In ancient Attic Greek, how (un)stable were ΝΣ/ΝΖ and preceding vowels?

1. What is the Ancient Greek Attic alphabet?
2. How different are Attic and koine Greek?
3. What is the Greek vowel system?
4. What are the 7 Greek vowels?

What is the Ancient Greek Attic alphabet?

Greek numerals and other symbols

The Ancient Greeks had two numeric systems: the Acrophonic or Attic system used the letters iota, delta, gamma, eta, nu and mu in various combinations.

How different are Attic and koine Greek?

While Koine was designed to be straightforward and functional, Attic Greek has a much broader grammatical, lexical, and stylistic range. Familiarity with the nuances of Attic will help you navigate a variety of genres and provide the necessary stepping stones to other dialects.

What is the Greek vowel system?

Greek has a system of five vowels /i, u, e, o, a/. The first two have qualities approaching their respective cardinal vowels [i, u], the mid vowels /e, o/ are true-mid [e̞, o̞] and the open /a/ is near-open central [ɐ].

What are the 7 Greek vowels?

The vowels are α, ε, η, ι, ο, ω, υ. The remaining letters are consonants. 4. Vowels are either short or long.