zeta

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈziː.tə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈzeɪtə/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -iːtə, -eɪtə

Noun

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

Anagrams

• zate

Alternative forms

• ceta

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Noun

zeta f (plural zetes)

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

Noun

zeta

1. stain

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Noun

zeta f (plural zetes)

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

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsetɑ/

Noun

zeta

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

Alternative forms

• ceta

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

zeta m (plural zetas)

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

Noun

zeta

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

Alternative forms

• seta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛːta/
• Rhymes: -ɛːta
• Homophone: seta

Noun

zeta f (genitive singular zetu, nominative plural zetur)

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zɛ.ta/, [ˈd̪͡z̪ɛːt̪ä]
• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Stress: zèta
• Hyphenation: ze‧ta

Noun

zeta m, 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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈzeː.ta/

Etymology 1

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• dzeta (uncommon)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Noun

zeta m (plural zetas)

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

See also

• zê

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta).

Noun

zȇta n (Cyrillic spelling зе̑та)

1. zeta; the Greek letter Ζ, ζ

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈθeta/, [ˈθet̪a]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈseta/, [ˈset̪a]

• Audio (Spain)

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• Homophone: seta (non-Castilian)

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta).

Further reading

• “zeta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.