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γ U+03B3, γ
GREEK SMALL LETTER GAMMA
β
Greek and Coptic δ

Translingual

Symbol

γ

  1. (mathematics) the Euler-Mascheroni constant
  2. (physics) photon, gamma ray
  3. (physics) Lorentz factor
  4. (UPA) a voiced velar fricative (IPA ).

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)

  1. The 4th letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.

See also

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from its majuscule counterpart Γ (G), from the Phoenician letter 𐤂 (g, gimel).

Letter

γ (g) (lowercase, uppercase Γ)

  1. 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

  • English: γ-ray, γ-globulin
  • Greek: γ (g)

See also

Greek

Pronunciation

  • As a single consonant, a fricative IPA(key): (or before a front vowel).
  • ⟨γγ⟩ is ( before a front vowel); commonly reduced to (or ) in informal speech. The gamma remains a fricative ( or ) in some words, e.g. εγγενής, έγγραφο, συγγραφέας.
  • ⟨γκ⟩ is word-initially and in some loanwords, otherwise; commonly reduced to in informal speech.
  • ⟨γξ⟩ is .
  • ⟨γχ⟩ is (or before a front vowel).

Letter

γ (g) (lowercase, uppercase Γ)

  1. Lower-case gamma, the third letter of the modern Greek alphabet. Its name is γάμμα or γάμα. It is preceded by β and followed by δ.

See also

Wakhi

Pronunciation

Letter

γ (upper case Y)

  1. A letter of the Wakhi alphabet, written in the Latin script.