From 99f64790a44ad7e3257625cf22b5056882e606b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gerryleonidas Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:02:19 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update Upcasing.md edit in eta added bit for roundtrip "trap" --- Upcasing.md | 17 ++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Upcasing.md b/Upcasing.md index ae08fbe..eec9486 100644 --- a/Upcasing.md +++ b/Upcasing.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ When writing Greek in all uppercase letters (e.g., for titles, signs, or emphasi ## Rule 1: Remove Accents (Τόνοι) -The simplest rule is that **all accents (τόνοι) are removed when a word is written in uppercase.** +The primary rule is that **all accents (τόνοι) are removed when a word is written in uppercase.** * Modern Greek uses a single accent mark (τόνος), which can appear on one of the last three syllables of a word. @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Examples: * `Ελλάδα` becomes `ΕΛΛΑΔΑ` * `τραπέζι` becomes `ΤΡΑΠΕΖΙ` -**Exception**: the disjoint preposition `ή` (a single-letter word) *keeps* the accent and becomes `Ή`. +**Exception**: the disjoint preposition `ή` (a single-letter word) *keeps* the accent and becomes `Ή`. In this case, _and this case only_, is it acceptable to have a tonos to the left of a capital letter in all-cap setting. --- @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Examples: * `νεράιδα` (nerá-i-da - fairy): The accent on `ά` separates it from `ι`. In uppercase: `ΝΕΡΑΪΔΑ`. + Note that regular diphthongs in lowercase do **not** require adding dialytika in uppercase. Examples: @@ -58,6 +59,16 @@ Examples: * `Ευρώπη` becomes `ΕΥΡΩΠΗ` (`ΕΥ` is a diphthong) * `αυτοκίνητο` becomes `ΑΥΤΟΚΙΝΗΤΟ` (`ΑΥ` is a diphthong) +--- +Note to ensure roundrtip case conversion + +A capital Iota or Upsilon with dialytika may result from either an unaccented iota/upsilon following an accented vowel (and therefore carrying no dialytika in lowercase) or a lowercase iota/upsilon with dialytika or dialytika+tonos. + +Examples: + +• `Μάιος` (from Rule 3 above) converts to `ΜΑΪΟΣ`, `προϋπόθεση` converts to `ΠΡΟΫΠΟΘΕΣΗ` +• `Μαΐστρος` converts to `ΜΑΪΣΤΡΟΣ` and `προΰπαρξη` converts to `ΠΡΟΫΠΑΡΞΗ` + --- ## Summary of Dialytika on Uppercase Ι/Υ @@ -65,4 +76,4 @@ Examples: * If lowercase has `αϊ, εϊ, ηϊ, οϊ, ωϊ, υϊ` or `αϋ, εϋ, ηϋ, οϋ, ωϋ`, then uppercase keeps it: `ΑΪ, ΕΪ, ΗΪ, ΟΪ, ΩΪ, ΥΪ` or `ΑΫ, ΕΫ, ΗΫ, ΟΫ, ΩΫ`. * If lowercase has an accented vowel followed by `ι`/`υ` that is pronounced separately (e.g., `άι, έι, όι, άυ, έυ`), then uppercase ADDS the dialytika to the `Ι`/`Υ`: `ΑΪ, ΕΪ, ΟΪ, ΑΫ, ΕΫ`. -This system ensures that the pronunciation cues present in lowercase (either through existing dialytika or the placement of accents) are not lost when words are converted to uppercase. \ No newline at end of file +This system ensures that the pronunciation cues present in lowercase (either through existing dialytika or the placement of accents) are not lost when words are converted to uppercase. From cb3499321289379f5b2444cf1e8fdb95db00bdf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gerryleonidas Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:25:50 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update Upcasing.md Co-authored-by: Alexios Zavras (zvr) --- Upcasing.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Upcasing.md b/Upcasing.md index eec9486..2d52c5e 100644 --- a/Upcasing.md +++ b/Upcasing.md @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Examples: * `αυτοκίνητο` becomes `ΑΥΤΟΚΙΝΗΤΟ` (`ΑΥ` is a diphthong) --- -Note to ensure roundrtip case conversion +Note that this makes round-trip case conversion significantly harder A capital Iota or Upsilon with dialytika may result from either an unaccented iota/upsilon following an accented vowel (and therefore carrying no dialytika in lowercase) or a lowercase iota/upsilon with dialytika or dialytika+tonos.