Delta

See also: delta and DELTA

Translingual

Delta [1]
Delta [2]
Delta [3]

Alternative forms

• delta, DELTA

Etymology

Borrowed from English delta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛlta]

Noun

Delta

1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter D.
2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter D.
3. (time zone) UTC+04:00

ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes

code	Alfa	Bravo	Charlie	Delta	Echo	Foxtrot	Golf	Hotel	India	Juliett	Kilo	Lima	Mike
	November	Oscar	Papa	Quebec	Romeo	Sierra	Tango	Uniform	Victor	Whiskey	Xray	Yankee	Zulu
	zero	one	two	three (tree)	four (fower)	five (fife)	six	seven	eight	nine (niner)	hundred	thousand	decimal

Translations

the letter "D" in a national spelling alphabet

• Czech: David (cs)
• English: Dog
• Estonian: Dora
• Finnish: Daavid (fi)
• Italian: Domodossola
• Portuguese: dê (pt) m
• Swedish: David (sv)

Proper noun

Delta n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – certain potter wasps.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita - suborder; Vespoidea - superfamily; Vespidae - family; Eumeninae – subfamily; Eumenini – tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Delta caffra, Delta campaniforme, Delta emarginatum, Delta esuriens, Delta pyriforme – selected species

References

• Delta (wasp) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Delta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Delta (Hymenoptera) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛltə/
• Rhymes: -ɛltə

Proper noun

Delta

1. A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital: Asaba. Largest city: Warri.
2. A municipality in Central Macedonia, Greece.
3. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
4. A municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
5. A village in Ontario, Canada.
6. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Clay County, Alabama.
   2. A city and home rule municipality, the county seat of Delta County, Colorado.
   3. An unincorporated community in Saline County, Illinois.
   4. A city in Keokuk County, Iowa.
   5. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Kentucky.
   6. A village in Madison Parish, Louisiana.
   7. A city in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
   8. An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina.
   9. A village in Fulton County, Ohio.
   10. A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
   11. A city in Millard County, Utah.
   12. A town and unincorporated community in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• Delta Island

See also

• Delta, British Columbia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

Delta

1. The Delta variant of COVID-19.
   • 2021 June 22, “Delta coronavirus variant: scientists brace for impact”, in Nature‎^[1]:

     Delta is moderately resistant to vaccines, particularly in people who have received just a single dose.

Anagrams

• atled, Tedla, lated, Adlet, dealt, dalet, adlet, taled

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeːlta/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

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

1. delta (Greek letter)

Declension

Declension of Delta [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Delta	die	Deltas, Delten
genitive	eines	des	Deltas, Delta	der	Deltas, Delten
dative	einem	dem	Delta	den	Deltas, Delten
accusative	ein	das	Delta	die	Deltas, Delten

Further reading

• “Delta” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Delta (Buchstabe)” in Duden online
• “Delta (Flussmündungsgebiet)” in Duden online

Portuguese

Proper noun

Delta

1. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil