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digamma, denoting a voiced labio-velar approximant, and sorted between epsilon and zeta
Meaning & usage
digamma, denoting a voiced labio-velar approximant, and sorted between epsilon and zeta
Where this word comes from
A glyph development from the Phoenician letter 𐤅 (w, “waw”) in several epichoric alphabets, in which etymological /w/, represented by ⟨Ϝ⟩, had shifted to /v/. In Pamphylian Greek, it is theorised that ⟨Ͷ⟩ was used as a replacement glyph to represent the continued use of /w/ alongside novel /v/.
an allograph of Β occurring in inscriptions from the isle of Melos
Where this word comes from
Applied due to the resemblance of the Melian glyph to the Unicode reference glyph shared by the Pamphylian digamma and Arcadocypriot tsan.
tsan, denoting an voiceless alveolar affricate; its sorting order is not known
Where this word comes from
An alteration of ⟨Ϻ⟩. It is found in the Arcadocypriot Greek of Mantinea, where it is theorised that it denoted a transitional reflex between Proto-Greek */kʷ/ and later /sː/.
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