ὂ μικρόν

Ancient Greek

previous letter ξεῖ		following letter πεῖ
Ο ο – English: omicron

Etymology

Shape from Phoenician 𐤏‬‎ (ʿ‬). Name is Greek: ὂ μικρόν means "small ο," in order to distinguish it from ω, which had become identical in pronunciation. Displaced earlier οὖ (oû).

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o miˈkron/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o miˈkron/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o miˈkron/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o miˈkron/

Noun

ὂ μικρόν • (ò mikrón) n (indeclinable)

omicron, the name for the fifteenth letter Ο, ο of the Ancient Greek alphabet.

Descendants

Greek: όμικρον (ómikron)

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