In words with one syllable only, no accent mark is used. In Greek we use accent mark (tonos - τόνος), which is placed only in lowercase writing and only over the vowel of the stressed syllable. So you will find three letters for sigma, which are Σ, σ, and ς (used only at the end of the word) The Greek letter sigma (s - σ) has a special form, which is used when it appears at the end of a word. Letter gamma for instance is Γ,γ, while lambda is Λ,λ, mi is Μ,μ, ni is Ν,ν and omega is Ω,ω. The lower case Greek letters resemble the upper case Greek letters, but some of them are notably different. These diacritics representing breathings were officially abolished by presidential decree in 1982, in order to make Greek language easier to write. The Greek alphabet letters do not directly correspond to a Latin equivalent some of them are very unique in their sound and do not sound in the same way, as those letters that may commonly be regarded as the corresponding Latin letter.ĭiacritics to represent stress and breathings were added to the alphabet in around 200 BC. The 24 letters in the Greek alphabet are quite different from the letters of the Latin alphabet, despite the fact that the Latin alphabet is based on the Greek Alphabet.

After all, the word alphabet itself derives from alpha and beta, the first two letters of the Greek alphabet. Greek alphabet ( elliniko alphavito - ελληνικό αλφάβητο) is considered the oldest alphabet in the world because it was the first to combine vowels and consonants with separate symbols. The Greek alphabet is in use since the late 9th or early 8th century BC with some small differences. The Greek alphabet is a set of twenty four letters used to write and speak the Greek Language. Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.