8/3/2019 Greek Alphabet Flashcards Back

1/4

Page 1 Back

Bb

BetaTraditional

Pronunciation:

/b/ as in boy

Modern

Pronunciation:

/v/ as in vowel

Aa

Alpha

TraditionalPronunciation:

/a/ as in ather

ModernPronunciation:

/a/ as in ather

Dd

DeltaTraditional

Pronunciation:

/d/ as in dog

Modern

Pronunciation:

/th/ as in tithe

Gg

GammaTraditional

Pronunciation:

/g/ as in got

Modern

Pronunciation:

/h/ as in Ghana

Zz

ZetaTraditional

Pronunciation:

/dz/ as in cords

Modern

Pronunciation:

/dz/ as in cords

Ee

EpsilonTraditional

Pronunciation:

/e/ as in get

Modern

Pronunciation:

/e/ as in get

Qq

ThetaTraditional

Pronunciation:

/th/ as in thistle

Modern

Pronunciation:

/th/ as in thistle

Hh

EtaTraditional

Pronunciation:

/ay/ as in rake

Modern

Pronunciation:

// as in keep

8/3/2019 Greek Alphabet Flashcards Back

2/4

Page 2 Back

Kk

KappaTraditional

Pronunciation:

/b/ as in boy

Modern

Pronunciation:

/v/ as in vowel

Ii

IotaTraditional

Pronunciation:

/i/ as in pit (i short);

/ee/ as in ski (i long)

Modern

Pronunciation:

/i/ as in ski (always)

Mm

MuTraditional

Pronunciation:

/m/ as inmath

Modern

Pronunciation:

/m/ as in math

Ll

LambdaTraditional

Pronunciation:

/l/ as in lime

Modern

Pronunciation:

/l/ as in lime

Xx

XiTraditional

Pronunciation:

/x/ as in oxen

Modern

Pronunciation:

/x/ as in oxen

Nn

NuTraditional

Pronunciation:

/n/ nose

Modern

Pronunciation:

/n/ nose

Pp

PiTraditional

Pronunciation:

/p/ as in pistol

Modern

Pronunciation:

/p/ as in pistol

Oo

OmicronTraditional

Pronunciation:

/o/ or /aw/ as in oer

Modern

Pronunciation:

/o/ or /aw/ as in oer

8/3/2019 Greek Alphabet Flashcards Back

3/4

Page 3 Back

SsV*

SigmaTraditional

Pronunciation:

/s/ as in soup

Modern

Pronunciation:

/s/ as in soup

*Sigma has two orms, s and V. The latter is called a fnalorm and is only used when it is the fnal letter in a word.

Rr

RhoTraditional

Pronunciation:

/i/ as in pit (i short);

/ee/ as in ski (i long)

Modern

Pronunciation:

/i/ as in ski (always)

Uu

UpsilonTraditional

Pronunciation:

/oo/ as in hoop

Modern

Pronunciation:

// as in keep

Tt

TauTraditional

Pronunciation:

/t/ as in tea

Modern

Pronunciation:

/t/ as in tea

Cc

ChiTraditional

Pronunciation:

German /ch/

as in Bach

Modern

Pronunciation:

German /ch/

as in Bach

Ff

PhiTraditional

Pronunciation:

/ph/ as in phone

Modern

Pronunciation:

/ph/ as in phone

Ww

OmegaTraditional

Pronunciation:

// as in note

Modern

Pronunciation:

/o/ as in or

Yy

PsiTraditional

Pronunciation:

/ps/ as in oops

Modern

Pronunciation:

/ps/ as in oops

8/3/2019 Greek Alphabet Flashcards Back

4/4

Page 4 Back

AU au(dipthong)

Traditional

Pronunciation:

/ow/ as in owl

Modern

Pronunciation:

/av/ as in oven

AI ai(dipthong)

Traditional

Pronunciation:

/eye/ as in aisle

Modern

Pronunciation:

/eh/ as in pet

EU eu(dipthong)

Traditional

Pronunciation:

/yew/ as in you

Modern

Pronunciation:

/ev/ as in Bev

EI ei(dipthong)

Traditional

Pronunciation:

/ay/ as in make

Modern

Pronunciation:

/ee/ as in see

OU ou(dipthong)

Traditional

Pronunciation:

/oo/ as in boot

Modern

Pronunciation:

/oo/ as in boot

OI oi(dipthong)

Traditional

Pronunciation:

/oi/ as in oil, boy

Modern

Pronunciation:

/ee/ as in see

UI ui(dipthong)

Traditional

Pronunciation:

/we/ as in queen

Modern

Pronunciation:

/we/ as in queen