zeta

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

previous     letter   epsilon		following     letter   eta
Ζ ζ Greek: ζήτα
Wikipedia article on zeta

Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 2 Basque 2.1 Noun 3 Catalan 3.1 Noun 4 Italian 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Derived terms 5 Latin 5.1 Noun 6 Spanish 6.1 Pronunciation 6.1.1 Homophones 6.2 Noun 6.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈziː.tə/, SAMPA: /"zi:t.@/
• Rhymes: -iːtə

[edit] Noun

zeta (plural zetas)

1. The name of the sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η)
2. The name of the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)
3. (mathematics) A mathematical function formally known as the Riemann zeta function.

   Zeta of 3 is irrational

[edit] Translations

---

[edit] Basque

[edit] Noun

zeta

1. stain

---

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Noun

zeta f. (plural zetes)

1. The Latin letter Z (lowercase z).
2. The Greek letter Ζ (lowercase ζ).

---

[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

zeta m. and f. inv.

1. The letter Z/z in the Italian and Greek alphabets

[edit] Derived terms

• dalla a alla zeta - from the beginning to the end

---

[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

zēta n. (indeclinable)

1. the Greek letter zeta

---

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Castilian): IPA: /'θeta/
• (Others): IPA: /'seta/

[edit] Homophones

• seta (non-Castilian dialects)

[edit] Noun

zeta f. (plural zetas)

1. the letter Z.
2. zeta; the Greek letter Ζ, ζ
3. theta; the Greek letter Θ, θ

[edit] Synonyms

• (Greek letter zeta): dseda, dseta
• (Greek letter theta): theta, tita