Nu (letter)
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For other uses, see Nu (disambiguation).
Nu (/ˈnjuː/; uppercase Ν, lowercase ν; Greek: vι ni [ni]) is the thirteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the voiced alveolar nasal IPA: [n]. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 50. It is derived from the Phoenician nun . Its Latin equivalent is N, though the lowercase (
) resembles the Roman lowercase v.
The name of the letter is written νῦ in Ancient Greek and traditional Modern Greek polytonic orthography, while in Modern Greek it is written νι [ni].
Letters that arose from nu include Roman N and Cyrillic script En.