ζῆτα in Ancient Greek

IPA: /zdɛ̂ː.ta/, /ˈzi.ta/, /ˈzi.ta/, /zdɛ̂ː.ta/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈze̝.ta/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈzi.ta/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈzi.ta/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈzi.ta/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ζῆτᾰ [canonical], zêta [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤆 (z‬ /⁠zayin⁠/), with influence from ἦτα (êta) and θῆτα (thêta). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|grc|phn|𐤆‬|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=zayin}} Phoenician 𐤆 (z‬ /⁠zayin⁠/), {{bor+|grc|phn|𐤆‬|ts=zayin}} Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤆 (z‬ /⁠zayin⁠/), {{m|grc|ἦτα}} ἦτα (êta), {{m|grc|θῆτα}} θῆτα (thêta) Head templates: {{grc-noun|g=n|head=ζῆτᾰ}} ζῆτᾰ • (zêta) n (indeclinable)

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"ζῆτα" meaning in Ancient Greek

Noun