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See also: Ͷ, и, 𐑍, 𐐥, and И

ͷ U+0377, ͷ
GREEK SMALL LETTER PAMPHYLIAN DIGAMMA
Ͷ
Greek and Coptic ͺ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

For etymological information, see Ͷ.

Pronunciation 1

Letter

ͷ (v) (lower case, upper case Ͷ)

  1. (Pamphylian) digamma, denoting a voiced labio-velar approximant, and sorted between epsilon and zeta

Pronunciation 2

Letter

ͷ (ś) (lower case, upper case Ͷ)

  1. (Arcadocypriot) tsan, denoting an alveolar ejective affricate; its sorting order is not known. Further note that this character was only used in Arcadia and not in Cyprus, where /s/ was used instead.
Synonyms
  • (Arcadocypriot tsan): σ̱ ()

Pronunciation 3

Letter

ͷ (b) (lower case, upper case Ͷ)

  1. (nonstandard) an allograph of β occurring in inscriptions from the isle of Melos