Reconstruction:Ancient Greek/ϝαῦ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤅 (w /⁠wāw⁠/). Reconstructed on the basis of Classical Latin vau (/⁠wau̯⁠/).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /wâu̯/ → /aβ/ → /av/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /wâu̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aw/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aβ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /av/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /av/

Noun

*ϝαῦ • (*waû) n (indeclinable)

1. wau (the letter Ϝ, later called δίγαμμα (dígamma))

Descendants

• → Latin: vau
  • ⇒ English: wau

See also

• Appendix:Greek alphabet