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::* [[w:Varieties of Modern Greek|Modern Greek dialects]] &ndash; current in Greece, Crete, Cyprus and elsewhere.

==Writing Greek==
Wikipedia has a section on the [[w:Greek alphabet|Greek alphabet]], Modern Greek uses the [[monotonic]] system with a single stress accent in nearly every word of more than one syllable; in contrast the [[polytonic]] system used for 
Ancient Greek entries has[[w:Katharevousa|Katharevousa]] and Ancient Greek entries means that many terms will have multiple diacritical marks.  

===Stress===
Nearly all words of more than one syllable will have an acute accent on one of the last three syllables. A few words with a single syllable like [[πώς]] are accented, in this case indicating ''interrogation'' and differentiating it from [[πως]].
* The [[diaeresis]] - used in some words like [[καϊμάκι]] which require separated vowel sounds, occasionally a combination will be encountered, as in [[καΐκι]].
* Capital letters are usually unaccented as in the abbreviation for ''Ένωση Σοβιετικών Σοσιαλιστικών Δημοκρατιών'' ([[ΕΣΣΔ]]) and capitalised [[ήλιο]] (ΗΛΙΟ). in contrast, words that begin with a stressed vowel should carry an accent ([[Έλληνας]]).
* [[Appendix:Glossary#enclisis|Enclisis]] - sometimes when two words are combined phonetically the first will develop an extra stress, as in the statement "Το όνομά μου είναι Σαμ" (My name is Sam).

===Input and display===
Systems shouldModern computer will display modern Greek characters without further action, but keyboard input will vary.
:Guidance is available from and help may be found via search engines.
:Other sources:
* [http://www.ucs.cam.ac.uk/e-humanities/lang from Cambridge university] (slanted towards the institution - checked January 2017)
* [http://www.wazu.jp/ Wazu Japan - fonts and more]
* [http://www.ilsp.gr/ Institute for Language and Speech Processing] (Greek and English)
* [http://www.biblicalgreek.org/links/fonts/keyboard.html Institute of Biblical Greek] (instructions for using polytonic Greek)


[[Image:Greek keyboard mono 1.png|thumb|center|480px|Windows keyboard layout]]

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===Abbreviations===
The model {{el-box|[[μεταφρ.]]}} shows the structure for a straightforward entry.

==FAQs for special cases ==
===Nouns===
*  '''{{el-box|[[κρύσταλλο]]}}''': nouns of more than one gender.