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Alpha (uppercase Α, lowercase α; Greek: Αλφα) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 1. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Aleph. Letters that arose from Alpha include the Latin A and the Cyrillic letter А. | |||
In both Classical Greek and Modern Greek, alpha represents the Open front unrounded vowel, /a/. | |||
Revision as of 07:28, 15 March 2009
Alpha (uppercase Α, lowercase α; Greek: Αλφα) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 1. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Aleph. Letters that arose from Alpha include the Latin A and the Cyrillic letter А.
In both Classical Greek and Modern Greek, alpha represents the Open front unrounded vowel, /a/.