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alphabets
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The Greek alphabet
| Α |
α |
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a |
sound in father |
| Β |
β |
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v |
sound in van |
| Γ |
γ |
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y |
sound in you |
| Δ |
δ |
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th |
sound in them |
| Ε |
ε |
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e |
sound in red |
| Ζ |
ζ |
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z |
sound in zip |
| Η |
η |
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i |
sound like 'ee' in fee |
| Θ |
θ |
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th |
sound in theme |
| Ι |
ι |
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i |
sound like 'ee' in fee |
| Κ |
κ |
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k |
sound in kit |
| Λ |
λ |
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l |
sound in leg |
| Μ |
μ |
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m |
sound in mat |
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| Ν |
ν |
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n |
sound in nut |
| Ξ |
ξ |
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x |
sound in box |
| Ο |
ο |
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o |
sound in rode |
| Π |
π |
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p |
sound in pin |
| Ρ |
ρ |
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r |
sound in rat (always rolled) |
| Σ |
σ ς |
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s |
sound in sun |
| Τ |
τ |
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t |
sound in top |
| Υ |
υ |
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i |
sound like 'ee' in fee |
| Φ |
φ |
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f |
sound in fan |
| Χ |
χ |
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h |
sound in loch (aspirated) |
| Ψ |
ψ |
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ps |
sound in tips |
| Ω |
ω |
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o |
sound in rode |
second lowercase 's' - ς - is used only at the end of words
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Phonetic variations
| αι |
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sounds like 'e' in red |
| αυ |
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on next consonant, 'af' or 'av' |
| ει |
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sounds like 'ee' in fee |
| ευ |
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on next consonant, 'ef' or 'ev' |
| οι |
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sounds like 'ee' in fee |
| ου |
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sounds like 'ou' in tour |
short straight lines over lowercase vowels
to be pronounced slightly higher in pitch
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| γγ |
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sounds like 'ng' in range |
| γκ |
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beginning word like 'g' in get |
| γκ |
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mid-word like 'ng' in range |
| μπ |
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beginning word like 'b' in bat |
| μπ |
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mid-word like 'mb' in amber |
| ντ |
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beginning word like 'd' in dog |
| ντ |
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mid-word like 'nd' in end |
| τσ |
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sounds like 'ts' in bits |
| τζ |
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sounds like 'j' in jet |
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Names of letters
| Α |
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Alpha |
| Β |
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Beta |
| Γ |
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Gamma |
| Δ |
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Delta |
| Ε |
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Epsilon |
| Ζ |
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Zeta |
| Η |
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Eta |
| Θ |
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Theta |
| Ι |
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Iota |
| Κ |
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Kappa |
| Λ |
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Lambda |
| Μ |
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Mu |
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| Ν |
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Nu |
| Ξ |
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Xi |
| Ο |
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Omicron |
| Π |
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Pi |
| Ρ |
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Rho |
| Σ |
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Sigma |
| Τ |
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Tau |
| Υ |
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Upsilon |
| Φ |
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Phi |
| Χ |
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Chi |
| Ψ |
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Psi |
| Ω |
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Omega |
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The Greek alphabet as defined on this web page
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character set: |
UTF-8 |
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primary font face: |
unspecified (CSS defaults to arial) |
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special characters: |
enter as ampersand, hash, 3-digit number, semi-colon:
| Α to Ρ |
= |
Α to Ρ |
| Σ to Ω |
= |
Σ to Ω |
| α to ρ |
= |
α to ρ |
| σ |
= |
σ |
| ς |
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ς |
| τ to ω |
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τ to ω |
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