ὖ ψιλόν

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See also: ύψιλον

Ancient Greek

 previous
    letter

  ταῦ  
 following
    letter

  φεῖ  
Υ υ   –   English: upsilon

Etymology

Shape from Phoenician 𐤅 (w‬), whence also digamma ϝ (w). Name is Greek: ψιλόν (û psilón) means "plain υ," in order to distinguish it from οι (oi), which had become identical in pronunciation. Displaced earlier (û).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὖ ψῑλόν (û psīlónn (indeclinable)

  1. (Koine) upsilon, the name for the twenty-first letter Υ, υ of the Ancient Greek alphabet.

Derived terms

  • Greek: ύψιλον (ýpsilon)
  • English: upsilon

See also