"ἒ ψιλόν" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /e psiˈlon/, /e psiˈlon/, /e psiˈlon/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /e psiˈlon/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /e psiˈlon/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /e psiˈlon/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ἒ ψῑλόν [canonical], è psīlón [romanization]
Etymology: Shape from Phoenician 𐤄 (h). Name is Koine Greek: ἒ ψιλόν means "plain ε," in order to distinguish it from αι, which had become identical in pronunciation. Displaced earlier εἶ (eî). Etymology templates: {{bor|grc|phn|𐤄‬}} Phoenician 𐤄 (h), {{lang|grc|ἒ ψιλόν}} ἒ ψιλόν, {{lang|grc|ε}} ε, {{lang|grc|αι}} αι, {{m|grc|εἶ}} εἶ (eî) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἒ ψῑλόν|g=n}} ἒ ψῑλόν • (è psīlón) n (indeclinable)
  1. epsilon, the name for the fifth letter Ε, ε of the Ancient Greek alphabet. Tags: indeclinable Categories (topical): Greek letter names

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