Beta

Beta (UK: /ˈbtə/, US: /ˈbtə/; uppercase Β, lowercase β, or cursive ϐ; Ancient Greek: βῆτα, romanizedbē̂ta or Greek: βήτα, romanizedvíta) is the second letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 2. In Ancient Greek, beta represented the voiced bilabial plosive IPA: [b]. In Modern Greek, it represents the voiced labiodental fricative IPA: [v] while IPA: [b] in borrowed words is instead commonly transcribed as μπ.[1][2] Letters that arose from beta include the Roman letter B and the Cyrillic letters Б and В.

  1. ^ "UN Romanization of Greek for Geographical Names (1987)". www.eki.ee. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  2. ^ "Pronouncing the Greek Alphabet". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2022-11-13.