omega

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English, from Ancient Greek ὦ μέγα (ô méga), meaning “great ω” (omega is a long vowel in Ancient Greek). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊmɪɡə/, /ˈəʊmiːɡə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌoʊˈmeɪɡə/, /oʊˈmɛɡə/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ɵˈmeɡɑ/ Rhymes: -ɛɡə, -eɪɡə === Noun === omega (plural omegas or omegala) The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω. (often capitalized) The end; the final, last or ultimate in a sequence. alpha and omega (physics) Angular velocity; symbol: ω. (set theory) A transfinite ordinal number referring to the next position after ordering a countably infinite set. (slang) An omega male. (finance) The percentage change in an option value divided by the percentage change in the underlying asset's price. (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, a person of a submissive secondary sex driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an alpha, with males of this type often being able to get pregnant. 2017, Marianne Gunderson, "What is an omega? Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 5: By writing a male character as an omega, experiences of being treated as other in female-coded ways are imagined to be experienced by a character who represents the male norm. ==== Synonyms ==== (measure of derivative price sensitivity): elasticity, lambda ==== Hypernyms ==== (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (Greek-script letter names) alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega === Adjective === omega (not comparable) (slang, largely prepositive) Ultimate; of the highest degree. Massive, ineffable. Omega props, dude. === Adverb === omega (not comparable) (slang, largely prepositive) Ultimately, most, supremely. === Anagrams === Ogema == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [uˈmɛ.ɣə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [oˈme.ɣə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [oˈme.ɣa] === Noun === omega f (plural omegues) Omega; the Greek letter Ω (lowercase ω) ==== Derived terms ==== bloqueig en omega == Czech == === Alternative forms === ómega === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈomɛɡa] === Noun === omega n or f omega (Greek letter) ==== Declension ==== when feminine: Indeclinable when neuter. === Further reading === “omega”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “omega”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “omega”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὦ μέγα (ô méga). === Pronunciation === === Noun === omega f or m (plural omegas, diminutive omegaatje n) omega (Greek letter) === Further reading === omega on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈomeɡɑ/, [ˈo̞me̞ɡɑ̝] Rhymes: -omeɡɑ Syllabification(key): o‧me‧ga Hyphenation(key): ome‧ga === Noun === omega alternative spelling of oomega ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “omega”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈmɛ.ɡa/ Rhymes: -ɛɡa Hyphenation: o‧mè‧ga === Noun === omega m or f (invariable) omega (letter; scientific symbol) == Japanese == === Romanization === omega Rōmaji transcription of オメガ == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὦ μέγα (ô méga). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔˈmɛ.ɡa/ Rhymes: -ɛɡa Syllabification: o‧me‧ga === Noun === omega f omega (Greek letter Ω, ω) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === omega in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN omega in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Greek ωμέγα (oméga). === Noun === omega m (uncountable) omega ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὦ μέγα (ô méga), meaning “great ω”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈmeɡa/ [oˈme.ɣ̞a] Rhymes: -eɡa Syllabification: o‧me‧ga === Noun === omega f (plural omegas) omega; the Greek letter Ω, ω ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “omega”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὦ μέγα (ô méga). === Noun === omega n omega; the Greek letter Ω, ω === References === “omega”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === fala