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Translingual
Symbol
δ
- (mathematics) A (path-dependent, inexact) differential.
- (mathematics) A small number, usually accompanied by ε.
- For any , there is a …
- (mathematics) Kronecker delta or Dirac delta.
- (Teutonista) a voiced dental plosive (IPA ).
- (UPA) a voiced dental fricative (IPA ð).
See also
Noun
δ
- (astronomy) declination
- Coordinate term: α
See also
Albanian
Pronunciation
Letter
δ (dh) (upper case Δ, lower case δ)
- The 6th letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.
See also
- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Ƃ ƅ, Γ γ, Γϳ γϳ, Δ δ, D d, Ε ε, Ε̱ ε̱, Ζ ζ, Ζ̇ ζ̇, Θ θ, Ι ι, Ϳ ϳ, Κ κ, Κ̇ κ̇, Λ λ, ΛΛ λλ, Λ̇ λ̇, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ν̇ ν̇, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Ρ̇ ρ̇, Σ σ, Σ̈ σ̈, Τ τ, Ȣ ȣ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Χ̇ χ̇, ΤΣ τσ, ΤΣ̈ τσ̈, DΣ dσ, DΣ̈ dσ̈
- (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Derived from its majuscule counterpart Δ, from the Phoenician letter 𐤃, dalet.
Letter
δ • (d) (lowercase, uppercase Δ)
- Lower case delta (δέλτα), the fourth letter of Greek alphabet. It represented in Ancient Greek a voiced dental plosive: /d/ and in modern Greek a voiced dental fricative: /ð/. It is preceded by γ and followed by ε.
Derived terms
- δ΄, ,δ (,d)
- d, D (Roman)
- д, Д (Cyrillic)
- ⲇ, Ⲇ (Coptic)
- ∂ (mathematics)
See also
- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
- (non-Classical letters) Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ͳ ͳ
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
Cypriot Arabic
Pronunciation
Letter
δ (upper case Δ)
- A letter of the Cypriot Arabic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Greek
Etymology 1
From the Ancient Greek letter.
Letter
δ • (d) (lowercase, uppercase Δ)
- Lower case delta (δέλτα), the fourth letter of Greek alphabet. It represents in modern Greek a voiced dental fricative: /ð/. It is preceded by γ and followed by ε.
See also
- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
- (non-Classical letters) Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ͳ ͳ
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
Etymology 2
Noun
δ • (d) f (indeclinable)
- Abbreviation of δεσποινίς (despoinís): Miss
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
- κ (k, “Mr, Mrs”)
- κα (ka, “Mrs”)
Wakhi
Pronunciation
Letter
δ (upper case Δ)
- A letter of the Wakhi alphabet, written in the Latin script.