Reconstructed Attic

This is the pronunciation reconstructed for most of the Attic period. It preserves aspirates, gemination, and the long dipthongs.
  • 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