ζήτα
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See also: ζῆτα
Greek[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
previous letter έψιλον |
following letter ήτα | |
Ζ ζ – English: zeta |
From Ancient Greek ζῆτᾰ (zêta).
Noun[edit]
ζήτα • (zíta) n (indeclinable)
- zeta, the sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet, transliterated as Z.
- Abbreviation of ομάδα Ζήτα (omáda Zíta) (a police rapid response motorcycle unit)
Derived terms[edit]
- ζητάς (zitás, “a policeman of the Zeta Unit”) (informal)
- ομάδα Ζήτα f (omáda Zíta, “police rapid response motorcycle unit”)
See also[edit]
- Appendix:Greek alphabet
- Ζήτα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- Ομάδα Ζήτα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
Etymology 2[edit]
Back-formation from ζητάω / ζητώ (zitáo / zitó, “ask for something”).
Noun[edit]
ζήτα • (zíta) n (usually in the singular)
- (colloquial, informal) going out begging for money, panhandling
- usually in the expression: βγαίνω στη ζήτα (vgaíno sti zíta) with βγαίνω (vgaíno, “come out”)
Declension[edit]
ζήτα
case \ number | singular |
---|---|
nominative | ζήτα • |
genitive | ζήτας • |
accusative | ζήτα • |
vocative | ζήτα • |
Related terms[edit]
- ζητιανεύω (zitianévo, “beg for money”)
Etymology 3[edit]
Verbal form.
Verb[edit]
ζήτα • (zíta)
- 2nd person singular present imperfective imperative form of ζητάω (zitáo). / ζητώ (zitó)
- alternative form: ζήταγε (zítage)
- 2nd person singular simple past perfective imperative form of ζητάω (zitáo). / ζητώ (zitó)
- Ζήτα μου ό,τι θες! ― Zíta mou ó,ti thes! ― Ask me for whatever you want!
- alternative form: ζήτησε (zítise)
Further reading[edit]
- ζήτα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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