ἒ ψιλόν
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Ancient Greek[edit]
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Ε ε – English: epsilon |
Etymology[edit]
Shape from Phoenician 𐤄 (h). Name is Koine Greek: ἒ ψιλόν means "plain ε," in order to distinguish it from αι, which had become identical in pronunciation. Displaced earlier εἶ (eî).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /e psiˈlon/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /e psiˈlon/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /e psiˈlon/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /e psiˈlon/
Noun[edit]
ἒ ψῑλόν • (è psīlón) n (indeclinable)
- epsilon, the name for the fifth letter Ε, ε of the Ancient Greek alphabet.
Descendants[edit]
- Greek: έψιλον (épsilon)
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