όμικρον

See also: ὂμικρον and ὂ μικρόν

Greek

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Ο ο   –   English: omicron

Alternative forms

• ὄμικρον (ómikron) (in polytonic script)

Etymology

From Koine Greek ὂ μικρόν (ò mikrón, “small O”), in contrast to ὦ μέγα (ô méga, “big O, omega”). It took its name from the round shape of the Phoenician letter 𐤏 ayin, not from its name (like other letters: e.g. άλφα (álfa) / ἄλφα (álpha) from aleph, βήτα (víta) / βῆτα (bêta) from beth, etc.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈomikron/
• Hyphenation: ό‧μι‧κρον

Noun

όμικρον • (ómikron) n (indeclinable)

1. omicron, the 15th letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

Derived terms

• Ο΄ (“Greek numeral for 70”) (or ο΄)
• ͵Ο (“Greek numeral for 70,000”) (or ͵ο)

See also

• Ο (“capital omicron symbol”)
• ο (“lower case omicron symbol”)
• Appendix:Greek alphabet

Further reading

• όμικρον on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el