Upsila

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of upsilon form-of, plural

    "Why there is no parallel ḫi- remains a mystery. It is idle to argue for some kind of parasitic origin, comparable to the rampage of spiritus asper over initial upsila in Attic Greek; the very contrast ḫu- : w- is distinctive."

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ypsilon

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"Why there is no parallel ḫi- remains a mystery. It is idle to argue for some kind of parasitic origin, comparable to the rampage of spiritus asper over initial upsila in Attic Greek; the very contrast ḫu- : w- is distinctive."

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλά (û psilá), plural construction of ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón).

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