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See also: ZETA, Zeta, zéta, zèta, zêta, żęta, and żętą

English

Ancient Greek Alphabet

epsilon

eta
Ζ ζ
Ancient Greek: ζῆτα
Wikipedia article on zeta

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta). Doublet of zed.

Pronunciation

Noun

zeta (plural zetas)

  1. The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ (Z)ζ (z)) preceded by epsilon (Ε (E)ε (e)) and followed by eta, (Η (I)η (i)); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ (W)ϝ (w))
  2. (mathematics) A mathematical function formally known as the Riemann zeta function.
    Zeta of 3 is irrational

Derived terms

Translations

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Anagrams

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Noun

zeta f (plural zetes)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
  2. zeta (Greek letter)

Basque

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻eta/
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺eta/

  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Hyphenation: ze‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish zeta.

Noun

zeta inan

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
  2. zeta (Greek letter)
Declension
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin saeta (bristle, silk).

Noun

zeta inan

  1. silk
    Synonym: ziriku
Declension
Derived terms

Further reading

  • zeta”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • zeta”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Pronunciation

Noun

zeta f (plural zetes)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
  2. the Greek letter Ζ (lowercase ζ)

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Pronunciation

Noun

zeta

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

Declension

Inflection of zeta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative zeta zetat
genitive zetan zetojen
partitive zetaa zetoja
illative zetaan zetoihin
singular plural
nominative zeta zetat
accusative nom. zeta zetat
gen. zetan
genitive zetan zetojen
zetain rare
partitive zetaa zetoja
inessive zetassa zetoissa
elative zetasta zetoista
illative zetaan zetoihin
adessive zetalla zetoilla
ablative zetalta zetoilta
allative zetalle zetoille
essive zetana zetoina
translative zetaksi zetoiksi
abessive zetatta zetoitta
instructive zetoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of zeta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative zetani zetani
accusative nom. zetani zetani
gen. zetani
genitive zetani zetojeni
zetaini rare
partitive zetaani zetojani
inessive zetassani zetoissani
elative zetastani zetoistani
illative zetaani zetoihini
adessive zetallani zetoillani
ablative zetaltani zetoiltani
allative zetalleni zetoilleni
essive zetanani zetoinani
translative zetakseni zetoikseni
abessive zetattani zetoittani
instructive
comitative zetoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative zetasi zetasi
accusative nom. zetasi zetasi
gen. zetasi
genitive zetasi zetojesi
zetaisi rare
partitive zetaasi zetojasi
inessive zetassasi zetoissasi
elative zetastasi zetoistasi
illative zetaasi zetoihisi
adessive zetallasi zetoillasi
ablative zetaltasi zetoiltasi
allative zetallesi zetoillesi
essive zetanasi zetoinasi
translative zetaksesi zetoiksesi
abessive zetattasi zetoittasi
instructive
comitative zetoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative zetamme zetamme
accusative nom. zetamme zetamme
gen. zetamme
genitive zetamme zetojemme
zetaimme rare
partitive zetaamme zetojamme
inessive zetassamme zetoissamme
elative zetastamme zetoistamme
illative zetaamme zetoihimme
adessive zetallamme zetoillamme
ablative zetaltamme zetoiltamme
allative zetallemme zetoillemme
essive zetanamme zetoinamme
translative zetaksemme zetoiksemme
abessive zetattamme zetoittamme
instructive
comitative zetoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative zetanne zetanne
accusative nom. zetanne zetanne
gen. zetanne
genitive zetanne zetojenne
zetainne rare
partitive zetaanne zetojanne
inessive zetassanne zetoissanne
elative zetastanne zetoistanne
illative zetaanne zetoihinne
adessive zetallanne zetoillanne
ablative zetaltanne zetoiltanne
allative zetallenne zetoillenne
essive zetananne zetoinanne
translative zetaksenne zetoiksenne
abessive zetattanne zetoittanne
instructive
comitative zetoinenne

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Pronunciation

Noun

zeta m (plural zetas)

  1. zee/zed (name of the letter Z, z)

Hawaiian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

zeta

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

zeta f (genitive singular zetu, nominative plural zetur)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
  2. zeta (Greek letter)

Declension

    Declension of zeta
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative zeta zetan zetur zeturnar
accusative zetu zetuna zetur zeturnar
dative zetu zetunni zetum zetunum
genitive zetu zetunnar zeta zetanna

Italian

Etymology

From the Latin zēta, from Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta), from Hebrew זין (zayin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zɛ.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɛta
  • Hyphenation: zè‧ta

Noun

zeta m or f (invariable)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.; zed, zee
  2. the name of the Greek script letter Ζ/ζ; zeta

Derived terms

See also

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Noun

zēta f (indeclinable)

  1. The name of the Greek letter zeta (Ζ, ζ).
  2. The name of the letter Z.
Coordinate terms
Descendants

References

  • zeta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • zeta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • zeta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Latin Grammar (3rd ed., 1895), 1:
    The Latin names for the letters… For Y the sound was used, for Z the Greek name (zēta).

Etymology 2

In third- and fourth-century writings of the Late Latin period, Z often represented word-initial prevocalic di.

Noun

zēta f (genitive zētae); first declension

  1. (Late Latin) manuscript variant of diaeta
Declension

First-declension noun.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ze‧ta

Noun

zeta m (plural zetas)

  1. zeta (name of the Greek letter Ζ, ζ)

See also

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French zèta.

Noun

zeta m (plural zeta)

  1. zeta

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Noun

zȇta n (Cyrillic spelling зе̑та)

  1. zeta; the Greek letter Ζ, ζ
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

zeta (Cyrillic spelling зета)

  1. genitive/accusative singular of zet

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin zēta or its etymon, Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Noun

zeta f (plural zetas)

  1. the letter Z
  2. zeta; the Greek letter Ζ, ζ
    Synonyms: dseda, dseta

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).

Noun

zeta f (plural zetas)

  1. theta; the Greek letter Θ, θ
    Synonyms: theta, tita

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zeta, the Spanish name of the letter Z/z, from Latin zēta or Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Pronunciation

Noun

zeta (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ) (historical)

  1. the name of the Latin-script letter Z/z, in the Abecedario
    Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) zi