ὖ ψιλόν

See also: ύψιλον

Ancient Greek

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Υ υ   –   English: upsilon

Etymology

From ὖ (û), the Ancient name of the letter + ψῑλόν (psīlón, “simple”); to distinguish it from the "compound" οι (oi) which came to be pronounced the same as it in the Koine period.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὖ ψῑλόν • (û psīlón) n (indeclinable)

  1. (Koine) Upsilon, the 20th letter of the Euclidean alphabet, usually romanized as y or u.

Derived terms

See also

  • Appendix:Greek alphabet
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