The sound denoted in IPA by this letter emerged in Germanic languages as a sound shift from voiceless dental stops in the last stage described by Grimm's Law.
In syntax, this letter denotes "thematic roles" such as agent, experiencer, source, and goal, which are assigned by verbs to nouns in a namesake "grid." The sound denoted in IPA by this letter emerged in Germanic languages as a sound shift from voiceless dental stops in the last stage described by Grimm's Law. In the International Phonetic Alphabet and the alphabet from which it originated, this letter now denotes a voiceless dental fricative. Originally derived from a Phoenician letter resembling a wheel, this letter has a value of 9 in Greek numerals. For 10 points, name this consonant found before iota in the Greek alphabet, which represents in one letter a sound that English requires two consonants to spell.
In syntax, this letter denotes "thematic roles" such as agent, experiencer, source, and goal, which are assigned by verbs to nouns in a namesake "grid."
theta [or theta-roles; or theta-grid] 