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Lower Case Upper Case Name Traditional English Transliteration Modern Greek PronunciationReconstructed Classical Pronunciation (before 300 BC/BCE)
Alpha a a as in father a as in father
Beta b v as in vote b as in boat
Gamma g g as in go, but before vowels such as iota and epsilon, y as in yet, and before gamma, kappa, xi, or chi, n as in sing g as in go, but before gamma, kappa, xi, or chi, n as in sing
Delta d th as in then (but not thin); contrast theta below d as in dog
E-psilon e e as in set e as in set
Zeta z z as in zoo sd as in wisdom (Notice that the s is voiced like the z in zoo)
Eta e ee (/i/) as in meet e as in set, but held longer
Theta th th as in thin (but not then); contrast delta above asperated t as in top (but not as in stop)
Iota i ee (/i/) as in meet or y as in yet short iota as i in it; long iota as ee (/i/) in meet
Kappa k ck as in sack unaspirated ck as in nickle, but not aspirated k as in kite
Lambda l /l/ as in light /l/ as in light
Mu m /m/ as in mouse /m/ as in mouse
Nu n /n/ as in nose /n/ as in nose
Xi ks /ks/ as in kicks or x as in ax /ks/ as in kicks or x as in ax
O-micron o /o/ as in tote or boat /o/ as in tote or boat
Pi p /p/ as in pan unaspirated p as in sap, but not aspirated as in pass
Rho r /r/ more like the Spanish trilled r than English r. a trilled /r/ like the Spanish r, not like English r.
Sigma s /s/ as in sister /s/ as in sister, but z as in zoo before beta, gamma, delta, and mu
Tau t unaspirated /t/ as in stop (but unlike top) unaspirated /t/ as in stop (but unlike top)
U-psilon u or y Like German ü short upsilon like the u in French tu; long upsilon has the same sound, but held twice as long
Phi pH /f/ as in fan or pHone aspirated p as in pot (not as in spot)
Chi ch Not found in English. Much like Spanish "j". aspirated k as in kit, but not in skit
Psi PS /PS/ as in liPS /PS/ as in liPS
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/o/ as in tote like the vowel sound in caught, but not like the vowel sound in cot. If you pronounce caught and cot the same, click here.
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How many letters in ancient greek alphabet?
There are 24 letters in the Greek Alphabet
How many letters are in the greek word alphabet?
The Greek word "alphabet" has 8 letters.
How is the word alphabet related to the letters of the greek alphabet?
the first 2 letter in the greek alphabet is alpha and beta Alpha from Alpha Bet from Beta
Which word is based on the Greek alphabet?
The word "alphabet" itself comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, "alpha" and "beta."
Does the the word alphabet come from the last 2 greek letters?
from the greek words alpha and beta, the first 2 letters of the greek alphabet.
How may letters does the Greek alphabet have?
24 letters.
Is there a letter missing from the greek alphabet and the English alphabet?
No there are no missing letters from the Latin Alphabet for English. There are also no letters missing from the Greek Alphabet. Both alphabets are in tact.
Wich word comes from combining the first two letters of the greek alphabet?
The first two letters of the Greek alphabet are:Αα AlphaΒβ Beta... so the word is... alphabet (a collection of symbols for a written language).
Which word comes from combining the first to letters of the greek alphabet?
The first two letters of the Greek alphabet are "alpha" and "beta," so the word you're looking for is "alphabet."
Why does the Greek Alphabet have no 6?
Because "6" is a number, and the Greek alphabet only contains letters.
How many letters are there in the Russian and Greek alphebets?
The Russian alphabet consists of 33 letters, while the Greek alphabet has 24 letters.
How many greek alphabets are there?
There is only one Greek alphabet in use today.
