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Definition of digamma in English: digammanoun dʌɪˈɡamədīˈɡamə The sixth letter of the early Greek alphabet (Ϝ, ϝ), probably pronounced as ‘w’. It became obsolete before the Classical period. Example sentencesExamples - The letters digamma, koppa, and san are the obsolete ones.
- If anyone knows how to put a digamma in, let me know, and I'll fix it.
- It may be noted that another sherd bearing a fragmentary inscription which includes a digamma was found among the material examined this year.
- They included the letters digamma and koppa, the ancestors of Roman F and Q and a modification of P written with a tail, which served as an early model for Roman R.
- While this information is in good dictionaries, I have sometimes wanted a more convenient list of words used in Epic which start with the digamma.
Origin Late 17th century: via Latin from Greek, from di- 'twice' + gamma (because of the shape of the letter, resembling gamma (Γ) with an extra stroke). Definition of digamma in US English: digammanoundīˈɡamə The sixth letter of the early Greek alphabet (Ϝ, ϝ), pronounced as “w.” It became obsolete in many Greek dialects before the Classical period. Example sentencesExamples - It may be noted that another sherd bearing a fragmentary inscription which includes a digamma was found among the material examined this year.
- They included the letters digamma and koppa, the ancestors of Roman F and Q and a modification of P written with a tail, which served as an early model for Roman R.
- If anyone knows how to put a digamma in, let me know, and I'll fix it.
- The letters digamma, koppa, and san are the obsolete ones.
- While this information is in good dictionaries, I have sometimes wanted a more convenient list of words used in Epic which start with the digamma.
Origin Late 17th century: via Latin from Greek, from di- ‘twice’ + gamma (because of the shape of the letter, resembling gamma (Γ) with an extra stroke). |