Delta

See also: delta and DELTA

Translingual

Etymology

From English delta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdeltɑ]

Noun

Delta

1. Code word for the letter D in the NATO/ICAO spelling alphabet.

Translations

the letter "D" in a national spelling alphabet

• Estonian: Dora
• Finnish: Daavid (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: Domodossola
• Portuguese: dê (pt) m

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛltə/

Proper noun

Delta

1. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Clay County, Alabama.
2. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
3. A municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
4. A city and home rule municipality, the county seat of Delta County, Colorado.
5. A municipality of Greece.
6. An unincorporated community in Saline County, Illinois.
7. A city in Keokuk County, Iowa.
8. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Kentucky.
9. A village in Madison Parish, Louisiana.
10. A city in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
11. An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina.
12. A village in Fulton County, Ohio.
13. A village in Ontario, Canada.
14. A borough of York County, Pennsylvania.
15. A city in Millard County, Utah.
16. A town and unincorporated community in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
17. A state in Nigeria

Derived terms

• Delta Island

See also

• Delta, British Columbia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

Delta

1. The Delta variant of COVID-19.
   • 2021 June 22, “Delta coronavirus variant: scientists brace for impact”, in Nature‎^[1]:

     Delta is moderately resistant to vaccines, particularly in people who have received just a single dose.

Anagrams

• Adlet, adlet, atled, dalet, dealt, lated, taled

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeːlta/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Delta n (strong, genitive Deltas or Delta, plural Deltas or Delten)

1. delta (Greek letter)

Declension

Declension of Delta [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Delta	die	Deltas, Delten
genitive	eines	des	Deltas, Delta	der	Deltas, Delten
dative	einem	dem	Delta	den	Deltas, Delten
accusative	ein	das	Delta	die	Deltas, Delten

Further reading

• “Delta” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Delta (Buchstabe)” in Duden online
• “Delta (Flussmündungsgebiet)” in Duden online

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Delta

1. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil