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|align="center"|<big>{{IPAlink|e|eː}}</big> ||align="center"| {{lang|el|ει}} ||style="background-color: gray"| || {{lang|el|}} || somewhat like k'''i'''t, but long |
|align="center"|<big>{{IPAlink|e|eː}}</big> ||align="center"| {{lang|el|ει}} ||style="background-color: gray"| || {{lang|el|}} || somewhat like k'''i'''t, but long |
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|align="center"|<big>{{IPAlink|i}}</big> ||align="center"| {{lang|el|ῐ}} ||align="center"| {{lang|el|ι}}<ref>Also spelt {{angle bracket|η}}, {{angle bracket|υ}}, {{angle bracket|ει}}, {{angle bracket|οι}}, {{angle bracket|υι}} and {{angle bracket|ηυ}} in Modern Greek. These were pronounced {{IPA|[ɛː, y/yː, eː, oi, |
|align="center"|<big>{{IPAlink|i}}</big> ||align="center"| {{lang|el|ῐ}} ||align="center"| {{lang|el|ι}}<ref>Also spelt {{angle bracket|η}}, {{angle bracket|υ}}, {{angle bracket|ει}}, {{angle bracket|οι}}, {{angle bracket|υι}} and {{angle bracket|ηυ}} in Modern Greek. These were pronounced {{IPA|[ɛː, y/yː, eː, oi, yi, ɛːu]}} in Ancient Greek. The large number of vowel mergers into {{IPA|[i]}} is called [[iotacism]].</ref> || {{lang|el|'''ί'''δ'''ι'''ος}} || like n'''ee'''d, but short |
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|align="center"|<big>{{IPA|iː}}</big> ||align="center"| {{lang|el|ῑ}} ||style="background-color: gray"| || {{lang|el|}} || like n'''ee'''d, but long |
|align="center"|<big>{{IPA|iː}}</big> ||align="center"| {{lang|el|ῑ}} ||style="background-color: gray"| || {{lang|el|}} || like n'''ee'''d, but long |
Revision as of 13:33, 29 November 2013
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Ancient Greek and Modern Greek pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
See Ancient Greek phonology and Modern Greek phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of these languages.
IPA | AG | MG | Example | English approximation |
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c | κ | κιόλας | skew | |
k | κ | κατά | scar | |
kʰ | χ | χάρτης | car | |
x | χ | somewhat like hat, Scottish English loch | ||
ç | χέρι | hue | ||
ʝ | γ | γη | yes | |
ɣ | γάλα | somewhat like woman, but with spread lips | ||
ɡ | γ | game | ||
γκ γγ |
εγκώμιο | |||
ɟ | άγγελος | argue | ||
p | π | πέτρα | spy | |
pʰ | φ | φως | paint | |
f | φ | four | ||
v | β | βέλος | vet | |
b | β | boy | ||
μπ | μπάρμπας | |||
t | τ | τάφος | stay | |
tʰ | θ | θεός | take | |
θ | θ | thought | ||
ð | δ | δούλη | the | |
d | δ | duck | ||
ντ | εντάξει | |||
h | ῾ | ἥρως | hat | |
l | λ | λόγος | look | |
ʎ | λ | ελιά | million | |
m | μ | μοίρα | mole | |
n | ν | ναι | no | |
ɲ | ν | νιότη | onion | |
ŋ | γ | άγχος | sing | |
r ɾ |
ρ | ώρα | American English ladder | |
r̥ | ῥ | ῥίζα | somewhat like train | |
s | σ ς |
σοφία | sow | |
z | ζ | ζωή | zoo | |
t͡s | τσ | τσάι | cats | |
d͡z | τζ | τζάκι | pads | |
ks | ξ | ξένος | tax | |
ps | ψ | ψυχή | tips |
IPA | AG | MG | Example | English approximation |
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a | ᾰ | α | άρτος | British English cut |
aː | ᾱ | [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help) | father | |
ɛː | η | [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help) | like met, but long | |
e | ε[1] | θεός | met | |
eː | ει | [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help) | somewhat like kit, but long | |
i | ῐ | ι[2] | ίδιος | like need, but short |
iː | ῑ | [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help) | like need, but long | |
ɔː | ω | [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help) | somewhat like pot, but long | |
o | ο[3] | οδός | British English: like core, but short | |
oː | ου | [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help) | British English core | |
u | ου | ουρά | pool | |
y | ῠ | [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help) | British English: somewhat like cue, but short | |
yː | ῡ | [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help) | British English: somewhat like cue |
IPA | AG | MG | Example | Explanation |
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◌́ | ´ | γάλα [ɡála] | high tone | |
◌̌ | ´ | ἐγώ [eɡɔ̌ː] | rising tone | |
◌~◌̀ | ` | μὲν [men~mèn] | low tone | |
◌̂ | ῀ | γῆ [ɡɛ̂ː] | falling tone | |
ˈ | ΄ | άλλος [ˈa.los] | stress | |
. | syllable break |
IPA | English approximation |
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ʃ | shame |
ɕ | |
ʒ | vision |
ʑ | |
t͡ʃ | check |
t͡ɕ | |
d͡ʒ | jam |
d͡ʑ | |
æ | cat |
IPA | Explanation |
◌ː | marks a consonant produced twice as long |
Notes
- ^ Also spelt ⟨αι⟩ in Modern Greek; ⟨αι⟩ was the diphthong [ai] in Ancient Greek.
- ^ Also spelt ⟨η⟩, ⟨υ⟩, ⟨ει⟩, ⟨οι⟩, ⟨υι⟩ and ⟨ηυ⟩ in Modern Greek. These were pronounced [ɛː, y/yː, eː, oi, yi, ɛːu] in Ancient Greek. The large number of vowel mergers into [i] is called iotacism.
- ^ Also spelt ⟨ω⟩ in Modern Greek.