Archive for the ‘Alphabets’ Category
Greek Transliteration
Vowels
[α a] [ε e] [η eh] [ι i] [ο o] [υ y] [ω oh]
Diphthongs
[αι ai] [αυ au] [ει ei] [ευ eu] [ηι ehi] [οι oi] [ου ou] [υι ui] [ωι ohi]
Stops
[π p] [τ t] [κ k] [β b] [δ d] [γ g] [φ ph] [θ th] [χ kh]
Nasals
[μ m] [ν n] [γ n (before κ, γ, χ, ξ)]
Liquids, Sibilants
[λ l] [ρ rh (initial), r (medial)] [σ,ς s]
Compound Letters
[ζ sd] [ξ ks] [ψ ps]
Notes
The letter h serves three functions. Initially and after initial rho, it signifies rough breathing. After a vowel it signifies vowel lengthening (specifically to distinguish epsilon/eta and omicron/omega, but optionally to distinguish long and short alpha, iota, and upsilon). After a stop, it signifies aspiration.
Upsilon is written y when standing alone, u when part of a diphthong.
The transliteration of compound letters is consistent with the transliteration of the component letters, which are never written separately when occurring in combination.
