όμικρον
Greek
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Ο ο – English: omicron |
Alternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Koine Greek ὂ μικρόν (“small O”), in contrast to ὠμέγα (“big O, omega”). It took its name from the round shape of the Phoenician letter 𐤏 ayin, not from its name (like other letters: e.g. άλφα (álfa) / ἄλφα from aleph, βήτα (víta) / βῆτα (bêta) from beth, etc.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editόμικρον • (ómikron) n (indeclinable)
- omicron, the 15th letter of the modern Greek alphabet.
Derived terms
edit- Ο΄ (“Greek numeral for 70”) (or ο΄)
- ͵Ο (“Greek numeral for 70,000”) (or ͵ο)
See also
edit- Ο (“capital omicron symbol”)
- ο (“lower case omicron symbol”)
- Appendix:Greek alphabet
Further reading
edit- όμικρον on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el