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Η
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "h"
Translingual
Symbol
Η
- (textual criticism), the Alexandrian text-type (from Hesychius, its once-supposed editor).
See also
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i/
Letter
Η • (I) (uppercase, lowercase η)
- The upper case letter eta (ήτα), the seventh letter of the modern Greek alphabet.
See also
- see: Appendix:Greek alphabet
Numeral
Η • (I)
- The number eight in Greek numerals.
See also
- ͵Η (͵I, “8000”) (a Greek numeral)
Article
Η • (I)
Usage notes
When accented this letter forms a conjunction ή (í, “or”).
η
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Translingual
Symbol
η
- (physics) the metric tensor in Quantum Field Theory.
- (chemistry, physics) the coefficient of viscosity
See also
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἡ (hē)
Article
η • (i) f sg
Declension
The definite article
| number | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gender | m | f | n | m | f | n |
| nominative | ο | η | το | οι | οι | τα |
| genitive | του | της | του | των | των | των |
| accusative | το(ν)* | τη(ν)* | το | τους | τις | τα |
| * ' The final "ν" is preserved before vowels, and the consonants: κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ 1. Archaic forms are sometimes used in certain colloquial phrases, these include: | ||||||
Etymology
Derived from its majuscule counterpart Η, from the Phoenician letter 𐤇, heth.
Letter
η • (i) (lowercase, uppercase Η)
- Lower-case eta, the eighth letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. Its name was ἦτα and it represented a long open-mid front unrounded vowel: /ɛː/. It is preceded by ζ and followed by θ.
- Lower-case eta, the seventh letter of the modern Greek alphabet. Its name is ήτα and it represents a close front unrounded vowel: /i/. It is preceded by ζ and followed by θ.