowel.

Features

Its vowel height is open-mid, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between an open vowel and a mid vowel.
Its vowel backness is front, which means the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
Its vowel roundedness is rounded, which means that the lips are rounded.

Language	Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Auvergnat	pueissa		'then'	Southern dialect
Azeri	öküz		'ox'
Cantonese	想/soeng2		'to want'	See Standard Cantonese
Danish	høne		'hen'	See Danish phonology
Faroese	løgdu		'laid' (pl.)
French	jeune		'young'	See French phonology
German	Hölle		'hell'	See German phonology
Hungarian	könny		'tear'	See Hungarian phonology
Icelandic	þö		'however'
Norwegian	øl		'beer'	See Norwegian phonology
Swedish	nött		'worn' (past part. s.)	See Swedish phonology
Turkish	gör	[gœɾ]	'see' (imp.)
Western Lombard	fioeu	[fjœː]	'son'	Old Milanese; now allophone of ø