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digamma

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /daɪˈɡæmə/
  • rhymes with -æmə

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noun

Meaning 1

An Ancient Greek letter representing /w/: Ϝ, ϝ

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wau

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From di- + gamma, from its shape resembling two stacked capital gammas (Γ).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: digamma — Ancient Greek letter
  • Dutch: digamma — Ancient Greek letter
  • Esperanto: digamo — Ancient Greek letter
  • Finnish: digamma — Ancient Greek letter
  • French: digamma — Ancient Greek letter
  • German: Digamma — Ancient Greek letter
  • Greek: δίγαμμα (dígamma) — Ancient Greek letter
  • Interlingua: digamma — Ancient Greek letter
  • Italian: digamma — Ancient Greek letter
  • Malay: digama — Ancient Greek letter
  • Polish: digamma — Ancient Greek letter
  • Portuguese: digama — Ancient Greek letter
  • Russian: дига́мма (digámma) — Ancient Greek letter