LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuter

zēta1

zēta n or f (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈzeː.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡zɛː.ta]

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—zētae
genitivezētaezētārum
dativezētaezētīs
accusativezētamzētās
ablative—zētīs
vocative—zētae

zēta, indecl. n., = ζῆτα,
I. the Greek letter zeta, Aus. Idyll. Lit. Monos. 12, 11.

Origins

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Descendants
  • Catalanzeta
  • Englishzeta
  • Frenchzêta
  • Romanianzetafrom French zêta
  • Englishzedfrom Old French zede
  • Frenchzèdefrom Old French zede
  • Spanishzeta
  • GermanZet
  • GermanZett
  • Italianzeta
noun · femininefirst declension
zēta2
zēta f (genitive zētae)
Classical[ˈzeː.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡zɛː.ta]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinmanuscript variant of diaeta

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativezētazētae
genitivezētaezētārum
dativezētaezētīs
accusativezētamzētās
ablativezētāzētīs
vocativezētazētae

zēta, ae, f., v. diaeta
I. init.

Origins

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

Quick answers

What does zēta mean in Latin?
zēta, a noun, means “The name of the Greek letter zeta (Ζ, ζ).; The name of the letter Z.”.
How do you pronounce zēta?
In classical Latin, [ˈzeː.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈd͡zɛː.ta].