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This table gives the common '''English pronunciation of Greek letters''' using the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] (see [[help:pronunciation]].) It is the pronunciation of the [[ancient Greek]] names of the [[Greek letters]] using the [[Pronunciation of Ancient Greek in teaching|English teaching pronunciation]] (traditionally called "Erasmian"). Sometimes, especially in the sciences, the vowels will be pronounced closer to the Greek, for example {{IPA|/ˈpsiː/}} instead of {{IPA|/ˈsaɪ/}} for ''psi.'' |
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto" |
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! Greek |
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! Greek <br/> name |
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! English <br/> name |
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! English <br/> pronunciation |
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! Modern Greek <br> pronunciation |
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| Α α |
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| άλφα |
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| [[Alpha (letter)|Alpha]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈælfə/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈalfa]}} |
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| Β β |
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| βήτα |
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| [[Beta (letter)|Beta]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈbiːtə/}}, US {{IPA|/ˈbeɪtə/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈvita]}} |
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| Γ γ |
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| γάμα |
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| [[Gamma (letter)|Gamma]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈɡæmə/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈɣama]}} |
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|- |
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| Δ δ |
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|δέλτα |
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| [[Delta (letter)|Delta]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈdɛltə/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈðelta]}} |
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|- |
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| Ε ε |
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| έψιλον |
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| [[Epsilon (letter)|Epsilon]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈɛpsɪlɑn/}}, UK also {{IPA|/ɛpˈsaɪlən/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈepsilon]}} |
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|- |
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| Ζ ζ |
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| ζήτα |
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| [[Zeta (letter)|Zeta]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈziːtə/}}, US {{IPA|/ˈzeɪtə/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈzita]}} |
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| Η η |
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| ήτα |
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| [[Eta (letter)|Eta]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈiːtə/}}, US {{IPA|/ˈeɪtə/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈita]}} |
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| Θ θ |
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| θήτα |
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| [[Theta (letter)|Theta]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈθiːtə/}}, US {{IPA|/ˈθeɪtə/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈθita]}} |
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|- |
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| Ι ι |
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| γιώτα |
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| [[Iota (letter)|Iota]] |
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| {{IPA|/aɪˈoʊtə/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈjota]}} |
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|- |
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| Κ κ |
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| κάππα |
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| [[Kappa (letter)|Kappa]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈkæpə/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈkapa]}} |
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| Λ λ |
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| λάμδα |
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| [[Lambda (letter)|Lambda]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈlæmdə/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈlamða]}} |
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|- |
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| Μ μ |
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| μι |
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| [[Mu (letter)|Mu]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈmjuː/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈmi]}} |
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|- |
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| Ν ν |
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| νι |
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| [[Nu (letter)|Nu]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈnjuː/}}, US {{IPA|/ˈnuː/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈni]}} |
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|- |
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| Ξ ξ |
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| ξι |
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| [[Xi (letter)|Xi]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈzaɪ/}}, UK also {{IPA|/ˈksaɪ/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈksi]}} |
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|- |
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| Ο ο |
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| όμικρον |
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| [[Omicron (letter)|Omicron]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈɒmɪkrɒn/}}, traditional UK {{IPA|/oʊˈmaɪkrɒn/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈomikron]}} |
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| Π π |
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| πι |
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| [[Pi (letter)|Pi]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈpaɪ/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈpi]}} |
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|- |
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| Ρ ρ |
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| ρο |
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| [[Rho (letter)|Rho]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈroʊ/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈro]}} |
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|- |
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| Σ σ<br />ς</span> (final) |
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| σίγμα |
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| [[Sigma (letter)|Sigma]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈsɪgmə/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈsiɣma]}} |
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|- |
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| Τ τ |
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| ταυ |
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| [[Tau (letter)|Tau]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈtaʊ/}}, also {{IPA|/ˈtɔː/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈtaf]}} |
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|- |
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| Υ υ |
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| ύψιλον |
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| [[Upsilon (letter)|Upsilon]] |
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| {{IPA|/juːpˈsaɪlən/}}, {{IPA|/ˈʊpsɪlon/}}, US {{IPA|/ˈʌpsɪlɒn/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈipsilon]}} |
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| Φ φ |
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| φι |
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| [[Phi (letter)|Phi]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈfaɪ/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈfi]}} |
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|- |
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| Χ χ |
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| χι |
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| [[Chi (letter)|Chi]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈkaɪ/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈçi]}} |
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|- |
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| Ψ ψ |
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| ψι |
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| [[Psi (letter)|Psi]] |
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| {{IPA|/ˈsaɪ/}}, UK also {{IPA|/ˈpsaɪ/}} |
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| {{IPA|[ˈpsi]}} |
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|- |
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| Ω ω |
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| ωμέγα |
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| [[Omega]] |
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| US {{IPA|/oʊˈmeɪgə/}}, traditional UK {{IPA|/ˈoʊmɪgə/}}<ref>http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/blog0707b.htm</ref> |
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| {{IPA|[oˈmeɣa]}} |
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==References== |
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*[[Oxford English Dictionary]] |
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*{{PDFlink|[http://www.thesauruslex.com/Grekalfa.PDF English pronunciation I]|41.4 [[Kibibyte|KiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 42426 bytes -->}} |
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*{{PDFlink|[http://wwwexe.inf.ufsc.br/~arthur/material_didatico/AlfabetoGrego.pdf English pronunciation II]|49.3 [[Kibibyte|KiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 50557 bytes -->}} |
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*[http://users.otenet.gr/~bm-celusy/chart1.html British and US Pronunciation] |
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