Ͷ

See also: ͷ, и, 𐑍, 𐐥, and И

Ͷ U+0376, Ͷ GREEK CAPITAL LETTER PAMPHYLIAN DIGAMMA ← ͵ [U+0375] Greek and Coptic ͷ → [U+0377]

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

A glyph development from the Phoenician letter 𐤅 (w, “waw”) in several epichoric alphabets, in which etymological /w/, represented by ⟨Ϝ⟩, had shifted to /v/. In Pamphylian Greek, it is theorised that ⟨Ͷ⟩ was used as a replacement glyph to represent the continued use of /w/ alongside novel /v/.

Pronunciation

• (hypothesised) IPA^(key): /w/

Letter

Ͷ • (W) (upper case, lower case ͷ)

1. (Pamphylian) digamma, denoting a voiced labio-velar approximant, and sorted between epsilon and zeta

Etymology 2

An alteration of ⟨Ϻ⟩. It is found in the Arcadocypriot Greek of Mantinea, where it is theorised that it denoted a transitional reflex between Proto-Greek */kʷ/ and later /sː/.

Pronunciation

• (hypothesised) IPA^(key): /t͡s/

Letter

Ͷ • (Ts) (upper case, lower case ͷ)

1. (Arcadocypriot) tsan, denoting an voiceless alveolar affricate; its sorting order is not known

Etymology 3

Applied due to the resemblance of the Melian glyph to the Unicode reference glyph shared by the Pamphylian digamma and Arcadocypriot tsan.

Letter

Ͷ • (B) (upper case, lower case ͷ)

1. (nonstandard) an allograph of Β occurring in inscriptions from the isle of Melos