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|problem=gerundetes U im Trissino? o Phonem
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== Commentary ==
== Commentary ==
Upsilon is one of the letters (together with [[index::L|Lambda]] and [[index::P|Pi]]) which serve as a basis for distinguishing the Magrè and Sanzeno alphabets (see [[index::Script]]): The "inverted" variant {{c||U}} ({{c||U3}}, {{c||U5}}), sometimes termed "Venetoid" in the TIR, is attributed to the Magrè alphabet, while {{c||U2}} ({{c||U4}}), typical for the Etruscan and Lugano alphabets, is used in the Sanzeno alphabet. The choice between a symmetrical form and a rarer one with a straight hasta appears to be one of style – the form of Alpha ({{c||A}}/{{c||A5}}) usually corresponds to that of Upsilon. The curved variant {{c||U5}} (again, together with curved Alpha) appears only in rock inscriptions and the possibly archaic [[index::PU-1]], as well as in the [[index::Trissino]] (not yet autopsied).
Upsilon is one of the letters (together with [[index::L|Lambda]] and [[index::P|Pi]]) which serve as a basis for distinguishing the Magrè and Sanzeno alphabets (see [[index::Script]]): The "inverted" variant {{c||U}} ({{c||U3}}, {{c||U5}}), sometimes termed "Venetoid" in the TIR, is attributed to the Magrè alphabet, while {{c||U2}} ({{c||U4}}), typical for the Etruscan and Lugano alphabets, is used in the Sanzeno alphabet. The choice between a symmetrical form and a rarer one with a straight hasta appears to be one of style – the form of Alpha ({{c||A}}/{{c||A5}}) usually corresponds to that of Upsilon. The curved variant {{c||U5}} (again, together with curved Alpha) appears only in rock inscriptions and the possibly archaic [[index::PU-1]], as well as in the [[index::Trissino]] (not yet autopsied).
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Revision as of 16:13, 21 July 2015

Character
Customary name: y psilon
Represents: u, o

Variants and attestation

Transliteration Sinistroverse Dextroverse
  Glyph Number Glyph Number
U U.png 31 Ud.png 8
U2 U2.png 86 U2d.png 5
U3 U3.png 5 U3d.png 3
U4 U4.png 7 U4d.png 0
U5 U5.png 8 U5d.png 5

Commentary

Upsilon is one of the letters (together with Lambda and Pi) which serve as a basis for distinguishing the Magrè and Sanzeno alphabets (see Script): The "inverted" variant U s (U3 s, U5 s), sometimes termed "Venetoid" in the TIR, is attributed to the Magrè alphabet, while U2 s (U4 s), typical for the Etruscan and Lugano alphabets, is used in the Sanzeno alphabet. The choice between a symmetrical form and a rarer one with a straight hasta appears to be one of style – the form of Alpha (A s/A5 s) usually corresponds to that of Upsilon. The curved variant U5 s (again, together with curved Alpha) appears only in rock inscriptions and the possibly archaic PU-1, as well as in the Trissino (not yet autopsied).