χεῖ

Ancient Greek

previous letter φεῖ		following letter ψεῖ
Χ χ – English: chi

Alternative forms

χῖ (khî)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰêː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰi/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /çi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /çi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /çi/

Noun

χεῖ • (kheî) n (indeclinable)

chi, the name for the twenty-second letter Χ, χ of the Ancient Greek alphabet.

Derived terms

χιασμός (khiasmós)

Descendants

Greek: χι (chi)
→ Latin: chī
- → English: chi

See also

Appendix:Greek alphabet