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υ

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υ U+03C5, υ
GREEK SMALL LETTER UPSILON
τ
[U+03C4]
Greek and Coptic φ
[U+03C6]

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υ

  1. (IPA, nonstandard) Alternative form of ʋ, representing a voiced labiodental approximant.

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Derived from its majuscule counterpart Υ.

Letter

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υ (u) (lowercase, uppercase Υ)

  1. Lower-case upsilon (ὖ ψιλόν), the 20th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close back rounded vowel /u/ and later the close front rounded vowel /y/. It is preceded by τ and followed by φ.

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See also upsilon

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Greek

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Letter

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υ (y) (lowercase, uppercase Υ)

  1. The lower case letter upsilon (ύψιλον), the 20th letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

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