Historical Greek Pronunciation Flashcards
β is pronounced like
‘v’
IPA /β/
γ is pronounced like
‘y’ before ‘e’ and ‘i’ (front vowels)
IPA /ʝ/
‘g’ (velar fricative) elsewhere
IPA /γ/
δ is pronounced like
‘th’ (voiced interdental fricative)
IPA /ð/
μπ is pronounced like
‘mb’
IPA /mb/
ντ is pronounced like
‘nd’
IPA /nd/
α is pronounced like
‘a’ in ‘father’
IPA /a/
ε is pronounced like
‘e’ in ‘bet’
IPA /e/
ι is pronounced like
in between ‘did’ and ‘see’
IPA /i/
o is pronounced like
‘o’ in ‘dog’ with closed ‘o’
IPA /o/
η is pronounced like
in between ‘did’ and ‘see’
IPA /e̝/ (raised)
υ is pronounced like
in between ‘did’ and ‘see’
IPA /y/
ω is pronounced like
‘o’ in ‘dog’
IPA /o/
αι is pronounced like
‘e’ in ‘bet’
IPA /e/
ει is pronounced like
in between ‘did’ and ‘see’
IPA /i/
οι is pronounced like
in between ‘did’ and ‘see’
IPA /y/
υι is pronounced like
in between ‘did’ and ‘see’
IPA /y/
ου is pronounced like
‘oo’ in ‘look’
IPA /u/
αυ is pronounced like
‘av’ before vowels and γ, δ, λ, μ, ω, ρ (voiced consonants)
‘af’ before other consonants
IPA /aɸʷ aβʷ/
ευ is pronounced like
‘ev’ before vowels and γ, δ, λ, μ, ω, ρ (voiced consonants)
‘ef’ before other consonants
IPA /εɸʷ εβʷ/
ηυ is pronounced like
‘iv’ before vowels and γ, δ, λ, μ, ω, ρ (voiced consonants)
‘if’ before other consonants
IPA /e̝ɸʷ e̝βʷ/
