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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