Greek latinization guide
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Summary
| Greek spelling
Name |
Sound (IPA) | Latinization | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wiki | other | |||
| Αα
Alpha (Álfa) |
/a/ | Aa | ||
| Αι αι | /e/ | Ai ai | Ää, Ææ, Ae ae, Ay ay, Ee | |
| Ββ
Beta (Vííta) |
/v/, -/f/ | Vv | Bb, Bh bh, Ff | |
| Γγ
Gamma (Jámma) |
/ɣ/~-/x/
/ʝ/~-/ç/ (before /e/, /i/, /j/) /ŋ/ (before /ks/, /x/, or /ɣ/) /ɲ/ (before /cɕ/, /ç/, or /ʝ/) |
Jj
Nn (before Κκ/ Cc, Ξξ/ Xx, Χχ/ Hh) |
Gh gh, Gg, Ǧǧ | |
| Γκ γκ | /(ⁿ)g/~-/(ⁿ)k/
/(ⁿ)ɟ/~-/(ⁿ)c/ (before /e/, /i/, and /j/) |
Gg | Gc gc, Gk gk, Nc nc, Nk nk | |
| Δδ
Delta (Ðélta) |
/ð/, -/θ/ | Ðð/ Dh dh | Dd | |
| Εε
Epsilon (Épsilon) |
/e/ | Ee | ||
| Ει ει | /i/ | Ei ei | Ee, Ii, Yy | |
| Ζζ
Zeta (Zííta) |
/z/~-/s/
/ʒ/~-/ɕ/ (before /i/, /j/) |
Zz | ||
| Žζ | /ʑ/, -/ɕ/ | Žž/ Zh zh | used in Cypriot Greek | |
| Ηη
Eta (Ííta) |
/i/ | Ii ii | Ee, Ēē, Ii, Īī, Ih ih, Iy iy | |
| Θθ
Theta (Þííta) |
/θ/ | Þþ/ Th th | ||
| Ιι
Iota (Ióóta) |
/i/, /j/ (after consonants and before a vowel) | Ii | Jj, Yy | |
| Κκ
Kappa (Cáppa) |
/k/, /c/ (before /e/, /i/, /j/) | Cc | Kk | |
| Λλ
Lambda (Lámða) |
/l/, /ʎ/ (before /i/, /j/) | Ll | ||
| Μμ
Mu (My) |
/m/ | Mm | ||
| Mπ μπ | /(ⁿ)b/~-/(ⁿ)p/ | Bb | Mb mb, Mp mp | |
| Νν
Nu (Ny) |
/n/, /ɲ/ (before /i/, /j/) | Nn | ||
| Nτ ντ | /(ⁿ)d/~-/(ⁿ)t/ | Dd | Nd nd, Nt nt | |
| Ξξ
Xi |
/ks/, /cɕ/ (before /i/, /j/) | Xx | Cs cs, Ks ks | |
| Οο
Omicron (Ómicron) |
/o/ | Oo | ||
| Οι οι | /i/ (standard), /u/ (dialectal) | Ui ui | Ee, Oe oe, Ii, Oi oi | |
| Ου ου | /u/ | Uu | Ou ou | |
| Ππ
Pi |
/p/ | Pp | ||
| Ρρ
Rho (Róó) |
/ɾ/, /r/ (long) | Rr | Rh rh | |
| Σσς
Sigma (Síjma) |
/s/, /ɕ/ (before /i/, /j/) | Ss | ||
| Σσ̌ς | /ɕ/ | Šš/ Sh sh | used in Cypriot Greek | |
| Ττ
Tau (Taw) |
/t/ | Tt | ||
| Tζ τζ | /(ⁿ)dz/~-/(ⁿ)ts/
/(ⁿ)dʑ/~-/(ⁿ)tɕ/ (before /i/ and /j/) |
Dz dz | Tz tz | |
| Tσ τς | /ts/, /tɕ/ (before /i/ and /j/) | Ts ts | ||
| Υυ
Upsilon (Ýpsilon) |
/i/ (standard), /u/ (dialectal)
/v/~-/f/ (after vowels) |
Yy
w (after vowels except <Οο/ Oo>) |
Ii, Uu
f, v (after vowels except <Οο/ Oo>) |
|
| Υι υι | /i/ (standard), /u/ (dialectal) | Yi yi | Ui ui | |
| Φφ
Phi (Fi) |
/f/ | Ff | Ph ph | |
| Χχ
Chi (Hi) |
/x/, /ç/ (before /e/, /i/, /j/) | Hh | Ch ch, Kh kh, Xx | |
| Ψψ
Psi |
/ps/, /pɕ/ (before /i/, /j/) | Ps ps | ||
| Ωω
Omega (Ooméja) |
/o/ | Oo oo | Oo, Ōō, Oh oh, Ow ow | |
