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21 Cards in this Set
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α ε η ι ο υ ω
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(vowels). short and long ε / η + ο / ω
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Breathings. Rough breathing ( or Smooth breathing ).
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Any word starting with a vowel must have a breathing over the vowel. Either a Rough breathing ( to indicate an h sound before the vowel, or a smooth breathing ) to indicate the absence of an h. Breathings count as part of the spelling.
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Diphthongs. A combination of vowels pronounced as one sound.
αι αυ ει ευ οι ου |
Diphthongs.
αι ---eye αυ ---how ει ---ay ευ ---yoo οι ---oy ου --oo When a diphthong starts a word, a breathing is put over the second of the 2 vowels. |
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Iota subscript.
α η ω ι ι ι |
When iota ι comes after long α η ω it is written in miniature underneath. So it sounds different from α / αι
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)Αγαμεμνων
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)Agamemnon
Smooth breathing ) to indicate the absence of an h before the vowel. |
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(Εκτωρ
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( Hector
Rough breathing ( to indicate an h sound before the vowel. |
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Κυκλωψ
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Cyclops
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ω --- I
ειs --- you (singular) ει --- he/she/it ομεν --- we ετε --- you (plural) ουσι (ν) --- they moveable nu |
ω --- I
ειs --- you (singular) ει --- he/she/it ομεν --- we ετε --- you (plural) ουσι (ν) ---they moveable nu |
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ν (ν) moveable nu
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ν (ν) moveable nu. is added to make pronunciation easier if the next word starts with a vowel, or it is the last word in the sentence.
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παυ - ω
παυ - ειs παυ - ει παυ - ομεν παυ - ετε παυ - ουσι (ν) |
I stop
you (singular) stop he/she/it stops we stop you (plural) stop they stop |
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αγω
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I lead
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ακουω
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I hear
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βαινω
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I go
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γραφω
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I write
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διδασκω
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I teach
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διωκω
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I chase
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εχω
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I have
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τρεχω
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I run
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φερω
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I carry/ I bring
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φυλασσω
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I guard
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σσ or τ τ
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Some Greek words have σσ or τ τ .
φυλασσω or φυλαττω = I gaurd |
