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Ancient Greek Alphabet & Pronunciation

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The 24 letters of the Ancient Greek alphabet with Classical (Attic) pronunciation and letter names.

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Α α - Alpha (Classical)

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  1. 1Α α - Alpha (Classical)
    Short /a/ as in 'hat', long /aː/ as in 'father'. Name: ἄλφα /álpʰa/
  2. 2Β β - Beta (Classical)
    /b/ as in 'better'. Never /v/. Name: βῆτα /bɛ̂ːta/
  3. 3Γ γ - Gamma (Classical)
    /ɡ/ as in 'get'. Before γ,κ,ξ,χ: /ŋ/ as in 'sing'. Name: γάμμα /ɡámma/
  4. 4Δ δ - Delta (Classical)
    /d/ as in 'delete'. Name: δέλτα /délta/
  5. 5Ε ε - Epsilon (Classical)
    Short /e/ as in Scottish 'great' or French été. Name: ἒ ψιλόν /è psilón/
  6. 6Ζ ζ - Zeta (Classical)
    [zd] or /dz/ as in 'wisdom' or 'adze'. Later became /z/. Name: ζῆτα /zɛ̂ːta/
  7. 7Η η - Eta (Classical)
    Long /ɛː/ as in 'net' but longer, or 'fairy'. Name: ἦτα /ɛ̂ːta/
  8. 8Θ θ - Theta (Classical)
    Aspirated /tʰ/ as in 'top' with breath. NOT /θ/ as in modern. Name: θῆτα /tʰɛ̂ːta/
  9. 9Ι ι - Iota (Classical)
    Short /i/ as in French 'vite', long /iː/ as in 'machine'. Name: ἰῶτα /iɔ̂ːta/
  10. 10Κ κ - Kappa (Classical)
    /k/ as in 'asking', completely unaspirated. Name: κάππα /káppʰa/
  11. 11Λ λ - Lambda/Labda (Classical)
    /l/ as in 'lantern'. Name: λάβδα /lábda/ (variant: λάμβδα)
  12. 12Μ μ - Mu (Classical)
    /m/ as in 'music'. Name: μῦ /mŷː/
  13. 13Ν ν - Nu (Classical)
    /n/ as in 'net'. Name: νῦ /nŷː/
  14. 14Ξ ξ - Xi (Classical)
    /ks/ as in 'fox'. Name: ξῖ /ksîː/
  15. 15Ο ο - Omicron (Classical)
    Short /o/ as in German 'ohne' or British 'call'. Name: ὂ μικρόν /ò mikrón/
  16. 16Π π - Pi (Classical)
    /p/ unaspirated as in 'spot'. Name: πῖ /pîː/
  17. 17Ρ ρ - Rho (Classical)
    Trilled /r/ as in Spanish 'carro' or tapped /ɾ/ as in Spanish 'caro'. Name: ῥῶ /rʰɔ̂ː/
  18. 18Σ σ/ς - Sigma (Classical)
    /s/ as in 'soft'. Before β,γ,μ: /z/ as in 'muse'. Word-final form: ς. Name: σίγμα /síɡma/
  19. 19Τ τ - Tau (Classical)
    /t/ unaspirated as in 'stoke'. Name: ταῦ /tâu/
  20. 20Υ υ - Upsilon (Classical)
    Short /y/ as in French 'lune' or German 'Brüder', long /yː/ as in French 'ruse'. Name: ὖ ψιλόν /ŷː psilón/
  21. 21Φ φ - Phi (Classical)
    Aspirated /pʰ/ as in 'pot'. NOT /f/. Name: φῖ /pʰîː/
  22. 22Χ χ - Chi (Classical)
    Aspirated /kʰ/ as in 'cat' with breath. NOT /x/ or /k/. Name: χῖ /kʰîː/
  23. 23Ψ ψ - Psi (Classical)
    /ps/ as in 'lapse'. Name: ψῖ /psîː/
  24. 24Ω ω - Omega (Classical)
    Long /ɔː/ as in 'saw'. Name: ὦ μέγα /ɔ̂ː méɡa/

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