Table of Correspondences

 

Classical Greek Diacritical Marks
Latin Transcription
Beta Code Transliteration
Latin Transliteration
Modern Greek Transcription
Modern English Transcription
’ smooth breathing mark)
ignored
)
ignored
non-existent
ignored
‘ rough breathing mark)
h
(
h
non-existent
h
/ (acute accent mark)
ignored
/
ignored
ignored
ignored
\ (grave accent mark)
ignored
\
ignored
non-existent
ignored
^ (circumflex accent mark)
ignored
=
ignored
non-existent
ignored
¨ (dieresis mark)
ignored
+
ignored
¨ (dieresis mark)
ignored
Greek Letter
Latin Transcription
Beta Code Transliteration
Latin Transliteration
Modern Greek Transcription
Modern English Transcription
a (alpha)
short a
long a
ai
au
#
a
short a
long a
ae
au
a
A
A
A
AI
AU
A|
a
a
a
ai
au
ai
a
non-existent
non-existent
e
af, av
non–existent
a
a
a
ai
au
a
b (beta)
b
B
b
v
b
g (gamma)
gg
gk
gx
gc
gn
g
ng
nc
nx
nch
nc
G
GG
GK
GC
GX
GN
g
gg
gk
gx
gch
gn
g
ng
g (initial) ng (medial)
nx
nh
nk
g
ng
nk
nx
nkh
nk
d (delta)
d
D
d
d
d
e (epsilon)
ei
 
 
eu
e (short e)
before a consonant, long i although in some cases, long e; before a vowel, long e or long i
eu
E
EI
 
 
 
EU
e
ei
 
 
 
eu
e
i
 
 
 
ef or ev
e
ei
 
 
 
eu
z (zeta)
z
Z
z
z
z
h (eta)
hu
$
e (long e)
eu
e (long e )
H
HU
H|
ê or e^
êu or e^u
êi or e^i
i
if, iv
non–existent
e
eu
e
q (theta)
th
Q
th
th
th
i (iota)
short i
long i
i before a vowel
iota subscript -see #V, $, %
i
short i
long i
i (j after 1500)
I
I
I
I
 
i
i
i
i
i
non-existent
non-existent
y
 
i
i
i
i
 
k (kappa)
k
K
k
k
k
l (lamda)
l
L
l
l
l
m (mu)
m
M
m
m
mp (initial) = b
mp (medial) = mp
m
n (nu)
n
N
n
n
nt (initial) = d
nt (medial) = nd or nt
n
c (ksi)
x
C
x
x
x
o (omicron)
oi
ou
o (short o)
oe
long u
O
OI
OU
o
oi
ou
o
i
ou
o
oi
ou
p (pi)
p
P
p
p
p
r (rho)
r(
r
rh
R
R/
r
rh
r
non-existent
r
rh
s (initial or medial sigma)
j (terminal sigma)
s
 
s
S
 
S
s
 
s
s
 
s
s
 
s
t (tau)
t
T
t
t
t
u (upsilon)
short u
long u
ui
y
short y
long y
y
U
U
U
U|
u
u
u
ui
i
non-existent
non-existent
yi
y
y
y
y
f (phi)
ph
F
ph
f
ph
x (chi)
ch
X
ch
h
kh
y (psi)
ps, bs (chalybs from xa/luy, -boj)
Y
ps
ps
ps
w (omega)
wu
%
long o
ou
long o
W
WU
W|
ô or o^
ôu or o^u
ôi or o^i
o
ou
non–existent
o
ou
o

 

 

In proper names and nouns and adjectives (usually based on proper names or place names) in Latin transcription, to allow regular Latin declension of nouns, Greek declension ending are replaced by Latin declension endings: thus:

Greek Termination Latin Termination
-oj -us, er
-on -um
-h -a or long e
-wn -o or -on
-ai -ae
-aioj -aeus or -ensis
-eioj -eus
-euj -ensis
-oi -i
-hj -a
-eiwn -ensis or -ides

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