δέλτα
Ancient Greek edit
previous letter γάμμα |
following letter ἒ ψιλόν | |
Δ δ – English: delta |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤃 (d /dalet/).
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /dél.ta/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈdel.ta/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈðel.ta/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈðel.ta/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈðel.ta/
Noun edit
δέλτᾰ • (délta) n (indeclinable)
- delta, the name for the fourth letter Δ, δ of the Ancient Greek alphabet.
- Anecdota Bekkeri 781
- anything shaped like a Δ
Derived terms edit
- δελτοειδής (deltoeidḗs)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “δέλτα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “δέλτα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- δέλτα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δέλτα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
Greek edit
previous letter γάμα |
following letter έψιλον | |
Δ δ – English: delta |
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek δέλτᾰ (délta).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
δέλτα • (délta) n (indeclinable)
- delta, the fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet.
- river delta
See also edit
Further reading edit
- δέλτα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el