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Greek alphabet en · NOUN

Meanings

1. The 24-letter alphabet of the Greek language, first adopted by Athens in 403 BC and now consisting of the following upper- (majuscule) and lower-case (minuscule) pairs
   • Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
2. (countable, historical) Other (epichoric) forms of this alphabet, both prior and subsequent, sometimes they include
   • variant letter pairs such as Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ϛ ϛ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϳ ϳ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ϟ ϟ, Ͳ ͳ, Ϡ ϡ, Ϸ ϸ
   • variant letters such as ℩, ς

Forms

Hyponyms

Attic alphabet (epichoric alphabets) · Old Attic alphabet (epichoric alphabets) · Euboean alphabet (epichoric alphabets) · Ionic alphabet (epichoric alphabets) · Corinthian alphabet (epichoric alphabets)

Relateds

Greek number and measurement · Wiktionary:Greek transliteration and Ancient Greek romanization and pronunciation

Synonyms

Ionic alphabet (imprecise) · Grek (ISO) · Euclidean alphabet