Greek Grammar 3 (Lower letters & accentuation) Flashcards
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘σ’ make?
Sigma. s as in side
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘δ’ make?
Delta. d as in desk
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘υ’ make?
Upsilon. u as in shoe
What is an iota subscript?
It is a small iota found underneath a letter ‘ῃ’ mostly found at the end of a word. It can be found under ‘α, η & ω’. Initially it sounded like a dipthong. E.g. ‘ῃ’ sounded like ey’i. But now we don’t read it.
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘ς’ make?
Final sigma. s as in side
What accent mark is ´ ?
The accute
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘ξ’ make?
Xi. x as in except
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘ω’ make?
Omega. o as in Rode
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘η’ make?
Eta. ai as in wait
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘γ’ make?
Gamma. g as in girl
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘μ’ make?
Mu. m as in morning
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘ι’ make?
iota. i as in rich
Which vowel takes ONLY a rough breathing mark at the beginning?
The ‘υ’ (upsilon).
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘ψ’ make?
Psi. ps as in upset
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘θ’ make?
theta. th as in think
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘λ’ make?
lambda. l as in large
what is the only consonant that takes a rough breathing mark at the beginning?
The ‘ρ’ (Rho)
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘π’ make?
Pi. p as in poor
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘ο’ make?
Omicron. o as in got
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘ρ’ make?
Rho. r as in rise
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘ν’ make?
Nu. n as in nice
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘χ’ make?
Chi. ch as in Bach
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘β’ make?
Beta. b as in born
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘φ’ make?
Phi. f as in finish
What accent mark is ῀ ?
The circumflex
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘ζ’ make?
Zeta. z as in zebra
What accent mark is ` ?
The Grave
What breathing mark is ‘ ἀ ‘ and does it carry with it a certain sound?
a smooth breathing mark. There is no specific pronounciation.
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘κ’ make?
kappa. k as in kiss
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘α’ make?
Alpha. a as in Father
What breathing mark is ‘ ἁ ‘ and does it carry with it a certain sound?
a rough breathing mark. It has a ‘h’ sound before the vowel.
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘ε’ make?
Epsilon. e as in get
What is the name & what sound does the Lower greek letter ‘τ’ make?
Tau. t as in taste
