The Ancient-Greek Alphabet

The Ancient-Greek Alphabet:

The Ancient-Greek Alphabet comprises 24 letters: one letter for each hour of the day.

The Ancient-Greek Alphabet:
Uppercase: Lowercase: Ancient-Greek Letter Name: Ancient-Greek Letter Name Transliterated: I.P.A. Symbol:
Α α άλφα álpha short = /ɑ/ ; long = /aː/ ; /ɑː/
Β β βῆτα bē̃ta /b/
Γ γ γάμμα gámma /ɡ/
Δ δ δέλτα délta /d/
Ε ε ἒ ψῑλόν è psīlón /ɛ/
Ζ ζ ζῆτα zē̃ta /zd/ ; /sd/
Η η ἦτα ē̃ta /ɛː/ ; /eː/
Θ θ θῆτα thē̃ta /tʰ/
Ι ι ἰῶτα iō̃ta short = /ɪ/ ; long = /ɪː/ ; /iː/
Κ κ κάππα káppa /k/
Λ λ λάμβδα lámbda /l/
Μ μ μῦ ; μῡ̃ mũ /m/
Ν ν νῦ ; νῡ̃ nũ /n/
Ξ ξ ξεῖ / ξῖ xeĩ / xĩ /ks/
Ο ο ὸ μῑκρόν ò mīkrón /ɔ/
Π π πεῖ / πῖ peĩ / pĩ /p/
Ρ ρ ῥῶ rhō̃ /r/
Σ σ ; ς σίγμα sígma /s/
Τ τ ταῦ taũ /t/
Υ υ ὒ ψῑλόν ù psīlón short = /ʊ/ ; long = /ʊː/ ; /uː/
Φ φ φεῖ / φῖ pheĩ / phĩ /pʰ/
Χ χ χεῖ / χῖ cheĩ / chĩ /kʰ/
Ψ ψ ψεῖ / ψῖ pseĩ / psĩ /ps/
Ω ω ὦ μέγα ō̃ méga /ɔː/

    Table 1: The Ancient-Greek alphabet.

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