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See also:Zero,zerò,zéro,zèro,zêro,zêrô,zéró,zérô,żero,Żero,andẓéro
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Translingual

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Signal flag for the digit 0

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishzero.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zero

  1. (international standards)NATO &ICAOradiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit0.
    Synonym:nadazero(ITU/IMO)


ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes
AlfaBravoCharlieDeltaEchoFoxtrotGolfHotelIndiaJuliettKiloLimaMike
NovemberOscarPapaQuebecRomeoSierraTangoUniformVictorWhiskeyXrayYankeeZulu
zeroonetwothree(tree)four(fower)five(fife)sixseveneightnine(niner)hundredthousanddecimal
ICAO/NATO vs ITU/IMO radiotelephonic clear codes for digits
ICAO/NATOzeroonetwothree(tree)four(fower)five(fife)sixseveneightnine(niner)
ITU/IMOnadazerounaonebissotwoterrathreekartefourpantafivesoxisixsettesevenoktoeightnovenine

References

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  1. ^International Maritime Organisation (2005).International Code of Signals. Fourth edition, London.
  2. ^Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: Aeronautical Telecommunications; Volume II Communication Procedures including those with PANS status‎[1], 6th edition, International Civil Aviation Organization, 2001 October, archived fromthe original on31 March 2019, pages§5.2.1.3, Figure 5–1

English

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WOTD – 27 December 2006

Etymology

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English numbers(edit)
01  → 10  → 
   Cardinal:zero
   Ordinal:zeroth
   Abbreviated ordinal:0th
   Adverbial:never
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FromSpanishzero (nowcero),Middle Frenchzero (modernFrenchzéro), and their etymonItalianzero, fromMedieval Latinzephirum, fromArabicصِفْر(ṣifr,“nothing,cipher”), itself calqued from (semantic loan)Sanskritशून्य(śūnya,“void, nothingness”).[1]Doublet ofcipher andchiffre.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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zero

  1. Thecardinal number occurring beforeone and thatdenotes noquantity or amount at all, represented inArabic numerals as0.
    The conductor waited until the passenger count waszero.
    A cheque forzero dollars andzero cents crashed the computers on division byzero.

Usage notes

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  • In an adjectival sense, used with the plural of a countable noun or with an uncountable noun:
    I havezero dollars andzero food.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Translations

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cardinal number before 1, denoting nothing

See also

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Noun

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zero (countable anduncountable,pluralzerosorzeroes)

  1. Thenumericsymbol that represents the cardinal numberzero.
    In unary and k-adic notation in general,zero is the empty string.
    Write 0.0 to indicate a floating point number rather than the integerzero.
    Thezero sign in American Sign Language is considered rude in some cultures.
  2. Thedigit0 in thedecimal,binary, and all otherbase numbering systems.
    One million has sixzeroes.
    • 2024 January 4, Matthew Sparkes, “First working graphene semiconductor could lead to faster computers”, inNew Scientist‎[3], retrieved2024-01-18:
      This effectively allows switching on and off of the flow of current, so it is either conducting or not conducting, creating the binary system ofzeroes and ones used in digital computers.
  3. (informal, uncountable)Nothing, ornone.
    The shipment was lost, so they hadzero in stock.
    He knowszero about humour.
    In the end, all of our hard work amounted tozero.
  4. The value of amagnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.
    The electromagnetic field does not drop all of the way tozero before a reversal.
    • 2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, inThe Economist, volume408, number8843, page68:
      Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtuallyzero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
  5. The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.
    The temperature outside is ten degrees belowzero.
  6. (mathematics) A value of theindependent variables of a function, for which thefunction is equal to zero.
    Thezeroes of a polynomial are its roots by the fundamental theorem of algebra.
    The derivative of a continuous, differentiable function that twice crosses the axis must have azero.
    The nontrivialzeros of the Riemann zeta function may all lie on the critical line.
    • 2006, Ivan Francis Wilde,Lecture Notes on Complex Analysis,Imperial College Press,page153:
      As the next example shows, the set ofzeros may well have a limit point not belonging to the domain.
  8. (mathematics, algebra) Theadditiveidentity element of amonoid or greateralgebraic structure, particularly agroup orring.
    Since a commutativezero is the inverse of any additive identity, it must be unique when it exists.
    Thezero (of a ring or field) has the property that the product of thezero with any element yields thezero.
    The quotient ring over a maximal ideal is a field with a singlezero element.
  9. (slang) A person of little or noimportance.
    They rudely treated him like azero.
  10. (military, usually capitalized) AMitsubishi A6M Zero, a long range fighter aircraft operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service from 1940 to 1945.
    • 1971,Lyndon Johnson, “The New Age of Regionalism”, inThe Vantage Point‎[4],Holt, Reinhart & Winston,→ISBN,→LCCN,→OCLC,page361:
      The visit to Townsville was filled with nostalgia for me. I remembered very well staying there on June 8, 1942. I shared a room with a brave and friendly officer, Colonel Francis Stevens. Early the next morning we flew to Port Moresby in New Guinea, and from there we took off in separate planes. Colonel Stevens never returned from that flight; his plane was shot down by a JapaneseZero.
  11. A setting ofcalibrated instruments such as afirearm, corresponding to a zero value.
  12. (finance) Asecurity which has azero coupon (paying no periodic interest).
    The takeovers were financed by issuingzeroes.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of“value of a function's variables at zero”):pole

Hyponyms

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Holonyms

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  • (value of a function's variables at zero):kernel

Derived terms

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Translations

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numeric symbol of zero
digit zero
nothing, or none
zero value of a magnitude
point of origin on a scale
value of a function’s independent variables when the value of the function is zero
identity element of a monoid
person of little importance
setting of calibrated instruments

Determiner

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zero

  1. Synonym ofno.
    She showedzero respect.
    • 2018 May 4, Tom English, “Steven Gerrard: A 'seriously clever or recklessly stupid' Rangers appointment”, inBBC Sport‎[5]:
      You have to salute Gerrard's bravery in accepting the challenge of trying to turn Rangers around given that he haszero experience in senior management. Immortality beckons if he does it.

Adjective

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zero (notcomparable)

  1. (meteorology) Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.
  2. (meteorology) Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less.
  3. (linguistics) Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the surface form.
    The stem of "kobieta" with thezero ending is "kobiet".
  4. (postpositive)Used in the names of foodstuffs, especially beverages, to indicate a version with no calories

Synonyms

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  • (informal: virtually none):no

Derived terms

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Translations

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informal: virtually none
meteorology: of a cloud ceiling: limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less
meteorology: of horizontal visibility: limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less
linguistics: present at an abstract level but not realized in the data

Verb

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zero (third-person singular simple presentzeroesorzeros,present participlezeroing,simple past and past participlezeroed)

  1. (transitive) Toset someamount to bezero.
    They tried tozero the budget by the end of the quarter.
    The bill was over $400, but the serverzeroed it out as a gesture of gratitude.
    Results were inconsistent because an array wasn’tzeroed during initialization.
    Zero the fluorometer with the same solvent used in extraction.
    George parked in space 34,zeroed the trip meter, closed and locked his car, then went back to the guard shack.
  2. Todisappear or make something disappear.
    • 1997, Tom Clancy,Executive Orders, page340:
      Traffic on the encrypted channels used by senior Iraqi generals had peaked andzeroed, then peaked again, andzeroed again.
    • 2001, Mark Pesce, “True Magic”, in James Frenkel, editor,True Names by Vernor Vinge and the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier:
      They discovered the object code for the simulator that was DON, andzeroed it. DON — or his creator — was clever and had planted many copies,
    • 2004, Anna Maxted,Being Committed, page358:
      If Izeroed Jack, I'd get by So I'd erased him, pretended the last few months had never happened.
  3. Toadjust until thevariance isreduced to anacceptablylowamount.
    The soldier took his gun to the shooting range tozero its aim.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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to set to zero
computing: to set values to zero
to cause or set some value or amount to be zero

References

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  1. ^“zero,n. andadj.”, inOED OnlinePaid subscription required⁠, Oxford:Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Basque

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Basque numbers(edit)
01  → 10  → 
   Cardinal:zero,huts
   Ordinal:zerogarren

Etymology

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FromSpanishcero, fromMedieval Latinzephirum, ultimately fromArabicصِفْر(ṣifr,“zero, nothing, empty, void”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects)/s̻eɾo/[s̻e.ɾo]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan)/s̺eɾo/[s̺e.ɾo]

Numeral

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zero

  1. zero
    Synonym:huts

Declension

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Declension ofzero(numeral, ending in vowel)
indefinitesingularplural
absolutivezerozeroazeroak
ergativezerokzeroakzeroek
dativezerorizeroarizeroei
genitivezerorenzeroarenzeroen
comitativezerorekinzeroarekinzeroekin
causativezerorengatikzeroarengatikzeroengatik
benefactivezerorentzatzeroarentzatzeroentzat
instrumentalzerozzeroazzeroez
inessiveanimzerorenganzeroarenganzeroengan
inanzerotanzeroanzeroetan
locativeanim———
inanzerotakozerokozeroetako
allativeanimzerorenganazeroarenganazeroengana
inanzerotarazerorazeroetara
terminativeanimzerorenganainozeroarenganainozeroenganaino
inanzerotarainozerorainozeroetaraino
directiveanimzerorenganantzzeroarenganantzzeroenganantz
inanzerotarantzzerorantzzeroetarantz
destinativeanimzerorenganakozeroarenganakozeroenganako
inanzerotarakozerorakozeroetarako
ablativeanimzerorengandikzeroarengandikzeroengandik
inanzerotatikzerotikzeroetatik
partitivezerorik——
prolativezerotzat——

Further reading

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  • “zero”, inEuskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque),Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “zero”, inOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary],Euskaltzaindia,1987–2005

Catalan

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Catalan numbers(edit)
01  → [a],[b]10  → 
   Cardinal:zero
Catalan Wikipedia article on0

Etymology

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FromItalianzero, fromMedieval Latinzephirum, fromArabicصِفْر(ṣifr,“nothing,cipher”).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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zero m orf

  1. (cardinal number)zero
  2. (metrology)zero; origin point of a scale

Derived terms

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Noun

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zero m (pluralzeros)

  1. zero

Ido

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Ido numbers(edit)
01  → 10  → 
   Cardinal:zero
   Ordinal:zeresma
   Adverbial:zerfoye
   Multiplier:zeropla
   Fractional:zerima

Etymology

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Borrowed from Englishzero, Frenchzéro, Italianzero, Spanishcero.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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zero

  1. (temperature)zero
  2. (arithmetic)cipher,nought

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromDutchzero.Doublet ofSafar andsifar.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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zero

  1. (rare)Synonym ofnol(“zero”)

Noun

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zero (pluralzero-zero)

  1. zero(the value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero)
  2. (rare, of other senses)Synonym ofnol(“zero”)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Interlingua

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Numeral

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zero

  1. zero

Italian

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Italian numbers(edit)
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   Cardinal:zero
   Ordinal:zeresimo
   Ordinalabbreviation:0º
   Adverbial:mai
   Multiplier:nullo
   Collective:nessuno
Italian Wikipedia article on0

Etymology

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FromNew Latinzerum, fromMedieval Latinzephirum, fromArabicصِفْر(ṣifr,“nothing”, “cipher”).Doublet ofcifra.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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zero (invariable)

  1. zero
    • 1587, “Cap. IIII: Del multiplicare [Chapter 4: About Multiplication]”, inCosimo Bartoli, transl.,Opere diOrontio Fineo Divise in Cinque Parti: Aritmetica, Geometria, Cosmografia & Oriuoli‎[6], Venice: Francesco Franceschi Senese,page10:
      Fatta questa prima mu[l]tiplicatione, va all’altra figura che gl’è à canto del numero Multiplicante che segue, il quale essendozero, cioè che non significa cosa alcuna, non ti darà ancora cosa alcuna dal suo multiplicarlo
      Having done this first multiplication, go to the figure next to the following multiplying number, which, beingzero – that is, it doesn't mean anything – will not give anything when multiplied

Noun

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zero m (pluralzeri)

  1. zero
  2. nil (football)

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Romanization

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zero

  1. Rōmaji transcription ofゼロ

Latin

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Noun

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zerō

  1. dative/ablativesingular ofzerum

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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zer +‎-o

Noun

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zero m

  1. blond (male person)

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Polish

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PolishWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediapl
Polish numbers(edit)
01  → 10  → 
   Cardinal:zero
   Ordinal:zerowy
   Adverbial:zerokrotnie
   Multiplier:zerokrotny
   Numeral noun:zero
   Relational adjective:zerowy
   Related verb:zerować

Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchzéro.[1][2] First attested in 1781.[3]Doublet ofcyfra andszyfr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zero n (related adjectivezerowy)

  1. zero(numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero)
  2. zero(point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates)
  3. zero(nothing, or none; lack of something)
  4. (derogatory)zero(person of little or no importance)

Declension

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Declension ofzero
singularplural
nominativezerozera
genitivezerazer
dativezeruzerom
accusativezerozera
instrumentalzeremzerami
locativezerzezerach
vocativezerozera

Coordinate terms

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Polish cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
—0—1—2—3—4—5—6—7—8—9
0—zerojedendwatrzyczterypięćsześćsiedemosiemdziewięć
1—dziesięćjedenaściedwanaścietrzynaścieczternaściepiętnaścieszesnaściesiedemnaścieosiemnaściedziewiętnaście
2—dwadzieściadwadzieścia jedendwadzieścia dwadwadzieścia trzydwadzieścia czterydwadzieścia pięćdwadzieścia sześćdwadzieścia siedemdwadzieścia osiemdwadzieścia dziewięć
3—trzydzieścitrzydzieści jedentrzydzieści dwatrzydzieści trzytrzydzieści czterytrzydzieści pięćtrzydzieści sześćtrzydzieści siedemtrzydzieści osiemtrzydzieści dziewięć
4—czterdzieściczterdzieści jedenczterdzieści dwaczterdzieści trzyczterdzieści czteryczterdzieści pięćczterdzieści sześćczterdzieści siedemczterdzieści osiemczterdzieści dziewięć
5—pięćdziesiątpięćdziesiąt jedenpięćdziesiąt dwapięćdziesiąt trzypięćdziesiąt czterypięćdziesiąt pięćpięćdziesiąt sześćpięćdziesiąt siedempięćdziesiąt osiempięćdziesiąt dziewięć
6—sześćdziesiątsześćdziesiąt jedensześćdziesiąt dwasześćdziesiąt trzysześćdziesiąt czterysześćdziesiąt pięćsześćdziesiąt sześćsześćdziesiąt siedemsześćdziesiąt osiemsześćdziesiąt dziewięć
7—siedemdziesiątsiedemdziesiąt jedensiedemdziesiąt dwasiedemdziesiąt trzysiedemdziesiąt czterysiedemdziesiąt pięćsiedemdziesiąt sześćsiedemdziesiąt siedemsiedemdziesiąt osiemsiedemdziesiąt dziewięć
8—osiemdziesiątosiemdziesiąt jedenosiemdziesiąt dwaosiemdziesiąt trzyosiemdziesiąt czteryosiemdziesiąt pięćosiemdziesiąt sześćosiemdziesiąt siedemosiemdziesiąt osiemosiemdziesiąt dziewięć
9—dziewięćdziesiątdziewięćdziesiąt jedendziewięćdziesiąt dwadziewięćdziesiąt trzydziewięćdziesiąt czterydziewięćdziesiąt pięćdziewięćdziesiąt sześćdziewięćdziesiąt siedemdziewięćdziesiąt osiemdziewięćdziesiąt dziewięć

Derived terms

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adverb
nouns
phrases
verbs
verbs

Trivia

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According toSłownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990),zero is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 25 times in scientific texts, 43 times in news, 0 times in essays, 3 times in fiction, and 5 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 76 times, making it the 854th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[4]

References

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  1. ^Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “zero”, inWielki słownik wyrazów obcych,→ISBN
  2. ^Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “zero”, inUniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[2] (in Polish), volumes1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA,→ISBN
  3. ^Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “zero”, inSłownik języka polskiego
  4. ^Ida Kurcz (1990) “zero”, inSłownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 2, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page768

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Portuguese numbers(edit)
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   Cardinal:zero
   Ordinal:zerésimo
   Ordinalabbreviation:0.º,0º
Portuguese Wikipedia article on0

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes:-ɛɾu
  • Hyphenation:ze‧ro

Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromFrenchzéro, fromItalianzero, fromMedieval Latinzephirum, fromArabicصِفْر(ṣifr,“nothing,cipher”).Doublet ofcifra.

Numeral

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zero m orf

  2. zero
    Synonym:(equivalent pronoun)nenhum
    Vieramzero pessoas.
    Zero people came.
Usage notes
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Takes the plural.

Noun

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zero m (pluralzeros)

  1. zero(name of the digit 0)
  2. zero(worthless person)
  3. nothing
  4. (mathematics)zero(value of a function’s independent variables when the value of the function is zero)
    Synonym:raiz
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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zero

  1. first-personsingularpresentindicative ofzerar

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchzéro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈze.ro/
  • Hyphenation:ze‧ro
  • Audio:(file)

Numeral

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zero

  1. zero
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