θῆτα

See also: θήτα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from the Greek pronunciation of the Phoenician letter teth (tˁ).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰɛ̂ː.ta/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰe.ta/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθi.ta/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈθi.ta/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθi.ta/

Noun

θῆτᾰ • (thêta) n (genitive θήτᾰτος); ? declension

Theta, the 8th letter of the Euclidean alphabet (majuscule Θ, minuscule θ), classically denoting an aspirated t (tʰ) and usually romanized as "th".

Usage notes

While typically indeclinable, a genitive singular θήτᾰτος (thḗtatos) and θήτᾰτες (thḗtates) are attested.

Derived terms

(Modern Greek) θήτα (thḗta)
(English) theta

References

θῆτα in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
θῆτα in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
θῆτα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

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