"Ω" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Ω in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

Forms: Ō [romanization], ω [lowercase]
Etymology: The most common uppercase form is a variant of omicron (Ο), broken up at the side (), with the edges subsequently turned outward (, , , ). The alternative uppercase form, found in some typefaces, that looks like a larger version of lowercase ω, is from a digraph of two omicrons written close together. Etymology templates: {{l|grc|Ο|tr=-}} Ο, {{l|grc|ω|tr=-}} ω Head templates: {{head|grc|letter|uppercase||lowercase|ω}} Ω • (Ō) (uppercase, lowercase ω)
  1. The letter omega (ὦ μέγα), the 24th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. Tags: letter, uppercase Derived forms: Ѡ [Cyrillic], Ꙍ, Ⲱ (Coptic), Ꞷ [Latin]
    Sense id: en-Ω-grc-character-e877LN-P Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Related terms (Greek-script letters): Α, α, Β, β, Γ, γ, Δ, δ, Ε, ε, Ζ, ζ, Η, η, Θ, θ, Ι, ι, Κ, κ, Λ, λ, Μ, μ, Ν, ν, Ξ, ξ, Ο, ο, Π, π, Ρ, ρ, Σ, σ, ς, Τ, τ, Υ, υ, Φ, φ, Χ, χ, Ψ, ψ, Ω, ω Related terms (diacritics): ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨ Related terms (non-Classical letters): Ϝ, ϝ, Ͷ, ͷ, Ͱ, ͱ, Ϻ, ϻ, Ϙ, ϙ, Ͳ, ͳ Related terms (punctuation): ·

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          "ὦ μέγα",
          "ὦ μέγα#Ancient Greek"
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          "Greek alphabet"
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        "uppercase"
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