Η
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "h"
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Translingual
[edit]Symbol
[edit]Η
- (textual criticism), the Alexandrian text-type (from Hesychius, its once-supposed editor).
See also
[edit]Ancient Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Phoenician 𐤇 (ḥ, “ḥēt”).
Letter
[edit]Η • (Ē) (uppercase, lowercase η)
- The letter eta (ἦτα), the seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- (Greek-script letters) 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
- (non-Classical letters) Ϝ (W) ϝ (w), Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ (H) ͱ (h), Ϻ (S) ϻ (s), Ϟ, ϟ, Ϙ (Q) ϙ (q), Ͳ (S) ͳ (s)
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
Symbol
[edit]Η • (C)
- A digit 100 in the decimal acrophonic numeral system that predated the gematria system. An abbreviation of ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”). Equivalent to the Roman numeral C.
Usage notes
[edit]The basic acrophonic units are Ι 1, 𐅃 5, Δ 10, Η 100, Χ 1000 and Μ 10,000. Η is iterated for ΗΗ 200, ΗΗΗ 300 and ΗΗΗΗ 400, and combines with 𐅃 for 500.
Derived terms
[edit]Greek
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]Η • (I) (uppercase, lowercase η)
- The upper case letter eta (ήτα), the seventh letter of the modern Greek alphabet.
Numeral
[edit]Η • (I)
- The number eight in Greek numerals.
See also
[edit]- ͵Η (“8000”) (a Greek numeral)
Article
[edit]Η • (I)
Usage notes
[edit]When accented this letter forms a conjunction ή (í, “or”).
See also
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