ἦτα
See also: ἧτα, ήτα, and ήττα
Ancient Greek
previous letter ζῆτα | following letter θῆτα | |
Η η – English: eta |
Etymology
Originally ἧτᾰ (hêta), borrowed from Phoenician 𐤇 (ḥ /ḥēt/).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɛ̂ː.ta/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈe̝.ta/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈi.ta/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈi.ta/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈi.ta/
Noun
ἦτᾰ • (êta) n (indeclinable)
- eta, the name for the seventh letter Η, η of the Ancient Greek alphabet.
Descendants
- Greek: ήτα (íta)
- English: eta
References
- “ἦτα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers