χεῖ

χεῖ

Ancient Greek

previous     letter   φεῖ		following     letter   ψεῖ
Χ χ   –   English: chi

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰêː/ → /xi/ → /çi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰêː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /çi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /çi/

Noun

χεῖ • (kheî) n (indeclinable)

1. chi, the name for the twenty-third letter Χ, χ of the Ancient Greek alphabet.

Derived terms

• (Modern Greek) χι (khi)
• (English) chi

See also

• Appendix:Greek alphabet