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Digamma in a sentence

Digamma meaning

An Ancient Greek letter representing /w/: Ϝ, ϝ

Using Digamma

  • The main meaning on this page is: An Ancient Greek letter representing /w/: Ϝ, ϝ
  • In the example corpus, digamma often appears in combinations such as: from digamma, digamma and.

Context around Digamma

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

greek 1× employed 1× lost 1× numeric 1×

Often after:

inconsistently 1× function 1× consonant 1×

Sentence patterns with Digamma

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a lost digamma consonant in 1× descended from digamma 1× descended from digamma and closely 1× example employed digamma inconsistently sometimes 1× proper for digamma 6 alone 1× spoken greek digamma was used 1× the digamma function which 1× the numeric digamma and never 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after sound changes 1× all three poets 1× however misinterpreting beda 1× however the greek 1× latin f despite 1× the digamma function 1×

Common sentence endings:

also commonly seen 1× as a numeral 1× descended from digamma 1× it in form 1× meter sometimes not 1× of that line 1×

Words around Digamma

Just before it in the word index:

digambar 5 digal 2 digaetano 3 dig 1.288 difs 2 difranco 21

Just after it in the word index:

digana 4 digangana 3 digangi 2 digar 2 digbani 2 digbeth 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Digamma

  • In this selection, "digamma" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, greek, employed, lost, inconsistently, function and consonant stand out and add context to how "digamma" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a lost digamma consonant in and descended from digamma. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "digamma" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with digamma

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The digamma function, which is the derivative of this function, is also commonly seen. (14 words)

After sound changes eliminated /w/ from spoken Greek, digamma was used only as a numeral. (15 words)

Latin 'F,' despite being pronounced differently, is ultimately descended from digamma and closely resembles it in form. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

However, misinterpreting Beda's reference, Scaliger applied the term episēmon not as a name proper for digamma/6 alone, but as a cover term for all three numeral letters. (29 words)

These metrical inconsistencies (along with a knowledge of comparative linguistics) have led scholars to infer the presence of a lost digamma consonant in an old form of that line. (29 words)

All three poets, for example, employed digamma inconsistently, sometimes allowing it to affect syllable length and meter, sometimes not. (19 words)

Example sentences (8)

After sound changes eliminated /w/ from spoken Greek, digamma was used only as a numeral.

All three poets, for example, employed digamma inconsistently, sometimes allowing it to affect syllable length and meter, sometimes not.

However, misinterpreting Beda's reference, Scaliger applied the term episēmon not as a name proper for digamma/6 alone, but as a cover term for all three numeral letters.

However, the Greek alphabet also gave rise to other alphabets, and some of these retained letters descended from digamma.

Latin 'F,' despite being pronounced differently, is ultimately descended from digamma and closely resembles it in form.

The digamma function, which is the derivative of this function, is also commonly seen.

These metrical inconsistencies (along with a knowledge of comparative linguistics) have led scholars to infer the presence of a lost digamma consonant in an old form of that line.

Today it is used only to represent the numeric digamma, and never to represent the sequence στ in text.

Common combinations with digamma

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "digamma" in a sentence?
An example: "After sound changes eliminated /w/ from spoken Greek, digamma was used only as a numeral." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "digamma" from authentic English texts.
What does "digamma" mean?
Digamma means: An Ancient Greek letter representing /w/: Ϝ, ϝ
How many example sentences with "digamma" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "digamma", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.