Greek Transliteration
Ελληνικά
Convert Greek letters to Latin transliteration and back.
About Greek Transliteration
Greek transliteration converts the ancient and modern Greek alphabet to Latin letters.
This is essential for displaying Greek names and words in Latin-only systems.
Greek uses some letters not found in Latin (like Ψ, Ω) requiring specific mappings.
The Greek alphabet is the oldest alphabet still in use, dating to around 800 BCE.
Every Latin letter descends from a Greek letter, which descended from Phoenician.
History
The Greek alphabet is the oldest alphabet still in use, dating to around 800 BCE.
Every Latin letter descends from a Greek letter, which descended from Phoenician.
Greek was the first script in the world to assign independent letters to vowels.
Greek alphabet has 24 letters - it influenced the Latin and Cyrillic scripts used today.
Things You Might Not Know
- •Greek letters Θ (theta), Χ (chi), and Ψ (psi) are often written as "Th", "Ch", "Ps" in transliteration.
- •The letter Φ (phi) sounds like "F" in modern Greek, not "P".
- •Ancient Greek had no spaces or lowercase - those were medieval innovations.
- •Omicron (Ο) means "little o" and Omega (Ω) means "big o" in Greek.
- •The word "alphabet" comes from alpha (α) and beta (β), the first two Greek letters.
Frequently Asked Questions
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