ἦτα

See also: ἧτα, ήτα, and ήττα

Ancient Greek

previous letter ζῆτα		following letter θῆτα
Η η – English: eta

Etymology

Originally ἧτᾰ (hêtă), borrowed from Phoenician 𐤇 (ḥ‬ /⁠ḥēt⁠/).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɛ̂ː.ta/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈe̝.ta/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ta/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ta/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ta/

Noun

ἦτᾰ • (êtă) n (indeclinable)

eta, the name for the seventh letter Η, η of the Ancient Greek alphabet.

Descendants

Greek: ήτα (íta)
English: eta

References

“ἦτα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers