Upsila

Origin

From the Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλά, plural construction of ὖ ψιλόν.

Noun

noun form

1. Plural of en
• 1981, Jaan Puhvel, Analecta Indoeuropaea: Delectus Operum Minorum Plerumque Anglice Aliquando Francogallice Editorum Annos 1952–1977 Complectens (Institut für Sprachwissenschaft der Universität Innsbruck; , 9783851245639),

• 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.
• 1991, Jaan Puhvel, Hittite Etymological Dictionary: Words beginning with H (

• Gk. ῦει ‘to rain’ may represent either *sEâ‚‚uHâ‚‚-ye- or *Eâ‚‚uHâ‚‚-ye- (spiritus asper being automatic on initial upsila), thus a -ye/o- derivative (stative like e. g. χαίρω?) from the zero grade of the root stem seen in Toch. A 3 pl. swiñc < *sEâ‚‚uHâ‚‚-énti.
• 1993, Studia Varia from the J. Paul Getty Museum , 9780892362035),

• Serifs are a regular feature of letters in both the Getty and the PFayum 4 papyrus fragments. Upsila, similarly formed in all, are decorated with serifs on the base of the vertical stroke at PFayum 4.11, Getty recto line 1, and Getty verso line 7.
• 1994, Adam Bülow-Jacobsen ed., Proceedings of the 20th International Congress of Papyrologists, Copenhagen, 23–29 August, 1992 (

• Inconsistent letter forms: e.g. upsila in 1.2; kappas in 1.7; long rho in πρωτον vs. short rho in ημετερα; epsila in επελθω.

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