Groups -xion(-), -xious(-), -xua- in the word flexure Possibly the only case in the world of used as a vowel.ĭon Quixote, Oaxaca, words derived from Classical Nahuatl/ Nahuatl Usually (word-initially, after consonants, i, au, eu, in some surnames such as Rexach) Pronunciation and use Pronunciations of Xx The letter 'Χ' ~ 'Ψ' for /kʰ/ was a Greek addition to the alphabet, placed after the Semitic letters along with phi 'Φ' for /pʰ/.

However, the Etruscans had taken over 'Χ' from western Greek, and it therefore stands for /ks/ in Etruscan and Latin. In the end, more conservative eastern forms became the standard of Classical Greek, and thus 'Χ' ( Chi) stood for /kʰ/ (later /x/ palatalized to in Modern Greek before front vowels). In Ancient Greek, ' Χ' and ' Ψ' were among several variants of the same letter, used originally for /kʰ/ and later, in western areas such as Arcadia, as a simplification of the digraph 'ΧΣ' for /ks/.

( August 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) See the relevant discussion on the talk page. Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced. Etruscan and Latin borrowing of X from Χ/χ (Khi/Chi) could have occurred from pre Hellenic localized dialects. The dispute is about Ξ/ξ (Xsi) stands phonetically for X in classical and modern Greek.

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