Lucian - Samosatene

This variant of the Lucian pronunciation is intended to represent a roughly 2nd century A.D. pronunciation of greek. It notably preserves phonemic vowel and consonant length, takes the aspirates to their modern values, and leaves most vowels and diphthongs at various intermediate points.
  • 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