χεῖ

Ancient Greek

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Χ χ   –   English: chi

Alternative forms

• χῖ (khî)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰêː/ → /çi/ → /çi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰêː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /çi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /çi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /çi/

Noun

χεῖ • (kheî) n (indeclinable)

1. chi, the name for the twenty-second letter Χ, χ of the Ancient Greek alphabet.

Derived terms

• χιασμός (khiasmós)

Descendants

• Greek: χι (chi)
• → Latin: chī
  • → English: chi

See also

• Appendix:Greek alphabet