"ὦ μέγα" meaning in All languages combined

See ὦ μέγα on Wiktionary

Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /o ˈme.ɣa/, /o ˈme.ɣa/, /o ˈme.ɡa/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /o ˈme.ɣa/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /o ˈme.ɣa/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /o ˈme.ɣa/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ô méga [romanization]
Etymology: The name is Koine Greek: ὦ μέγα means "big ω", in order to distinguish it from ο, which had become identical in pronunciation. Displaced earlier ὦ (ô). Etymology templates: {{lang|grc|ὦ μέγα}} ὦ μέγα, {{lang|grc|ω}} ω, {{lang|grc|ο}} ο, {{m|grc|ὦ}} ὦ (ô) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ὦ μέγα|g=n}} ὦ μέγα • (ô méga) n (indeclinable)
  1. omega, the name for the twenty-fourth letter Ω, ω of the Ancient Greek alphabet. Tags: indeclinable Categories (topical): Greek letter names
    Sense id: en-ὦ_μέγα-grc-noun-QNqrllOf Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes

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