H

H, or h, is the eighth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, including the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is aitch, or regionally haitch. Wikipedia
Alphabetical position: 8
Descendants: Ħ; Ƕ; ; ; Һ; ʰ; h; ħ
Language of origin: Latin language
Other letters commonly used with: h(x), ch, gh, nh, ph, sh, ſh, th, wh, (x)h
Phonetic usage: /eɪtʃ/; /heɪtʃ/
Sisters: И; Һ; Ԧ; ח; ح; ܚ; ࠇ; 𐎅; 𐎈; Հ հ
Writing direction: Left-to-Right
H, or h, is the eighth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, including the alphabets of other western European languages and ...
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How old is the letter H?
H
Alphabetical position
8
History
Development
𐌇 H h
Time period
~-700 to present
What does h mean in Greek?
There is no H in the Greek alphabet. However, the H sound did exist. An H sound sometimes existed at the beginning of a Greek word that contained a vowel as the first letter in the word. In order to represent the H sound, Greek uses an accent mark that looks like an apostrophe. The Greek letter H is named eta.
What is the meaning of the letter H?
h in British English 1. the eighth letter and sixth consonant of the modern English alphabet. 2. a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiceless glottal fricative, as in hat.
h, eighth letter of the alphabet. It corresponds to Semitic cheth and Greek eta (Η). It may derive from an early symbol for fence.
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