ISO 843
Encyclopedia
ISO 843 is a system for the transliteration
Transliteration
Transliteration is a subset of the science of hermeneutics. It is a form of translation, and is the practice of converting a text from one script into another...

 of Greek characters
Greek alphabet
The Greek alphabet is the script that has been used to write the Greek language since at least 730 BC . The alphabet in its classical and modern form consists of 24 letters ordered in sequence from alpha to omega...

 into Latin characters
Latin alphabet
The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most recognized alphabet used in the world today. It evolved from a western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumaean alphabet, which was adopted and modified by the Etruscans who ruled early Rome...

.

1997 edition

Greek Latin Unicode Notes
Hex Dec
A a
Á á 00C1 00E1 193 225
V v
G g
D d
E e
É é 00C9 00E9 201 233
Z z
Ī ī 012A 012B 298 299
Ī+0301 ī+0301 Ī+769 ī+769 combining acute accent
Th th
I i
Í í 00CD 00ED 205 237
Ï ï 00CF 00EF 207 239
1E2F 7727
K k
L l
M m
N n
X x
O o
Ó ó 00D3 00F3 211 243
P p
R r
, S s
T t
Y y
Ý ý 00DD 00FD 221 253
Ÿ ÿ 0178 00FF 376 255
ÿ+0301 ÿ+769 combining acute accent
F f
Ch ch
Ps ps
Ō ō 014C 014D 332 333
1E52 1E53 7762 7763


Exceptions:
  • double vowels are transliterated as au
  • double vowels are transliterated as eu
  • double vowels are transliterated as ou

See also


External links

  • Transliteration of Non-Roman Scripts -A collection of writing systems and transliteration tables, by Thomas T. Pedersen. PDF reference charts include ISO 843.
  • Lingua::Translit Perl
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     module and online service covering a variety of writing systems. Transliteration according to several standards including ISO 843 and DIN 31634 for Greek.
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