Zeta

Zeta (UK: /ˈztə/, US: /ˈztə/;[1] uppercase Ζ, lowercase ζ; Ancient Greek: ζῆτα, Demotic Greek: ζήτα, classical [d͡zɛ̌ːta] or [zdɛ̌ːta] zē̂ta; Greek pronunciation: [ˈzita] zíta) is the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 7. It was derived from the Phoenician letter zayin Zayin. Letters that arose from zeta include the Roman Z and Cyrillic З.

  1. ^ "zeta". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)

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