Greek Alphabet: Difference between revisions
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| Greek Letter||IPA (Homeric)||IPA (Classical)||English||Greek Name||English Name | | Greek Letter||IPA (Homeric)||IPA (Classical)||English||Greek Name||English Name | ||
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| Α, α||[a]||[ɑ]||a | | Α, α||[a]||[ɑ]||a (f''a''ther)||ἄλφα||alpha | ||
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| Β, β||[b]||[b]||b (''b''et)||βῆτα||beta | | Β, β||[b]||[b]||b (''b''et)||βῆτα||beta | ||
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| Θ, θ||[tʰ]||[tʰ]|| t!<sup>4</sup> (top)||θῆτα||theta | | Θ, θ||[tʰ]||[tʰ]|| t!<sup>4</sup> (top)||θῆτα||theta | ||
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| Ι, ι||[ɪ, i:]||[ɪ, i:]||ǐ | | Ι, ι||[ɪ, i:]||[ɪ, i:]||ǐ (h''i''t), ee (s''ee''m)||ἰῶτα||iota | ||
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| Κ, κ||[k]||[k]||k (s''k''ip)||κάππα||kappa | | Κ, κ||[k]||[k]||k (s''k''ip)||κάππα||kappa | ||
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| Ν, ν||[n]||[n]||n (''n''o)||νῦ||nu | | Ν, ν||[n]||[n]||n (''n''o)||νῦ||nu | ||
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| Ξ, ξ||[kʰs]||[kʰs]||x | | Ξ, ξ||[kʰs]||[kʰs]||x (a''x''e)||ξῖ||xi | ||
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| Ο, ο||[o]||[o]||ǒ (t''o''p) short o||ὂμῑκρόν||omicron | | Ο, ο||[o]||[o]||ǒ (t''o''p) short o||ὂμῑκρόν||omicron | ||
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| Ρ, ρ||[r]||[r]||r ('Scottish' r)||ῥῶ||rho | | Ρ, ρ||[r]||[r]||r ('Scottish' r)||ῥῶ||rho | ||
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| Σ, σ, ς | | Σ, σ, ς||[s]||[s]||s (sit)||σίγμα||sigma | ||
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| Τ, τ||[t]||[t]||t (s''t''op)||ταῦ||tau | | Τ, τ||[t]||[t]||t (s''t''op)||ταῦ||tau | ||
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| Υ, υ||[u]||[y]||u | | Υ, υ||[u]||[y]||u (r''u''n)||ὒψῑλόν||upsilon | ||
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| Φ, φ||[pʰ]||[pʰ]||p! | | Φ, φ||[pʰ]||[pʰ]||p! (to''ph''at)||φῖ||phi | ||
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| Χ, χ||[kʰ]||[kʰ]||c! | | Χ, χ||[kʰ]||[kʰ]||c! (Scottish lo''ch'')||χῖ||chi | ||
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| Ψ, ψ||[pʰs]||[pʰs]||ps | | Ψ, ψ||[pʰs]||[pʰs]||ps (a''ps''e)||ψῖ||psi | ||
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| Ω, ω||[o:]||[ɔ:]||ō (l''ow'') long o||ὦμέγα||omega | | Ω, ω||[o:]||[ɔ:]||ō (l''ow'') long o||ὦμέγα||omega | ||
Revision as of 12:18, 21 January 2015
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 | Greek Name | English Name |
| Α, α | [a] | [ɑ] | a (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) | ἔψῑλόν | 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:] | ǐ (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] | x (axe) | ξῖ | xi |
| Ο, ο | [o] | [o] | ǒ (top) short o | ὂμῑκρόν | omicron |
| Π, π | [p] | [p] | p (spot) | πῖ | pi |
| Ρ, ρ | [r] | [r] | r ('Scottish' r) | ῥῶ | rho |
| Σ, σ, ς | [s] | [s] | s (sit) | σίγμα | sigma |
| Τ, τ | [t] | [t] | t (stop) | ταῦ | tau |
| Υ, υ | [u] | [y] | u (run) | ὒψῑλόν | upsilon |
| Φ, φ | [pʰ] | [pʰ] | p! (tophat) | φῖ | phi |
| Χ, χ | [kʰ] | [kʰ] | c! (Scottish loch) | χῖ | chi |
| Ψ, ψ | [pʰs] | [pʰs] | ps (apse) | ψῖ | psi |
| Ω, ω | [o:] | [ɔ:] | ō (low) long o | ὦμέγα | omega |