όμικρον
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Greek
| previous letter ξι |
 
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following letter πι |
| Ο ο – English: omicron | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From 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
Noun
όμικρον • (ómikron) n (indeclinable)
- omicron, the 15th letter of the modern Greek alphabet.
Derived terms
- Ο΄ (“Greek numeral for 70”) (or ο΄)
- ͵Ο (“Greek numeral for 70,000”) (or ͵ο)
See also
- Ο (“capital omicron symbol”)
- ο (“lower case omicron symbol”)
- Appendix:Greek alphabet
Further reading
όμικρον on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
