# hard sign

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The Cyrillic letter Ъ/ъ, which in modern languages serves to denote a hard (non-palatalized) consonant.

## Etymology
Calque of Russian твёрдый знак (tvjórdyj znak).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hard-sign