Reconstructed Attic

This is the pronunciation at the end of the Attic period and the beginning of the Koine period. Compared to earlier Attic, it had lost the pronunciation of the long diphthongs. It preserves aspirates and gemination.
  • Letter IPA Name (English) Name (Greek) Example Word
    ̔
    Rough Breathing
    α
    Alpha
    ε
    Epsilon
    ι
    Iota
    ο
    Omicron
    υ
    Upsilon
    η
    Eta
    ω
    Omega
    β
    Beta
    μβ
    δ
    Delta
    νδ
    γ
    Gamma
    γγ
    κ
    Kappa
    γκ
    χ
    Chi
    γχ
    τ
    Tau
    θ
    Theta
    π
    Pi
    φ
    Phi
    ζ
    Zeta
    σ
    Sigma
    ρ
    Rho
    λ
    Lambda
    μ
    Mu
    ξ
    Xi
    ψ
    Psi
    ν
    Nu
    αυ
    ευ
    ου
    αι
    ει
    υι
    οι