дельта

Borrowed from Russian де́льта (dɛ́lʹta), from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), from Phoenician 𐤃 (d /⁠dalet⁠/).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɵɮʲtʰ/
• Syllabification: дель‧та (2 syllables)

дельта • (delʹta)

1. delta

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дельта

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), whereas the sense of a deltoid is a clipping of дельтови́дная мы́шца (dɛlʹtovídnaja mýšca).

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛlʲtə] (phonetic respelling: дэ́льта)

де́льта • (dɛ́lʹta) f inan (genitive де́льты, nominative plural де́льты, genitive plural дельт)

1. delta (the Greek letter Δ/δ)
2. delta (of a river)
3. (mathematics, sciences) delta (change in a quantity)
4. (colloquial) deltoid muscle

• → Mongolian: дельта (delʹta)
• → Khakas: дельта (del’ta)
• → Southern Altai: дельта (delʹta)
• → Tuvan: дельта (delʹta)
• → Yakut: дельта (delta)