"Β" meaning in Greek

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Adjective

Forms: V [romanization]
Etymology: Derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤁 (b, “beth”) (). Etymology templates: {{der|el|phn|-}} Phoenician, {{m|phn|𐤁||beth}} 𐤁 (b, “beth”) Head templates: {{head|el|adjective}} Β • (V)
  1. Abbreviation of βόρειος (vóreios): northern, northerly Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: βόρειος (extra: (vóreios): northern, northerly) Synonyms: βόρ. (vór.)
    Sense id: en-Β-el-adj-zy3A9K0u

Character

Forms: V [romanization], β [lowercase]
Etymology: Derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤁 (b, “beth”) (). Etymology templates: {{der|el|phn|-}} Phoenician, {{m|phn|𐤁||beth}} 𐤁 (b, “beth”) Head templates: {{head|el|letter|uppercase||lowercase|β}} Β • (V) (uppercase, lowercase β)
  1. The upper case letter beta (βήτα), the second letter of the modern Greek alphabet. Tags: letter, uppercase Categories (topical): Compass points Related terms: Β΄, ͵Β
    Sense id: en-Β-el-character-xkPY-Gtv Disambiguation of Compass points: 8 77 15 Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 5 94 1

Noun

Forms: V [romanization]
Etymology: Derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤁 (b, “beth”) (). Etymology templates: {{der|el|phn|-}} Phoenician, {{m|phn|𐤁||beth}} 𐤁 (b, “beth”) Head templates: {{head|el|noun|g=m}} Β • (V) m
  1. N, initialism of βορράς (vorrás, “north”) Synonyms: βόρ.
    Sense id: en-Β-el-noun-S2I3dnp3

Alternative forms

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