Ancient Greek

Ch 2 - Greek Consonants

(τ δ θ) + σ

σ

Any Dental + σ

(π β φ) + σ

ψ

Any Labial + σ

γ

gamma

“g”

g

Palatal

Voiced

ξ

xi

“ks”

x

+ σ

β

beta

“b”

b

Labial

Voiced

ν

nu

“n”

n

Dental

Nasal

Θ

theta

“th”

Th

Dental

Aspirated

ς

sigma

“s”

s

+ σ

ψ

psi

“ps”

ps

+ σ

Κ

kappa

“k”

C or K

Palatal

Unvoiced

Ξ

xi

“ks”

X

+ σ

π

pi

“p”

p

Labial

Unvoiced

Β

beta

“b”

B

Labial

Voiced

Λ

lambda

“l”

L

Dental

Liquid

χ

chi

“kh”

ch or kh

Palatal

Aspirated

θ

theta

“th”

th

Dental

Aspirated

κ

kappa

“k”

c or k

Palatal

Unvoiced

ζ

zeta

“z”

z

Dental

Ζ

zeta

“z”

Z

Dental

Χ

chi

“kh”

Ch or Kh

Palatal

Aspirated

ρ

rho

“r”

r

Palatal

Liquid

(κ γ χ) + σ

ξ

Any Palatal + σ

Σ

sigma

“s”

S

+ σ

Ρ

rho

“r”

R

Palatal

Liquid

τ

tau

“t”

t

Dental

Unvoiced

Δ

delta

“d”

D

Dental

Voiced

Φ

phi

“f”

Ph

Labial

Aspirated

λ

lambda

“l”

l

Dental

Liquid

φ

phi

“f”

ph

Labial

Aspirated

δ

delta

“d”

d

Dental

Voiced

Γ

gamma

“g”

G

Palatal

Voiced

Ν

nu

“n”

N

Dental

Nasal

σ

sigma

“s”

s

+ σ

γγ

ng

Palatal

Nasal

μ

mu

“m”

m

Labial

Nasal

Ψ

psi

“ps”

Ps

+ σ

Μ

mu

“m”

M

Labial

Nasal

Π

pi

“p”

P

Labial

Unvoiced

Τ

tau

“t”

T

Dental

Unvoiced