Why is the phi in alpha phi pronounced fee and not fye

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Well, of course you did, my dear SAI. Although in Greek, the Iota and the Omega form a "rising diphthong" (two vowel sounds pronounced together with the emphasis on the second vowel sound), so that the Iota becomes a gliding semivowel and the word is pronounced "YOTA."

Now, if that wasn't enough Greek letter trivia of the day:

Did you know that Omega and Omicron simply mean "Big O" or "Great O" (O mega) and "Little O" (O mikron)?

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Iota sounds more like Yota than EEota. Alpha Omicron Pee sounds funny, so I'm glad we use the anglicized version!

Somehow I missed your post, Mystic Cat! I probably just didn't see that there was a whole second page of posts. Wow...it's amazing how often this subject comes up!!