noun greek

delta

gen. deltae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

or , = δέλτα

the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, delta

the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, delta, Δ: non formam at vocem deltae gero Romuleum D, Aus. Idyll. de lit. monos. 14; so (but with gender undetermined) Mel. 2, 7, 14.—

by metonymy

Meton.,

indecl. n., Δέλτα, nom. prop., the Delta in Lower Egypt, Mel. 1, 9, 2; Plin. 5,…

indecl. n., Δέλτα, nom. prop., the Delta in Lower Egypt, Mel. 1, 9, 2; Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 48; 3, 16, 20, § 121; Auct. B. Alex. 27.

Perseus ID: n12961 Key: delta