Katerina Sarri webtopos - theta in Greek alphabet

SHAPE: At all the ancient cities of both greek alphabet groups the letter shape was

SOUND: Initially, theta was a monogramme representing the double consonant [t^h] (as in tired). Very soon, after the hellenistic times it became the softer consonant [θ]. All soft utterances were very important in greek, check Φ (phi) and X (chi).

NAME: ETYMOLOGY: from northsemitic (phoenician): tēth.
NAME: SPELLING: Its hellenistic stress mark was perispomene: θ

τα

COMBINATIONS: none
DOUBLED: No double occurrences.

MORE GREEK WORDS STARTING WITH Theta
•θεός=god-lat.deus - άθεo-atheist •θέα=view/viewing - θέατρo= theatre •θερμό=warm - thermometer •θεραπεία= therapy •θρίαμβoς= triumph

symbols and their pronunciation in standard-modern and (if different) in erasmic in I.P.A.				examples of words: mod.gre. word - [modern greek pronunciation] SOUND EXAMPLES in MODERN GREEK eng. word - [english pronunciation]
order - greek number LETTER CAPITAL-small	I.P.A. pronunc. standard erasmic	pronounced as in the word... (english or other)	letter name in greek in english
8) θ´= 9 Θ θ transliteration: th	[θ] consonant voiceless dental fricative	thin but not this	θήτα ['θita] theta ['θit] U.S. ['θeıt]	θεωρία [θeo'ria] theory ['θırı]	θέατρo ['θeatro] theatre ['θıt(r)]	θέσις pl. θέσεις = position ['θesis] - ['θesis] thesis - theses ['θisıs] - ['θisız]