Greek alphabet
Writing system
The Greek alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BC. It is derived from the earlier Phoenician alphabet, and was the earliest known alphabetic script to have distinct letters for vowels as well... Wikipedia
Alpha symbol: Α
Child systems: Gothic; Glagolitic; Cyrillic; Coptic; Armenian; Old Italic and thus Latin and Runic; Georgian; Anatolian
Languages: Greek
Official script: Greece; Cyprus; European Union
Parent systems: Egyptian hieroglyphs > Proto-Sinaitic alphabet > Phoenician alphabet > Greek alphabet
Unicode range: U+0370–U+03FF Greek and Coptic; U+1F00–U+1FFF Greek Extended
The Greek alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BC. ... It is derived from the earlier Phoenician alphabet, ...
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The Greek Alphabet ; Α, α, alpha ; Β, β, beta ; Γ, γ, gamma ; Δ, δ, delta ; Ε, ε, epsilon
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Oct 16, 2023 · The Greek alphabet has its roots in the Phoenician script, a Semitic writing system used by the Phoenician people of the eastern Mediterranean.
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The modern Greek alphabet has 24 letters. It is used to write the Greek language. Greek letters are also frequently used in science and mathematics to represent ...
Greek alphabet list ; Γ, γ, Gamma ; Δ, δ, Delta ; Ε, ε, Epsilon ; Ζ, ζ, Zeta ...
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