"βήτα" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvi.ta/ Forms: víta [romanization]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|βῆτᾰ}} Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|indeclinable|||inv|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=indeclinable nouns|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} βήτα • (víta) n (indeclinable), {{el-noun|n|inv}} βήτα • (víta) n (indeclinable)
  1. beta, the second letter of the modern Greek alphabet. Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-βήτα-el-noun-rgaAgqQW Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Greek letter names Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 90 6 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 26 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 15 10 Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 81 13 6
  2. second-rate Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-βήτα-el-noun-D1FxqLya
  3. second, in contradiction with first. Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-βήτα-el-noun-WE0ztxmt
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