ϝ
| Unicode name | GREEK SMALL LETTER DIGAMMA |
|---|---|
| Greek and Coptic | U+03DD |
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Derived from its majuscule counterpart Ϝ, from the Phoenician letter 𐤅, waw.
Symbol
ϝ
- Lower case digamma, the sixth letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. Its name was probably ϝαῦ, later δίγαμμα, and it represented a voiced labial-velar approximant: IPA: /w/. It is preceded by ε and followed by ζ.