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Translingual
Symbol
γ
( mathematics ) the Euler-Mascheroni constant
( physics ) photon , gamma ray
( physics ) Lorentz factor
See also
See gamma for the name of this letter in other languages.
Albanian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ɡ(ə)/
Letter
γ (g ) (upper case Γ , lower case γ )
The 4th letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.
See also
(Greek script letters ) Α α , Β β , Ƃ ƅ , Γ γ , Γj γj , Δ δ , D d , Ε ε , Ε̱ ε̱ , Ζ ζ , Ζ̇ ζ̇ , Θ θ , Ι ι , J j , Κ κ , Κ̇ κ̇ , Λ λ , ΛΛ λλ , Λ̇ λ̇ , Μ μ , Ν ν , Ν̇ ν̇ , Ο ο , Π π , Ρ ρ , Ρ̇ ρ̇ , Σ σ , Σ̈ σ̈ , Τ τ , Ȣ ȣ , Υ υ , Φ φ , Χ χ , Χ̇ χ̇ , ΤΣ τσ , ΤΣ̈ τσ̈ , DΣ dσ , DΣ̈ dσ̈
( Latin-script letters) shkronjë ; A a , B b , C c , Ç ç , D d , Dh dh , E e , Ë ë , F f , G g , Gj gj , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ll ll , M m , N n , Nj nj , O o , P p , Q q , R r , Rr rr , S s , Sh sh , T t , Th th , U u , V v , X x , Xh xh , Y y , Z z , Zh zh
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Derived from its majuscule counterpart Γ ( G ) , from the Phoenician letter 𐤂 ( g , “ gimel ” ) .
Letter
γ • (g ) (lowercase , uppercase Γ )
Lower-case gamma , the third letter of the ancient Greek alphabet . Its name was γάμμα and it represented a voiced velar stop : /ɡ/ ; before velars , it represented a velar nasal : /ŋ/ . It is preceded by β and followed by δ .
Derived terms
Descendants
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
Letter
γ • (g ) (lowercase , uppercase Γ )
Lower-case gamma , the third letter of the modern Greek alphabet . Its name is γάμμα or γάμα and it represents either a voiced velar fricative : /ɣ/ or a voiced palatal fricative : /ʝ/ ; before velars , it represents a velar nasal : /ŋ/ . It is preceded by β and followed by δ .
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 ) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
Wakhi
Pronunciation
Letter
γ (upper case Y )
A letter of the Wakhi alphabet , written in the Latin script .