Friday, August 14, 2015

The Greek alphabet

 The Greek alphabet has twenty-four letters.
FormNameEquivalentsSound
as in
Ααἄλφαalphaaă: aha; ā: father
Βββῆταbētabbeg
Γγγάμμαgammaggo
Δδδέλταdeltaddig
Εεεἶ, ἔ (ἒ ψι_λόν)ĕpsīlonĕmet
Ζζζῆταzētazdaze
ΗηἦταētaēFr. fête
Θθ, υθῆταthētaththin
Ιιἰῶταiōtaiĕ: meteor; ī: police
Κκκάππαkappac, kkin
Λλλάμβδαlambdallet
Μμμῦmummet
Νννῦnunnet
Ξξξεῖ (ξῖ)xixlax
Οοοὖ, ὄ (ὂ μι_κρόν)ŏmīcronŏobey
Πππεῖ (πῖ)pippet
Ρρῥῶrhorrun
Σς, ςσίγμαsigmassuch
Ττταῦtauttar
Υυὖ (ὖ ψι_λόν)üpsīlon(u) yŭ: Fr. tu; ū: Fr. sûr
Φφφεῖ (φῖ)phiphgraphic
Χχχεῖ (χῖ)chichGerm. machen
Ψψψεῖ (ψῖ)psipsgypsum
Ωωὦ (ὦ μέγα)ōmĕgaōnote

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