Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdeltɑ]

Symbol

Delta

1. The letter D in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

English

Proper noun

Delta

1. A census-designated place in Alabama
2. A municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
3. A municipality in British Columbia, Canada
4. A city and county in Colorado
5. A municipality in Greece
6. A city in Iowa
7. A village in Louisiana
8. A city in Missouri
9. A village in Ohio
10. A village in Ontario, Canada
11. A borough in Pennsylvania
12. A city in Utah
13. A town in Wisconsin

Derived terms

• Delta Island

See also

• Delta, British Columbia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Noun

Delta n ‎(genitive Delta or Deltas, plural Deltas or Delten)

1. delta (Greek letter)

Declension

Portuguese

Proper noun

Delta

1. Delta (municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil)

English

Ancient Greek Alphabet

← gamma		→ epsilon
Δ δ Ancient Greek: δέλτα
Wikipedia article on delta

Lena River delta (landform at the mouth of a river).

Noun

delta ‎(plural deltas)

1. The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.
2. A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.
3. The letter D in the ICAO spelling alphabet, which assigns words to letters of the alphabet.
4. (mathematics) The symbol Δ.
5. (computing, informal) A small but noticeable effect. Compare epsilon.

   This will slow the main code path down, but only by delta.

6. (computing) The set of differences between two versions of a file.

   When you update the file, the system will only save the deltas.

7. (surveying) The angle subtended at the center of a circular arc.
8. A type of cargo bike that has one wheel in front and two in back.
9. (electrical, often attributive) The closed figure produced by connecting three coils or circuits successively, end for end, especially in a three-phase system.

   delta winding; delta connection; delta current

Derived terms

See also

• deltoid
• Appendix: IPA examples

Translations

Anagrams

• atled
• dalet
• dealt

Asturian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta).

Noun

delta f ‎(plural deltes)

1. delta (Greek letter)

Noun

delta m ‎(plural deltes)

1. delta (landform at the mouth of a river)

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta).

Noun

delta f ‎(plural deltes)

1. delta; the Greek letter Δ (lowercase δ).
2. (geography) A delta.

Derived terms

• metall delta

Czech

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta), which is probably of Semitic origin.^[1]

Noun

delta n (indeclinable)

1. Delta (Greek letter Δ).
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).
3. Having the shape of the Greek letter Δ.

   delta křídlo (delta wing)

Derived terms

• deltový

Etymology 2

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.^[1]

Noun

delta f

1. (geography) delta (forked mouth of a river)

Declension

Anagrams

• datel
• datle

References

1. 1 2 "delta" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, ISBN 978-80-7335-393-3, page 137.

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta).

Noun

delta n ‎(definite singular deltaet, indefinite plural deltaer, definite plural deltaerne)

1. a river delta

Noun

delta n

1. delta (the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, Δ, δ.)

Finnish

(index d)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeltɑ/
• Hyphenation: del‧ta

Noun

delta

1. delta (Greek letter)

Declension

Derived terms

• deltafunktio
• deltalihas
• deltasiipi

See also

• suisto

French

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta).

Noun

delta m ‎(plural delta)

1. delta (Greek letter)

Noun

delta m ‎(plural deltas)

1. delta (geographical feature)

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta).

Noun

delta m ‎(plural deltas)

1. delta (Greek letter)
2. delta (landform at the mouth of a river)

Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛltɒ]
• Hyphenation: del‧ta

Noun

delta ‎(plural delták)

1. delta (Greek letter)
2. delta (landform at the mouth of a river)

Declension

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta).

Noun

delta m ‎(invariable)

1. delta (all senses)

Derived terms

• ala a delta
• deltaplano

Latvian

Noun

delta f (4th declension)

1. delta (Greek letter)
2. delta (landform at the mouth of a river)

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta).

Noun

delta m ‎(definite singular deltaen, indefinite plural deltaer, definite plural deltaene)

1. the Greek letter Δ, δ (delta)

Etymology 2

Noun

delta n ‎(definite singular deltaet, indefinite plural delta / deltaer, definite plural deltaene)

1. a river delta

Etymology 3

From del ‎(“part”) + ta ‎(“take”); i.e. to take (a) part in something

Verb

delta (present tense deltar; past tense deltok; past participle deltatt)

1. to participate

Related terms

• deltagelse, deltakelse
• deltager, deltaker

References

• “delta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta).

Noun

delta m

1. the Greek letter Δ, δ (delta)

Inflection

Etymology 2

Noun

delta n ‎(definite singular deltaet, indefinite plural delta, definite plural deltaa)

1. a river delta

Etymology 3

From del ‎(“part”) + ta ‎(“take”); i.e. to take (a) part in something

Alternative forms

• deltake

Verb

delta ‎(present tense deltek or deltar, past tense deltok, past participle delteke or deltatt, passive infinitive delteken, present participle deltakande, imperative delta)

1. to participate

Related terms

• deltakar

References

• “delta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛlta/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta).

Noun

delta f

1. delta
2. (mathematics, colloquial) discriminant

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛɫ.tɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛw.tɐ/

Noun

delta m (plural deltas)

1. delta (Greek letter)
2. delta (landform at the mouth of a river)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dêlta/
• Hyphenation: del‧ta

Noun

dȅlta f ‎(Cyrillic spelling де̏лта)

1. delta, the Greek letter Δ, δ

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta).

Noun

delta f ‎(plural deltas)

1. Greek letter delta.

Noun

delta m ‎(plural deltas)

1. (geography) A delta.

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek δέλτα ‎(délta).

Noun

delta n

1. the Greek letter Δ, δ (delta)
2. a river delta

Declension

Etymology 2

From del ‎(“part”) + ta(ga) ‎(“take”); i.e. to take (a) part in something

Alternative forms

• deltaga (dated)

Pronunciation

Verb

delta

1. to participate

Conjugation

Related terms

• deltagare