ζήτα
See also: ζῆτα
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzi.ta/
- Hyphenation: ζή‧τα
Etymology 1
| previous letter έψιλον |   | following letter ήτα |
| Ζ ζ – English: zeta | ||
From Ancient Greek ζῆτᾰ (zêta).
Noun
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
- ζητάς (zitás, “a policeman of the Zeta Unit”) (informal)
- ομάδα Ζήτα f (omáda Zíta, “police rapid response motorcycle unit”)
See also
- Appendix:Greek alphabet
Ζήτα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- Ομάδα Ζήτα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
Etymology 2
Back-formation from ζητάω / ζητώ (zitáo / zitó, “ask for something”).
Noun
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
ζήτα
| case \\ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | ζήτα • |
| genitive | ζήτας • |
| accusative | ζήτα • |
| vocative | ζήτα • |
Related terms
- ζητιανεύω (zitianévo, “beg for money”)
Etymology 3
Verbal form.
Verb
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
- ζήτα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.