η

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The Universal Character Set

Unicode name	GREEK SMALL LETTER ETA
Codepoint	U+03B7
ζ ← Greek and Coptic → θ

Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 1.2 See also 2 Greek 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Letter 2.3.1 See also 2.3.2 Derived terms 2.4 Article 2.4.1 Inflection

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Symbol

η

1. (physics) the metric tensor in Quantum Field Theory.

[edit] See also

• Η on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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[edit] Greek

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /i/

[edit] Etymology

Derived from its majuscule counterpart Η, from the Phoenician letter 𐤇, heth.

[edit] Letter

η (lowercase, uppercase Η)

1. Lower-case eta, the eighth letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. Its name was ἦτα and it represented a long open-mid front unrounded vowel: IPA: /ɛː/. It is preceded by ζ and followed by θ.
2. Lower-case eta, the seventh letter of the modern Greek alphabet. Its name is ήτα and it represents a close front unrounded vowel: IPA: /i/. It is preceded by ζ and followed by θ.

[edit] See also

• Greek script: Αα    Ββ    Γγ    Δδ    Εε    Ζζ    Ηη    Θθ    Ιι    Κκ    Λλ    Μμ    Νν    Ξξ    Οο    Ππ    Ρρ    Σσς    Ττ    Υυ    Φφ    Χχ    Ψψ    Ωω

[edit] Derived terms

• η', ,η
• h, H (Roman)
• и, И (Cyrillic)
• й, Й (Cyrillic)
• ⲏ, Ⲏ (Coptic)

[edit] Article

η (i)

1. the, Feminine, nominative singular of ο.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Gender	masc.	fem.	neut.	masc.	fem.	neut.
Nominative	ο	η	το	οι	οι	τα
Genitive	του	της	του	των	των	των
Accusative	τον	τη, την1	το	τους	τις	τα
1  The second form must be used before vowels or                     the consonants: κ, ξ, π, τ, ψ, γκ, ντ, μπ.