Greek alphabet

== English == === Noun === Greek alphabet (plural Greek alphabets) The 24-letter alphabet of the Greek language, first adopted by Athens in 403 BC and now consisting of the following upper- (majuscule) and lower-case (minuscule) pairs: Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω (historical, countable) Other (epichoric) forms of this alphabet, both prior and subsequent, sometimes they include: variant letter pairs such as Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ϛ ϛ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϳ ϳ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ϟ ϟ, Ͳ ͳ, Ϡ ϡ, Ϸ ϸ variant letters such as ℩, ς ==== Synonyms ==== Euclidean alphabet, (ISO) Grek (imprecise) Ionic alphabet ==== Hyponyms ==== epichoric alphabets: Attic alphabet, Corinthian alphabet, Euboean alphabet, Ionic alphabet, Old Attic alphabet, etc. === See also === Appendix:Greek alphabet and Greek punctuation Greek number and measurement Wiktionary:Greek transliteration and Ancient Greek romanization and pronunciation