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Ancient Greek phonology is the reconstructed phonology or pronunciation of Ancient Greek.This article mostly deals with the pronunciation of the standard Attic dialect of the fifth century BC, used by Plato and other Classical Greek writers, and touches on other dialects spoken at the same time or earlier.
Pronunciation of Ancient Greek in French secondary schools is based on Erasmian pronunciation, but it is modified to match the phonetics and even, in the case of αυ and ευ, the orthography of French. Vowel length distinction, geminate consonants and pitch accent are discarded completely, which matches the current phonology of Standard French.
An arcosolium, plural arcosolia, is an arched recess used as a place of entombment.The word is from Latin arcus, "arch", and solium, "throne" (literally "place of state") or post-classical "sarcophagus".
Greek pronunciation may refer to: Ancient Greek phonology; Koine Greek phonology; Modern Greek phonology This page was last edited on 28 ...
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