"ϝ" meaning in All languages combined

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Symbol [Ancient Greek]

Forms: w [romanization]
Etymology: Derived from its majuscule counterpart Ϝ, from the Phoenician letter 𐤅, waw. Head templates: {{head|grc|symbol}} ϝ • (w)
  1. Lower case digamma, the sixth letter of the early Greek alphabet. Its name was probably ϝαῦ (waû), later δίγαμμα (dígamma), and it represented a voiced labial-velar approximant: /w/. It is preceded by ε and followed by ζ. Derived forms: ϝ΄, ͵ϝ Related terms: digamma
    Sense id: en-ϝ-grc-symbol-6NIuHfEC Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek symbols

Character [Greek]

Forms: Ϝ [uppercase]
Head templates: {{head|el|letter|lowercase||uppercase|Ϝ}} ϝ • (transliteration needed) (lowercase, uppercase Ϝ)
  1. The letter δίγαμμα (dígamma). Tags: archaic, letter, lowercase, obsolete
    Sense id: en-ϝ-el-character-sHb3SCj~ Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header

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