ὦ μέγα
Ancient Greek edit
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Ω ω – English: omega |
Etymology edit
The name is Koine Greek: ὦ μέγα means "big ω", in order to distinguish it from ο, which had become identical in pronunciation. Displaced earlier ὦ (ô).
Pronunciation edit
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /o ˈme.ɡa/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /o ˈme.ɣa/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /o ˈme.ɣa/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /o ˈme.ɣa/
Noun edit
ὦ μέγα • (ô méga) n (indeclinable)
- omega, the name for the twenty-fourth letter Ω, ω of the Ancient Greek alphabet.
Descendants edit
- Greek: ωμέγα (oméga)