"ω" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ω in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

Forms: ō [romanization], Ω [uppercase]
Etymology: From Ω curved upward. Head templates: {{head|grc|letter|lowercase||uppercase|Ω}} ω • (ō) (lowercase, uppercase Ω)
  1. Lower-case omega (ὦ μέγα), the 24th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the long open-mid back rounded vowel /ɔː/. It is preceded by ψ. Tags: letter, lowercase Derived forms: ω΄, ͵ω, ѡ, Ѡ, ꙍ, Ꙍ [Cyrillic], ꞷ, Ꞷ [Latin], ⲱ, Ⲱ (Coptic)
    Sense id: en-ω-grc-character-tqYCb0Im 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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  "etymology_text": "From Ω curved upward.",
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      "form": "ō",
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    },
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        }
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        },
        {
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        },
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        },
        {
          "word": "Ѡ"
        },
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "ꞷ"
        },
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          ],
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        },
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        },
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        }
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        ],
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        },
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        },
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          "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
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        },
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        },
        {
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          "word": "μ"
        },
        {
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "ξ"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "Greek-script letters",
          "word": "Ο"
        },
        {
          "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
          "sense": "Greek-script letters",
          "word": "ο"
        },
        {
          "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
          "sense": "Greek-script letters",
          "word": "Π"
        },
        {
          "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
          "sense": "Greek-script letters",
          "word": "π"
        },
        {
          "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
          "sense": "Greek-script letters",
          "word": "Ρ"
        },
        {
          "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
          "sense": "Greek-script letters",
          "word": "ρ"
        },
        {
          "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
          "sense": "Greek-script letters",
          "word": "Σ"
        },
        {
          "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
          "sense": "Greek-script letters",
          "word": "σ"
        },
        {
          "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
          "sense": "Greek-script letters",
          "word": "ς"
        },
        {
          "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
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        {
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        },
        {
          "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
          "sense": "Greek-script letters",
          "word": "υ"
        },
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          "word": "Φ"
        },
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          "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "sense": "Greek-script letters",
          "word": "Ψ"
        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "sense": "non-Classical letters",
          "word": "Ϝ"
        },
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          "word": "ϝ"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
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          "word": "ͷ"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "non-Classical letters",
          "word": "Ͱ"
        },
        {
          "qualifier": "non-Classical letters",
          "sense": "non-Classical letters",
          "word": "ͱ"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "non-Classical letters",
          "word": "Ϻ"
        },
        {
          "qualifier": "non-Classical letters",
          "sense": "non-Classical letters",
          "word": "ϻ"
        },
        {
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          "word": "Ϙ"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "non-Classical letters",
          "word": "ϙ"
        },
        {
          "qualifier": "non-Classical letters",
          "sense": "non-Classical letters",
          "word": "Ͳ"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "non-Classical letters",
          "word": "ͳ"
        },
        {
          "sense": "punctuation",
          "word": "·"
        },
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          "sense": "diacritics",
          "word": "᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨"
        }
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  ],
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}
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      "word": "ω΄"
    },
    {
      "word": "͵ω"
    },
    {
      "word": "ѡ"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ѡ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ꙍ"
    },
    {
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        "Cyrillic"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "ꞷ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Latin"
      ],
      "word": "Ꞷ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ⲱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Coptic",
      "word": "Ⲱ"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "word": "ε"
    },
    {
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "word": "η"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
      "sense": "Greek-script letters",
      "word": "Θ"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
      "sense": "Greek-script letters",
      "word": "Κ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
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      "word": "κ"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Λ"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "Greek-script letters",
      "word": "λ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
      "sense": "Greek-script letters",
      "word": "Μ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
      "sense": "Greek-script letters",
      "word": "μ"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Ν"
    },
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      "word": "ν"
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
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    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
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    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
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      "word": "Ρ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
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      "word": "ρ"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Σ"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      "word": "Τ"
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "Φ"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "χ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
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      "word": "Ψ"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "Greek-script letters",
      "word": "ψ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "Greek-script letters",
      "sense": "Greek-script letters",
      "word": "Ω"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "Greek-script letters",
      "word": "ω"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Ϝ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "non-Classical letters",
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      "word": "ϝ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "non-Classical letters",
      "sense": "non-Classical letters",
      "word": "Ͷ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "non-Classical letters",
      "sense": "non-Classical letters",
      "word": "ͷ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "non-Classical letters",
      "sense": "non-Classical letters",
      "word": "Ͱ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "non-Classical letters",
      "sense": "non-Classical letters",
      "word": "ͱ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "non-Classical letters",
      "sense": "non-Classical letters",
      "word": "Ϻ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "non-Classical letters",
      "sense": "non-Classical letters",
      "word": "ϻ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "non-Classical letters",
      "sense": "non-Classical letters",
      "word": "Ϙ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "non-Classical letters",
      "sense": "non-Classical letters",
      "word": "ϙ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "non-Classical letters",
      "sense": "non-Classical letters",
      "word": "Ͳ"
    },
    {
      "qualifier": "non-Classical letters",
      "sense": "non-Classical letters",
      "word": "ͳ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "punctuation",
      "word": "·"
    },
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      "word": "᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨"
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    {
      "categories": [
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        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek letters"
      ],
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        "Lower-case omega (ὦ μέγα), the 24th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the long open-mid back rounded vowel /ɔː/. It is preceded by ψ."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "omega"
        ],
        [
          "ὦ μέγα",
          "ὦ μέγα#Ancient Greek"
        ],
        [
          "Greek alphabet",
          "Greek alphabet"
        ],
        [
          "ψ",
          "ψ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "letter",
        "lowercase"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ω"
}

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