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What did the ancient Greek alphabet look like starting from a to z?
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∙ 14y ago
It doesn't go from a to z, but alpha to omega. alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- to see the ancient greek alphabet, go here: http://www.ancientscripts.com/greek.html to see the current greek alphabet, go here: http://www.physlink.com/reference/GreekAlphabet.cfm
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What advantages does a phonetic alphabet like Greek have over pictorial writing like hieroglyphics?
The advantages of a phonetic alphabet has is that it was less complicated to read and understand. Writings such as Chinese or hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt have thousands of different symbols that can be easily confused with others.
Are Roman and Greek writing the same?
If by writing you mean the alphabet, they were similar when the Greeks used their western alphabet (there was also an eastern one). The Latins, like the Etruscans and all other peoples of ancient Italy adopted and adapted the western Greek alphabet which was brought to Italy by Greeks who settled in southern Italy.
What are ancient Greek words that start with letter J?
Trick question - there is no letter J in the Greek alphabet - j is an English replacement of I, easier to say by non-Greeks, like Jason or Jupiter in Greek is Iason and Iupiter
What is the rest of the alphabet after alpha beta?
This sounds like you want the Greek alphabet - origin of ours is in Ancient Greece. If you want the Greek alphabet, it is as follows: alpha beta gamma delta epsilon zeta eta theta iota kappa lambda mu nu xi omicron pi rho sigma tau upsilon phi chi psi omega
Did ancient Greek made buckets?
Ancient greek make many buckets, ancient greek like Larry Bird. Ancient greek make so many bucket, now in hall of fame.
21st letter of the greek alphabet?
The seventh letter of the greek alphabet is eta In modern Greek its η,Η (Eta) In ancient Greek it was ζ,Ζ (Zeta). That is because the ancient 6, which was the ''στ,ΣΤ'' is no longer used.
What does alpha mean in Greek?
The whole Greek (or more accurate Hellenic) alphabet is a type of pray or enchanting. The alphabet in today's Greece (Hellas) is consistent of 24 instead of 27 letters of the Ancient Ionian Alphabet (there were many ancient greek alphabets once).
What advantages does a phonetic alphabet like Greek have over pictorial writing like hieroglyphics?
The advantages of a phonetic alphabet has is that it was less complicated to read and understand. Writings such as Chinese or hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt have thousands of different symbols that can be easily confused with others.
Four-digit number which might be found near the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?
the fourth letter of the greek alphabet is ''δ'' upper case ''Δ'' which in ancient greek was the number 4. If it was written like this '',δ'' or '',Δ'' it was the number 4000.
Ancient Greece starting with the letter y?
Trick question. Y is not a letter of the Greek alphabet. That type of word starts with the letter I (IOTA), which does the job for words which now start with J or Y, as in Iesous (Greek) = Yeshua (Jewish) = Jesus (English). The Greek letter which looks like a Y is UPSILON and has the equivalent sound of our HU, as in HYPNOS = sleep, as in hypnotise.
What did the Spartans writing look like?
The Spartans, like the rest of Ancient Greece, wrote and spoke in Ancient Greek which uses its own alphabet. To see that alphabet, go to microsoft word and change the font to "symbol". Although they probably had their own dialect, there isn't any one which we know of.
Are Roman and Greek writing the same?
If by writing you mean the alphabet, they were similar when the Greeks used their western alphabet (there was also an eastern one). The Latins, like the Etruscans and all other peoples of ancient Italy adopted and adapted the western Greek alphabet which was brought to Italy by Greeks who settled in southern Italy.
What are ancient Greek words that start with letter J?
Trick question - there is no letter J in the Greek alphabet - j is an English replacement of I, easier to say by non-Greeks, like Jason or Jupiter in Greek is Iason and Iupiter
What was the Greek alphabet used for?
Words, that's like asking what is the English alphabet used for
Is Greek language hard to learn?
No it's not hard to learn. It's really easy.... If You're Greek. Or half Greek or at least have some sort of Greek in you. You need to know the alphabet. The Greek Alphabet does not have al of the English alphabet. So you can't really write down all the alphabet in English and in Greek... Unless you are especially talented at the Greek alphabet like me then you can learn very easily.
What did ancient Greek theaters look like?
What did the Ancient Greek Theatres look like?
Where does the word alphabet originate from?
The English alphabet was formed when the Romans invaded Anglo-Saxon England. The Anglo-Saxons already had a runic alphabet with their Old English but quickly absorbed the Latin. Anglo-Saxon Old English was comprised of runes, or symbols for sounds, much like the Latin alphabet so it was easy for them to combine.
