"delta" meaning in Czech

See delta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈdɛlta]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), which is probably of Semitic origin. Etymology templates: {{bor+|cs|grc|δέλτα}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta) Head templates: {{cs-adj|indecl=1}} delta (indeclinable)
  1. having the shape of the Greek letter Δ Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-delta-cs-adj-2Yc7GlfR Categories (other): Czech terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈdɛlta]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), which is probably of Semitic origin. Etymology templates: {{bor+|cs|grc|δέλτα}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta) Head templates: {{cs-noun|n|indecl=1}} delta n (indeclinable)
  1. Delta (Greek letter Δ) Tags: indeclinable, neuter
    Sense id: en-delta-cs-noun-IbpLBHXM Categories (other): Greek letter names Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 40 53 4 3
  2. (physics) kind of rays consisting of secondary electrons with enough energy to escape a significant distance away from the primary radiation beam and produce further ionization (delta ray) Tags: indeclinable, neuter
    Sense id: en-delta-cs-noun-BM8ZuVlS Categories (other): Physics, Czech entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Czech entries with incorrect language header: 16 24 45 15 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈdɛlta]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta). Originally used for the delta of the Nile, because its forked shape resembled the Greek letter Δ. The word is probably of Semitic origin. Etymology templates: {{bor+|cs|grc|δέλτα}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), {{lang|el|Δ}} Δ Head templates: {{cs-noun|f|adj=deltový}} delta f (relational adjective deltový) Inflection templates: {{cs-ndecl|f}} Forms: deltový [adjective, relational], no-table-tags [table-tags], delta [nominative, singular], delty [nominative, plural], delty [genitive, singular], delt [genitive, plural], deltě [dative, singular], deltám [dative, plural], deltu [accusative, singular], delty [accusative, plural], delto [singular, vocative], delty [plural, vocative], deltě [locative, singular], deltách [locative, plural], deltou [instrumental, singular], deltami [instrumental, plural]
  1. (geography) delta (forked mouth of a river) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-delta-cs-noun-spdqO5xX Categories (other): Geography Topics: geography, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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