όμικρον
See also: ὂμικρον and ὂ μικρόν
Greek
previous letter ξι |
following letter πι | |
Ο ο – English: omicron |
Alternative forms
- ὂμικρον (ὂmikron) (in polytonic script)
Etymology
From Koine Greek ὂ μικρόν (ò mikrón) (“small O”), in contrast to ὠμέγα (“ὦ μέγα, big O, omega”). It took its name from the round shape
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈomikron/
- Hyphenation: ό‧μι‧κρον
Derived terms
- Ο΄ (“Greek numeral for 70”) (or ο΄)
- ͵Ο (“Greek numeral for 70,000”) (or ͵ο)
See also
- Ο (“capital omicron symbol”)
- ο (“lower case omicron symbol”)
- Appendix:Greek alphabet
Further reading
όμικρον on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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