ὂ μικρόν
Ancient Greek edit
previous letter ξεῖ |
following letter πεῖ | |
Ο ο – English: omicron |
Etymology edit
Shape from Phoenician 𐤏 (ʿ ). Name is Koine Greek: ὂ μικρόν means "small ο," in order to distinguish it from ω, which had become identical in pronunciation. Displaced earlier οὖ (oû).
Pronunciation edit
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /o miˈkron/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /o miˈkron/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /o miˈkron/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /o miˈkron/
Noun edit
ὂ μικρόν • (ò mikrón) n (indeclinable)
- (Koine) omicron, the name for the fifteenth letter Ο, ο of the Ancient Greek alphabet.
Descendants edit
- Greek: όμικρον (ómikron)