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The Greek alphabet is a set of twenty-four letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BCE. It is the first and oldest alphabet in the narrow sense that it notes each vowel and consonant with a separate symbol. It is as such in continuous use to this day. The letters were also used to represent Greek numerals, beginning in the 2nd century BCE. | The Greek alphabet is a set of twenty-four letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BCE. It is the first and oldest alphabet in the narrow sense that it notes each vowel and consonant with a separate symbol. It is as such in continuous use to this day. The letters were also used to represent Greek numerals, beginning in the 2nd century BCE. | ||
== Classical Pronunciation == | |||
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| Greek Letter||IPA (Homeric)||IPA (Classical)||English||Name||English Name | |||
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| Α, α||[a]||[ɑ]||a<sup>1</sup> (f''a''ther)||ἄλφα||alpha | |||
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| Β, β||[b]||[b]||b (''b''et)||βῆτα||beta | |||
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| Γ, γ||[g, ŋ]||[g, ŋ]||g (''g''et), ng (ki''ng'') wherever it precedes γ, κ, ξ, or χ<sup>2</sup>||γάμμα||gamma | |||
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< | | Δ, δ||[d]||[d]||d (''d''og)||δέλτα||delta | ||
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| Ε, ε||[e]||[é]||ě (p''e''t)||ἔ ψῑλόν||epsilon | |||
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< | | Ζ, ζ||[dʲ, gʲ]||[zd]||z<sup>3</sup> (wi''sd''om)||ζῆτα||zeta | ||
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< | | Η, η||[ɑ:]||[ε:]||ai (h''ai'r)||ἦτα||eta | ||
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| Θ, θ||[tʰ]||[tʰ]|| t!<sup>4</sup> (top)||θῆτα||theta | |||
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| Ι, ι||[ɪ, i:]||[ɪ, i:]||ǐ<sup>1</sup> (h''i''t), ee (s''ee''m)||ἰῶτα||iota | |||
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| Κ, κ||[k]||[k]||k (s''k''ip)||κάππα||kappa | |||
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| Λ, λ||[l]||[l]||l (''l''ame)||λάβδα||lambda | |||
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< | | Μ, μ||[m]||[m]||m (''m''ile)||μῦ||mu | ||
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| Ν, ν||[n]||[n]||n (''n''o)||νῦ||nu | |||
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| Ξ, ξ||[kʰs]||[kʰs]||x<sup>3</sup> (a''x''e)||ξῖ||xi | |||
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< | | Ο, ο||[o]||[o]||ǒ (t''o''p) short o||ὂ μῑκρόν||omicron | ||
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| Π, π||[p]||[p]||p (s''p''ot)||πῖ||pi | |||
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< | | Ρ, ρ||[r]||[r]||r ('Scottish' r)||ῥῶ||rho | ||
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< | | Σ, σ, ς<sup>5</sup>||[s]||[s]||s (sit)||σίγμα||sigma | ||
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< | | Τ, τ||[t]||[t]||t (s''t''op)||ταῦ||tau | ||
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< | | Υ, υ||[u]||[y]||u<sup>1</sup> (r''u''n)||ὒ ψῑλόν||upsilon | ||
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| Φ, φ||[pʰ]||[pʰ]||p!<sup>4</sup> (to''ph''at)||φῖ||phi | |||
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| Χ, χ||[kʰ]||[kʰ]||c!<sup>4</sup> (Scottish lo''ch'')||χῖ||chi | |||
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| Ψ, ψ||[pʰs]||[pʰs]||ps<sup>3</sup> (a''ps''e)||ψῖ||psi | |||
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| Ω, ω||[o:]||[ɔ:]||ō (l''ow'') long o||ὦ μέγα||omega | |||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[Portal:Greek Lexicon|Greek Lexicon]] | [[Portal:Greek Lexicon|Greek Lexicon]] | ||
Revision as of 14:54, 12 December 2014
The Greek alphabet is a set of twenty-four letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BCE. It is the first and oldest alphabet in the narrow sense that it notes each vowel and consonant with a separate symbol. It is as such in continuous use to this day. The letters were also used to represent Greek numerals, beginning in the 2nd century BCE.
Classical Pronunciation
Alphabet
| Greek Letter | IPA (Homeric) | IPA (Classical) | English | Name | English Name |
| Α, α | [a] | [ɑ] | a1 (father) | ἄλφα | alpha |
| Β, β | [b] | [b] | b (bet) | βῆτα | beta |
| Γ, γ | [g, ŋ] | [g, ŋ] | g (get), ng (king) wherever it precedes γ, κ, ξ, or χ2 | γάμμα | gamma |
| Δ, δ | [d] | [d] | d (dog) | δέλτα | delta |
| Ε, ε | [e] | [é] | ě (pet) | ἔ ψῑλόν | epsilon |
| Ζ, ζ | [dʲ, gʲ] | [zd] | z3 (wisdom) | ζῆτα | zeta |
| Η, η | [ɑ:] | [ε:] | ai (hai'r) | ἦτα | eta |
| Θ, θ | [tʰ] | [tʰ] | t!4 (top) | θῆτα | theta |
| Ι, ι | [ɪ, i:] | [ɪ, i:] | ǐ1 (hit), ee (seem) | ἰῶτα | iota |
| Κ, κ | [k] | [k] | k (skip) | κάππα | kappa |
| Λ, λ | [l] | [l] | l (lame) | λάβδα | lambda |
| Μ, μ | [m] | [m] | m (mile) | μῦ | mu |
| Ν, ν | [n] | [n] | n (no) | νῦ | nu |
| Ξ, ξ | [kʰs] | [kʰs] | x3 (axe) | ξῖ | xi |
| Ο, ο | [o] | [o] | ǒ (top) short o | ὂ μῑκρόν | omicron |
| Π, π | [p] | [p] | p (spot) | πῖ | pi |
| Ρ, ρ | [r] | [r] | r ('Scottish' r) | ῥῶ | rho |
| Σ, σ, ς5 | [s] | [s] | s (sit) | σίγμα | sigma |
| Τ, τ | [t] | [t] | t (stop) | ταῦ | tau |
| Υ, υ | [u] | [y] | u1 (run) | ὒ ψῑλόν | upsilon |
| Φ, φ | [pʰ] | [pʰ] | p!4 (tophat) | φῖ | phi |
| Χ, χ | [kʰ] | [kʰ] | c!4 (Scottish loch) | χῖ | chi |
| Ψ, ψ | [pʰs] | [pʰs] | ps3 (apse) | ψῖ | psi |
| Ω, ω | [o:] | [ɔ:] | ō (low) long o | ὦ μέγα | omega |