νῦ

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Ancient Greek

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Ν ν   –   English: nu

Etymology

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Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤍 (n‬ /⁠nūn⁠/).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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νῦ (n (indeclinable)

  1. nu, the name for the thirteenth letter Ν, ν of the Ancient Greek alphabet.

Descendants

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  • Greek: νι (ni)

References

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  • νῦ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers