Translingual

Alternative forms

• (non-standard) η΄

Numeral

Η΄ • ‎(I΄)

1. The Greek numeral representing the number eight (8), typically romanized as the Roman numeral VIII.

   Ο Ιωάννης Ηʹ Παλαιολόγος ήταν Βυζαντινός αυτοκράτορας που βασίλεψε από το 1425 μέχρι το θάνατό του το 1448.

   John VIII Palæologus was a Byzantine emperor who ruled from 1425 until his death in 1448.

Usage notes

The Greek numbers from 1 to 999 are properly marked using the Greek numeral sign (κεραία, keraía). This appears in Unicode as greek numeral sign ʹ (U+0374), which is anomalous on Wiktionary and improperly links as ʹ (modifier letter prime, U+02B9). This entry is encoded using the modern Greek accent mark (τόνος, tónos), which appears in Unicode as tonos ΄ (U+0384). Other marks are also sometimes used.

Related terms

• οκτώ ‎(októ) (eight)
• όγδοος ‎(ógdoos) (eighth)

See also

ηʹ and η' redirect here.

Translingual

Numeral

η΄

1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of Η΄ ‎(I΄)

Usage notes

Nonstandard in modern Greek, which typically employs the capital letters. Byzantine Greek employed lower-case letters, but used macrons rather than the present-day numeral mark. The Greek numbers from 1 to 999 are properly marked using the Greek numeral sign (κεραία, keraía). This appears in Unicode as greek numeral sign ʹ (U+0374), which is anomalous on Wiktionary and improperly links as ʹ (modifier letter prime, U+02B9). This entry is encoded using the modern Greek accent mark (τόνος, tónos), which appears in Unicode as tonos ΄ (U+0384). Other marks are also sometimes used.