The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet.
[Greek nū, of Phoenician origin.]
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[Greek nū, of Phoenician origin.]
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[NEUH] French for "naked," which in the wine trade refers to the price of wine without cask or bottles.
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The Greek letter nu. Entries beginning with this character are alphabetized under nu.
nu (nū, nyū)(Symbol nu) The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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The noun has one meaning:
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the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet
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| Greek alphabet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Αα | Alpha | Νν | Nu |
| Ββ | Beta | Ξξ | Xi |
| Γγ | Gamma | Οο | Omicron |
| Δδ | Delta | Ππ | Pi |
| Εε | Epsilon | Ρρ | Rho |
| Ζζ | Zeta | Σσς | Sigma |
| Ηη | Eta | Ττ | Tau |
| Θθ | Theta | Υυ | Upsilon |
| Ιι | Iota | Φφ | Phi |
| Κκ | Kappa | Χχ | Chi |
| Λλ | Lambda | Ψψ | Psi |
| Μμ | Mu | Ωω | Omega |
| Obsolete letters | |||
| Digamma | Qoppa | ||
| San | Sampi | ||
| Other characters | |||
| Stigma | Sho | ||
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Nu (uppercase Ν, lowercase ν; also transcribed as Ny; modern Greek: Νι [ni] Ni), is the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 50. Its Latin Alphabet equivalent is N, though the lowercase resembles the Roman lowercase v.
The name of the letter is written νῦ in in Ancient Greek and traditional Modern Greek polytonic orthography, while in Modern Greek it is sometimes written νι [ni]. In English, the name of the letter is pronounced /ˈnuː/ or /ˈnjuː/.
The lower-case letter ν is used as a symbol for:
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