ὖ ψιλόν
See also: ύψιλον
Ancient Greek
| previous letter ταῦ |
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following letter φεῖ |
| Υ υ – English: upsilon | ||
Etymology
Shape from Phoenician 𐤅 (w), whence also digamma ϝ (w). Name is Koine Greek: ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón) means "plain υ," in order to distinguish it from οι (oi), which had become identical in pronunciation. Displaced earlier ὖ (û).
Pronunciation
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /y psiˈlon/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /y psiˈlon/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /y psiˈlon/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /i psiˈlon/
- Homophone: ὑψηλόν (hupsēlón) (Koine and later)
Noun
ὖ ψῑλόν • (û psīlón) n (indeclinable)
- (Koine) upsilon, the name for the twentieth letter Υ, υ of the Ancient Greek alphabet.
See also
- Appendix:Greek alphabet
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