Ancient Greek

Ch 2 - Greek Consonants

θ

theta

“th”

th

Dental

Aspirated

ξ

xi

“ks”

x

+ σ

Φ

phi

“f”

Ph

Labial

Aspirated

τ

tau

“t”

t

Dental

Unvoiced

Λ

lambda

“l”

L

Dental

Liquid

σ

sigma

“s”

s

+ σ

Χ

chi

“kh”

Ch or Kh

Palatal

Aspirated

Τ

tau

“t”

T

Dental

Unvoiced

δ

delta

“d”

d

Dental

Voiced

κ

kappa

“k”

c or k

Palatal

Unvoiced

Ζ

zeta

“z”

Z

Dental

φ

phi

“f”

ph

Labial

Aspirated

Μ

mu

“m”

M

Labial

Nasal

ς

sigma

“s”

s

+ σ

ψ

psi

“ps”

ps

+ σ

Θ

theta

“th”

Th

Dental

Aspirated

ν

nu

“n”

n

Dental

Nasal

(τ δ θ) + σ

σ

Any Dental + σ

Β

beta

“b”

B

Labial

Voiced

Σ

sigma

“s”

S

+ σ

Κ

kappa

“k”

C or K

Palatal

Unvoiced

(κ γ χ) + σ

ξ

Any Palatal + σ

ζ

zeta

“z”

z

Dental

γγ

ng

Palatal

Nasal

Ρ

rho

“r”

R

Palatal

Liquid

β

beta

“b”

b

Labial

Voiced

(π β φ) + σ

ψ

Any Labial + σ

Ξ

xi

“ks”

X

+ σ

λ

lambda

“l”

l

Dental

Liquid

π

pi

“p”

p

Labial

Unvoiced

γ

gamma

“g”

g

Palatal

Voiced

χ

chi

“kh”

ch or kh

Palatal

Aspirated

Π

pi

“p”

P

Labial

Unvoiced

Γ

gamma

“g”

G

Palatal

Voiced

Ν

nu

“n”

N

Dental

Nasal

μ

mu

“m”

m

Labial

Nasal

ρ

rho

“r”

r

Palatal

Liquid

Δ

delta

“d”

D

Dental

Voiced

Ψ

psi

“ps”

Ps

+ σ