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

English

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Ancient Greek Alphabet

epsilon
  
eta
Ζ ζ
Ancient Greek: ζῆτα
Wikipedia article on zeta

Etymology

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

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Noun

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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

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Translations

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Asturian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Noun

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zeta f (plural zetes)

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

Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻eta/ [s̻e.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺eta/ [s̺e.t̪a]

  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Hyphenation: ze‧ta

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish zeta.

Noun

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zeta inan

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

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Borrowed from Latin saeta (bristle, silk).

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zeta inan

  1. silk
    Synonym: ziriku
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Further reading

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

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

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Noun

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zeta f (plural zetes)

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

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtsetɑ/, [ˈts̠e̞t̪ɑ̝]
  • IPA(key): /ˈzetɑ/, [ˈze̞t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -etɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ze‧ta

Noun

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zeta

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

Declension

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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
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative zetansa zetansa
accusative nom. zetansa zetansa
gen. zetansa
genitive zetansa zetojensa
zetainsa rare
partitive zetaansa zetojaan
zetojansa
inessive zetassaan
zetassansa
zetoissaan
zetoissansa
elative zetastaan
zetastansa
zetoistaan
zetoistansa
illative zetaansa zetoihinsa
adessive zetallaan
zetallansa
zetoillaan
zetoillansa
ablative zetaltaan
zetaltansa
zetoiltaan
zetoiltansa
allative zetalleen
zetallensa
zetoilleen
zetoillensa
essive zetanaan
zetanansa
zetoinaan
zetoinansa
translative zetakseen
zetaksensa
zetoikseen
zetoiksensa
abessive zetattaan
zetattansa
zetoittaan
zetoittansa
instructive
comitative zetoineen
zetoinensa

Galician

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Etymology

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From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

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Noun

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zeta m (plural zetas)

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

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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zeta

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

Icelandic

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zeta f (genitive singular zetu, nominative plural zetur)

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

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    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

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Etymology

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

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

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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

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

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zēta f (indeclinable)

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

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  • 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

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

Noun

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zēta f (genitive zētae); first declension

  1. (Late Latin) manuscript variant of diaeta
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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative zēta zētae
Genitive zētae zētārum
Dative zētae zētīs
Accusative zētam zētās
Ablative zētā zētīs
Vocative zēta zētae

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

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  • Hyphenation: ze‧ta

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zeta m (plural zetas)

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

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French zèta.

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zeta m (plural zeta)

  1. zeta

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

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zȇta n (Cyrillic spelling зе̑та)

  1. zeta; the Greek letter Ζ, ζ
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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zeta (Cyrillic spelling зета)

  1. genitive/accusative singular of zet

Spanish

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Etymology 1

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

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zeta f (plural zetas)

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

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).

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zeta f (plural zetas)

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

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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

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zeta (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ) (historical)

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