γ

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γ U+03B3, γ
GREEK SMALL LETTER GAMMA
β
[U+03B2]
Greek and Coptic δ
[U+03B4]

Translingual

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γ

  1. (mathematics) the Euler-Mascheroni constant
  2. (physics) photon, gamma ray
  3. (physics) Lorentz factor
  4. (UPA) a voiced velar fricative (IPA [ɣ]).

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See gamma for the name of this letter in other languages.

Albanian

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ɡ(ə)/

Letter

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γ (g) (upper case Γ, lower case γ)

  1. The 4th letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Derived from its majuscule counterpart Γ (G), from the Phoenician letter 𐤂 (g, gimel).

Letter

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γ (g) (lowercase, uppercase Γ)

  1. Lower-case gamma, the third letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. Its name was γάμμα and it represented a voiced velar stop: /ɡ/; before velars, it represented a velar nasal: /ŋ/. It is preceded by β and followed by δ.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: γ-ray, γ-globulin
  • Greek: γ (g)

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Greek

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Pronunciation

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  • As a single consonant, a fricative IPA(key): [ɣ] (or [ʝ] before a front vowel).
  • ⟨γγ⟩ is [ŋɡ] ([ɲɟ] before a front vowel); commonly reduced to [ɡ] (or [ɟ]) in informal speech. The gamma remains a fricative ([ŋɣ] or [ɲʝ]) in some words, e.g. εγγενής, έγγραφο, συγγραφέας.
  • ⟨γκ⟩ is [ɡ] word-initially and in some loanwords, [ŋɡ] otherwise; commonly reduced to [ɡ] in informal speech.
  • ⟨γξ⟩ is [ŋks].
  • ⟨γχ⟩ is [ŋx] (or [ɲç] before a front vowel).

Letter

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γ (g) (lowercase, uppercase Γ)

  1. Lower-case gamma, the third letter of the modern Greek alphabet. Its name is γάμμα or γάμα. It is preceded by β and followed by δ.

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Wakhi

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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γ (upper case Y) [the capital is actually a large ⟨γ⟩]

  1. A letter of the Wakhi alphabet, written in the Latin script.