Η
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "h"
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Translingual
Symbol
Η
- (textual criticism), the Alexandrian text-type (from Hesychius, its once-supposed editor).
See also
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Phoenician 𐤇 (ḥ, “ḥēt”).
Letter
Η • (Ē) (uppercase, lowercase η)
- The letter eta (ἦτα), the seventh letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.
Derived terms
See also
- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
- (non-Classical letters) Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ͳ ͳ
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
Greek
Pronunciation
Letter
Η • (I) (uppercase, lowercase η)
- The upper case letter eta (ήτα), the seventh letter of the modern Greek alphabet.
Numeral
Η • (I)
- The number eight in Greek numerals.
See also
- ͵Η (“8000”) (a Greek numeral)
Article
Η • (I)
Usage notes
When accented this letter forms a conjunction ή (í, “or”).