The Greek alphabet has twenty-four letters.
Form | Name | Equivalents | Sound | ||
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Α | α | ἄλφα | alpha | a | ă: aha; ā: father |
Β | β | βῆτα | bēta | b | beg |
Γ | γ | γάμμα | gamma | g | go |
Δ | δ | δέλτα | delta | d | dig |
Ε | ε | εἶ, ἔ (ἒ ψι_λόν) | ĕpsīlon | ĕ | met |
Ζ | ζ | ζῆτα | zēta | z | daze |
Η | η | ἦτα | ēta | ē | Fr. fête |
Θ | θ, υ | θῆτα | thēta | th | thin |
Ι | ι | ἰῶτα | iōta | i | ĕ: meteor; ī: police |
Κ | κ | κάππα | kappa | c, k | kin |
Λ | λ | λάμβδα | lambda | l | let |
Μ | μ | μῦ | mu | m | met |
Ν | ν | νῦ | nu | n | net |
Ξ | ξ | ξεῖ (ξῖ) | xi | x | lax |
Ο | ο | οὖ, ὄ (ὂ μι_κρόν) | ŏmīcron | ŏ | obey |
Π | π | πεῖ (πῖ) | pi | p | pet |
Ρ | ρ | ῥῶ | rho | r | run |
Σ | ς, ς | σίγμα | sigma | s | such |
Τ | τ | ταῦ | tau | t | tar |
Υ | υ | ὖ (ὖ ψι_λόν) | üpsīlon | (u) y | ŭ: Fr. tu; ū: Fr. sûr |
Φ | φ | φεῖ (φῖ) | phi | ph | graphic |
Χ | χ | χεῖ (χῖ) | chi | ch | Germ. machen |
Ψ | ψ | ψεῖ (ψῖ) | psi | ps | gypsum |
Ω | ω | ὦ (ὦ μέγα) | ōmĕga | ō | note |
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