Scholarly reference for Delphí
Δελφοί
The name in its original Greek form. Δελφοί carries the full phonetic and orthographic weight of the source tradition.
DELPHI
Stripped of its identity, the name was reduced to plain Latin letters. The original orthography — stress, length, breathing — was erased by systems that only understand A-Z.
Delphí
The Unicode restoration recovers what ASCII destroyed. This is philological accuracy — not decoration. The domain encodes to Punycode, but the browser displays the truth.
delphí.com → xn--delph-3sa.com
The non-ASCII characters in Delphí are encoded while the ASCII remains visible. To the DNS, it is Punycode. To humanity, it is Delphí. PUNICODEX does not claim this domain is available; always verify status with a registrar.
How delphi becomes Delphí
| Step | ASCII | Unicode | Type | Scholarly Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | d | → | D | Same | D uppercase |
| 02 | e | → | e | Same | e same |
| 03 | l | → | l | Same | l same |
| 04 | p | → | p | Same | p same |
| 05 | h | → | h | Same | h same |
| 06 | i | → | í | Stress | Acute on i |
Why Delphí is classified as Tier-2 Accent-Preserving
The Greek original Δελφοί contains only stress (acute accent). This makes it a single-tier Tier-2 name. The Unicode restoration preserves what can be preserved — honoring the single feature that distinguishes it from plain ASCII.
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