Greek alphabet

See also: Appendix:Greek script

English

Noun

Greek alphabet (plural Greek alphabets)

1. The 24-letter alphabet of the Greek language, first adopted by Athens in 403 BC and now consisting of the following upper- (majuscule) and lower-case (minuscule) pairs:

   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

2. (historical, countable) Other (epichoric) forms of this alphabet, both prior and subsequent, sometimes they include:

   variant letter pairs such as Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ϛ ϛ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϳ ϳ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ϟ ϟ, Ͳ ͳ, Ϡ ϡ, Ϸ ϸ

   variant letters such as ℩, ς

Synonyms

• Euclidean alphabet, (ISO) Grek
• (imprecise) Ionic alphabet

Hyponyms

• epichoric alphabets: Attic alphabet, Corinthian alphabet, Euboean alphabet, Ionic alphabet, Old Attic alphabet, etc.

See also

• Appendix:Greek alphabet and Greek punctuation
• Greek number and measurement
• Wiktionary:Greek transliteration and Ancient Greek romanization and pronunciation