Ϙ

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Ϙ U+03D8, Ϙ
GREEK LETTER ARCHAIC KOPPA
ϗ
[U+03D7]
Greek and Coptic ϙ
[U+03D9]

Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤒 (q, qoph)

Letter[edit]

Ϙ (Q) (upper case, lower case ϙ)

  1. (historical) The letter koppa/qoppa, used for the sound /k/ before /o/ and /u/.
  2. Corinth

Descendants[edit]

  • Q in the Roman alphabet
  • Ҁ in the Cyrillic alphabet

See also[edit]