GREK 1005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Iota Subscript, Diphthong, Aisle
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Shelmerdine, introduction to greek (second edition, november 2011 printing) Chapter 1: the greek alphabet important, consonant groups not important at the moment, vowel groups (diphthongs) important, diphthongs are basically two vowels pronounced as one or as. The letter iota is often written beneath a long alpha, an eta, and an omega (and when it is will be specified later). It is then known as iota subscript and is not pronounced. 1. Pronounced like the e in met plus the oo in moon. Pronounced like the e in hey followed by the oo in moon. Pronounced like english we: accents important, but shelmerdine is talking here about accents in general and not accents specific to verbs, nouns, etc. ; therefore there is more material here than you really need at the moment: do not worry at all, then, about committing the chart on p. 3 to memory. What is worthwhile to keep in mind, however, is that by position 1.
