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This is a list of letters of the Greek alphabet. The definition of a Greek letter for this list is a character encoded in the Unicode standard that a has script property of "Greek" and the general category of "Letter". An overview of the distribution of Greek letters is given in Greek script in Unicode.
The Greek alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BC. [2] [3] It was derived from the earlier Phoenician alphabet, [4] and is the earliest known alphabetic script to have developed distinct letters for consonants as well as vowels. [5]
In some languages, including German and Portuguese, the name upsilon (Ypsilon in German, ípsilon in Portuguese) is used to refer to the Latin letter Y as well as the Greek letter. In some other languages, the (Latin) Y is referred to as a "Greek I" ( i griega in Spanish , i grec in French ), also noting its Greek origin.
Ypsilon (Υ or υ) is another name for upsilon, the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet. The spelling Ypsilon may also refer to: Lancia Ypsilon, a car; Ypsilon (bridge), a bridge in Norway; Ypsilon, Kyrgia, Doxato, Drama, Greece; a village; Ypsilon Mountain, a mountain in Colorado, USA; Ypsilon (Scheme implementation), a software implementation
The following is a Unicode collation algorithm list of Greek characters and those Greek-derived characters that are sorted alongside them. [2] [3] [4] Most of the characters of the blocks listed above are included, except for the Ancient Greek Numbers, Ancient Symbols and Ancient Greek Musical Notation.
Upsilon (Υ or υ) is the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet. Upsilon may also refer to: Latin upsilon (Ʊ or ʊ), a Latin letter; Lake Upsilon; Upsilon meson (ϒ)
Greek letters are frequently used for scientific and symbolic purposes. This category is intended as a list of the Greek letters; details on their usage can be found in their individual articles. This category is intended as a list of the Greek letters; details on their usage can be found in their individual articles.
English: Uppercase and lowercase Greek letter upsilon, the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet. Times New Roman font. Date: 3 January 2006: Source: Own work: Author: