μῦ

Ancient Greek

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Μ μ   –   English: mu

Etymology

Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤌‬‎ (m‬ /mēm/), with influence from νῦ (nû).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mŷː/ → /my/ → /mi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mŷː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /my/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /my/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /my/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mi/

Noun

μῦ • (mû) n (indeclinable)

1. mu, the name for the twelfth letter Μ, μ of the Ancient Greek alphabet.

Descendants

• Greek: μι (mi)