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הורד מילון זה
Romanization of Greek
Romanization of Greek is the transliteration (letter-mapping) or transcription (sound-mapping) of text from the Greek alphabet into the Latin alphabet. The conventions for writing and romanizing Ancient Greek and Modern Greek differ markedly, which can create confusion. The sound of the English letter B  was written as in ancient Greek but is now written as the digraph , while the modern sounds like the English letter V  instead. The Greek name  became Johannes in Latin and then John in English but in Greek itself has instead become ; this might be written as YannisYanniJaniIoannisYiannis, or Giannis, but not Giannes or Giannes as it would have been in ancient Greek. The masculine Greek word or might variously appear as , , , or , or simply be translated as "Holy" or "Saint" in English forms of Greek placenames.

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