ζήτα

• IPA^(key): /ˈzi.ta/
• Hyphenation: ζή‧τα

From Ancient Greek ζῆτᾰ (zêtă).

ζήτα • (zíta) n (indeclinable)

1. zeta, the sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet, transliterated as Z.
2. Abbreviation of ομάδα Ζήτα (omáda Zíta) (a police rapid response motorcycle unit)

• ζητάς (zitás, “a policeman of the Zeta Unit”) (informal)
• ομάδα Ζήτα f (omáda Zíta, “police rapid response motorcycle unit”)

• Appendix:Greek alphabet
• Ζήτα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• Ομάδα Ζήτα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

Back-formation from ζητάω / ζητώ (zitáo / zitó, “ask for something”).

ζήτα • (zíta) n (usually in the singular)

1. (colloquial, informal) going out begging for money, panhandling

   usually in the expression: βγαίνω στη ζήτα (vgaíno sti zíta) with βγαίνω (vgaíno, “come out”)

• ζητιανεύω (zitianévo, “beg for money”)

Verbal form.

ζήτα • (zíta)

1. second-person singular present imperfective imperative of ζητάω (zitáo) / ζητώ (zitó)

   alternative form: ζήταγε (zítage)

2. second-person singular simple past perfective imperative 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)

• ζήτα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language