The apostrophe is placed before
я,
ю,
є,
ї: • After the letters denoting the labial solid consonant sounds
б,
п,
в,
м,
ф, if they are not preceded by another consonant (except
р), which would belong to the
root:
, , , , , , , , , ; , , , , . If the consonant in front of the labial belongs to the prefix, then the apostrophe is also placed:
, , , , , . • After a solid
р at the end of the composition:
, , , , , ; , , . • After
к in the word and its derivatives:
, , . • After prefixes and the first part of compound words ending in a solid consonant:
, , , , , , , , , , , ; , , . The apostrophe is not placed: • We do not write an apostrophe when there is another letter (except p) in front of the letter to denote the lip sound, which belongs to the root (base):
, , , , , , , , ; but:
, , , . • We do not write an apostrophe when
ря,
рю,
рє mean a combination of soft
р with the following
а, у, е:
, , , , , , , , . • After prefixes with a final consonant before the following
і, е, а, о, у, we do not write the apostrophe:
, , , , , . • We write an apostrophe in words of foreign origin and derivatives before
я, ю, є, ї, which denote the combination of the sound // with the following vowel: • After consonants
б, п, в, м, ф, г, к, х, ж, ч, ш, р:
б’єф, комп’ю́тер, п’єдеста́л, інтерв’ю́, прем’є́р, кар’є́ра; П’ємо́нт, П’яче́нца, Рив’є́ра, Ак’я́б, Іх’я́мас, Ях’я́; Барб’є́, Б’ю́кенен, Донаг’ю, Женев’є́ва, Ф’є́золе, Монтеск’є́, Руж’є́, Фур’є; • After the final consonant in the prefixes: ''
ад'ютант, кон'юнктивіт, кон'юнктура, ін'єкція,
диз’ю́нкція.'' • The apostrophe is not spelled: • In front of the digraph
йo:
курйо́з,
серйо́зний; • When
я,
ю denote the softening of the previous consonant before a, y:
бязь,
бюдже́т,
бюро́,
кюве́т,
пюпі́тр,
резюмé,
мюри́д,
фюзеля́ж,
рюкза́к,
рюш,
Барбю́с,
Бюффо́н,
Вю́ртембергґ,
Мю́ллер,
Гюґо́,
Рюдберґ. == Apostrophe in surnames ==