μῦ 1

μῦ 1

Grammatical information: n.

Meaning: the twlfth letter of the Greek alphabet (inscr. IV^a ).

Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Sem.

Etymology: Transformation after νῦ of a Semitic name, cf. Hebr. mēm. Ion. has μῶ for it (Demoχr., Delos III^a; Schulze KZ 42, 113 = Kl. Schr. 372), like νῶ after ῥω.̃ Cf. Schwyzer 140.

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