Ξ ξ Xi x Ο ο Omicron o Π π Pi p Ρ ρ Rho r Σ σ,ς * Sigma s Τ τ Tau t Υ υ Upsilon u Φ φ Phi ph Χ χ Chi ch Ψ ψ Psi ps Ω ω Omega o * Second lower case sigma letter is used in word final position.*...
Greek name of letter Upper Case Symbol Lower Case Symbol English equivalent Pronunciation Alpha Α α A A as in smart Beta Β β B V as in very Gamma Γ γ G Between Y as in yes and G as in go, but with no hard 'G' sound - more of a soft 'H' ...
and in Modern Greek asv. The pronunciation of Ancient Greekvowelsis indicated by the transliteration used by the Romans. Υ (upsilon) was written asyby the Romans, indicating that the sound was not identical to the sound of their letteri. Modern Greek υ (ípsilon) is transliterated asi, ind...
Some differences in transliteration result from changes in pronunciation of the Greek language; others reflect convention, as for example the χ (chi or khi), which was transliterated by the Romans as ch (because they lacked the letter k in their usual alphabet). In Modern Greek, however, ...
Letter Name Ancient Greek pronunciation Modern Greek pronunciation Numerical value Aα alpha a a 1 Bβ beta b v 2 Гγ gamma g g 3 (fricative) j η η Δδ delta d δ(voiced interdental) 4 Eε epsilon e e 5 Zζ zeta dz z 7 Hη eta ē i 8 Ɵθ theta th th (unvoiced...
Pronunciation - Vowels In this table, pronunciations of vowels are given with same convention as consonants. Loanwords For loanwords that contains the sounds of blue letters in first chart, those letters are used. For example: Νωβαμπαρ (Nōvambar), σ̱εκ (šēk). ...
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representing phonemes [ph] and [kh] appeared. In fact, these three letters appear almost at the same time. The order in which they are added to the alphabet is reflected in the alphabetical order. It is worth noting that many people believe that the Latin letterXuses the pronunciation of...
Greek alphabet (Classical Attic pronunciation) Note Σ= [z] before voiced consonants Archaic letters Learn the Classical Greek alphabet [top] Greek numerals and other symbols The Ancient Greeks had two numeric systems: the Acrophonic or Attic system used the letters iota, delta, gamma, eta, nu...
Pronunciation:stoy-KHI-on Phonetic Spelling:(stoy-khi'-on) Definition:Element, principle, rudiment Meaning:(a) plur: the heavenly bodies, (b) a rudiment, an element, a rudimentary principle, an elementary rule. Word Origin:From a derivative of στῐ́χω (stichō), meaning "to procee...