noun · neuter
zēta1
zēta n or f (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈzeː.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡zɛː.ta]
Meaning
- indeclinableThe name of the Greek letter zeta (Ζ, ζ).
- indeclinableThe name of the letter Z.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | zētae |
| genitive | zētae | zētārum |
| dative | zētae | zētīs |
| accusative | zētam | zētās |
| 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