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Read Greek, c: words beginning with consonants
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A medley of consonants |
Transliteration |
Meanings and English derivatives |
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1. βύβλος |
bublos, byblos |
book; cf bibliography |
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2. βρόγχος1 |
bronkhos |
windpipe; cf bronchitis |
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3. γεωγραφία |
geōgraphia |
description of the earth; cf geography |
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4. δημοκρατία |
dēmokratia |
rule by the people |
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5. ζῶον |
zōon |
living being, animal; cf zoology |
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6. θέατρον |
theatron |
theatre |
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7. κομήτης |
komētēs |
comet |
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8. κλέπτω |
kleptō |
to steal; cf kleptomania |
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9. κρυπτός |
kruptos, kryptos |
hidden, cf cryptic |
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10. λαλιά |
lalia |
chat, loquacity |
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11. Μοῦσα |
Mousa |
Muse |
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12. νέος |
neos |
new |
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13. ξένος |
xenos |
guest, host, stranger; cf xenophobia |
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14. πλάσσω |
plassō |
to form, mould; cf plastic |
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15. πρόβλημα |
problēma |
something thrown forward, obstacle; cf problem
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16. ῥήτωρ |
rhētōr |
orator, politician; cf rhetoric |
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17. συναγογή |
sunagōgē, synagōgē |
gathering; cf synagogue |
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18. τύπος |
tupos, typos |
hollow matrix; cf type |
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19. τραγῳδία |
tragōdia |
tragedy |
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20. φιλόσοφος |
philosophos |
philosopher |
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21. χρυσός |
khrusos, khrysos |
gold |
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22. ψυχή |
psukhē, psykhē |
vital breath, spirit, ghost; (later) soul |
Note 1: The letter γ, which normally sounds as a hard English "g" in go, has a different sound when it precedes a palatal consonant ( κ γ χ ). Then it sounds just as the English ending -ing.
