ὂ μικρόν
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Ancient Greek
| previous letter ξεῖ |
 
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following letter πεῖ |
| Ο ο – English: omicron | ||
Etymology
Shape from Phoenician 𐤏 (ʿ ). Name is Koine Greek: ὂ μικρόν means "small ο," in order to distinguish it from ω, which had become identical in pronunciation. Displaced earlier οὖ (oû).
Pronunciation
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /o miˈkron/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /o miˈkron/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /o miˈkron/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /o miˈkron/
Noun
ὂ μικρόν • (ò mikrón) n (indeclinable)
- (Koine) omicron, the name for the fifteenth letter Ο, ο of the Ancient Greek alphabet.
Descendants
- Greek: όμικρον (ómikron)