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U+1F24, ἤ
GREEK SMALL LETTER ETA WITH PSILI AND OXIA
Composition:η [U+03B7] + ◌̓ [U+0313] + ◌́ [U+0301]

[U+1F23]
Greek Extended
[U+1F25]

Ancient Greek[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Proto-Hellenic *ēwe, from Proto-Indo-European *-wē (or).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Conjunction[edit]

()

  1. or
  2. than, as (in a comparative construction)

Usage notes[edit]

The pair ἤ... (ḗ... ê) means ‘either... or...’ or ‘whether... or...’.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: ή (í)

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