дельта
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Mongolian
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠳ᠋ᠧᠯᠲ᠋ᠠ (dēlta) | дельта (delʹta) |
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian де́льта (dɛ́lʹta), from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), from Phoenician 𐤃 (d /dalet/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʲɵɮʲtʰ/
- Syllabification: дель‧та (2 syllables)
Noun
дельта • (delʹta)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), whereas the sense of a deltoid is a clipping of дельтови́дная мы́шца (dɛlʹtovídnaja mýšca).
Pronunciation
Noun
де́льта • (dɛ́lʹta) f inan (genitive де́льты, nominative plural де́льты, genitive plural дельт)
- delta (the Greek letter Δ/δ)
- delta (of a river)
- (mathematics, sciences) delta (change in a quantity)
- (colloquial) deltoid muscle
Declension
Declension of де́льта (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of де́льта (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)