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Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzi.ta/
- Hyphenation: ζή‧τα
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ζῆτᾰ (zêtă).
Noun
ζήτα • (zíta) n (indeclinable)
- zeta, the sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet, transliterated as Z.
- Abbreviation of ομάδα Ζήτα (omáda Zíta) (a police rapid response motorcycle unit)
Derived terms
- ζητάς (zitás, “a policeman of the Zeta Unit”) (informal)
- ομάδα Ζήτα f (omáda Zíta, “police rapid response motorcycle unit”)
See also
Etymology 2
Back-formation from ζητάω / ζητώ (zitáo / zitó, “ask for something”).
Noun
ζήτα • (zíta) n (usually in the singular)
- (colloquial, informal) going out begging for money, panhandling
- usually in the expression: βγαίνω στη ζήτα (vgaíno sti zíta) with βγαίνω (vgaíno, “come out”)
Declension
Declension of ζήτα
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singular
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nominative
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ζήτα (zíta)
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genitive
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ζήτας (zítas)
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accusative
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ζήτα (zíta)
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vocative
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ζήτα (zíta)
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Etymology 3
Verbal form.
Verb
ζήτα • (zíta)
- second-person singular present imperfective imperative of ζητάω (zitáo) / ζητώ (zitó)
- alternative form: ζήταγε (zítage)
- second-person singular simple past perfective imperative of ζητάω (zitáo) / ζητώ (zitó)
- Ζήτα μου ό,τι θες! ― Zíta mou ó,ti thes! ― Ask me for whatever you want!
- alternative form: ζήτησε (zítise)
Further reading