zero

== Translingual == === Alternative forms === Zero, ZERO === Etymology === Borrowed from English zero. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈziro], [ˈziˈro] === Noun === zero (international standards) NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 0. Synonym: nadazero (ITU/IMO) === References === == English == === Etymology === Collectively borrowed from Early Modern Spanish zero, Middle French zero, and (their etymon) Old Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zēphirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing; cipher”), itself calqued from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnyá, “void; nothingness”). Doublet of cipher and chiffre. Cognate with Spanish cero and French zéro. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈzɪəɹəʊ/, /ˈzɪɹəʊ/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈzɪːɹəw/ (General American) enPR: zĭʹrō, zēʹrō, IPA(key): /ˈzɪɹoʊ/, /ˈziɹoʊ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈzɪə.ɹəʉ/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈzɪə.ɹaʉ/ (India) IPA(key): /ziː.roː/, (Z-J merger) /dʒiː.roː/ (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, also) IPA(key): /siː.roː/ (Z-S merger) Hyphenation: ze‧ro Rhymes: -ɪəɹəʊ, -ɪɹəʊ, -iːɹəʊ === Numeral === zero The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0. ==== Usage notes ==== In an adjectival sense, used with the plural of a countable noun or with an uncountable noun: I have zero dollars and zero food. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ゼロ (zero) → Korean: 제로 (jero) → Samoan: selo → Tokelauan: helo ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages === Noun === zero (countable and uncountable, plural zeros or zeroes) The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero. The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems. (informal, uncountable) Nothing, or none. The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero. The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates. (mathematics) A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero. (mathematics, algebra) The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring. (slang) A person dismissed as unimportant. Synonyms: cipher, nobody, nonentity, loser; see also Thesaurus:worthless person (linguistics) A difference that is present at an abstract level, but not realized in the form, that is, superficially (on the surface). (military, informal, historical) A casual misspelling of Zero ("a fighter aircraft operated by Imperial Japan during World War II"). A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm, corresponding to a zero value. (finance) A security which has a zero coupon (paying no periodic interest). ==== Synonyms ==== (numeric symbol zero): cipher (digit zero): slashed zero (point of origin on a scale): origin, zero point (lowest point): nadir (negligible or irrelevant amount): naught, nil, nothing, nought, nowt, null, (informal) bugger all, (informal) fuck all, nada, sod all, sweet FA, sweet Fanny Adams, zilch, zip (value of a function’s variables at zero): root (identity element of a monoid): additive identity ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “value of a function's variables at zero”): pole ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Holonyms ==== (value of a function's variables at zero): kernel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Determiner === zero Synonym of no. === Adjective === zero (not comparable) (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 surface form. (postpositive) Used in the names of foodstuffs, especially beverages, to indicate a version with no calories ==== Synonyms ==== (informal: virtually none): no ==== Derived terms ==== zero growth zero tolerance ==== Translations ==== === Verb === zero (third-person singular simple present zeroes or zeros, present participle zeroing, simple past and past participle zeroed) (transitive) To set some amount to be zero. To disappear or make something disappear. To adjust until the variance is reduced to an acceptably low amount. ==== Synonyms ==== (to set to zero): tare (to cause to be zero): zero out ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “zero”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Albanian == === Alternative forms === xero === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzeɾo/, [ˈzɛːɾɔ] === Numeral === zero zero (cardinal number before 1, denoting nothing) === See also === === Further reading === zero on the Albanian Wikipedia.Wikipedia sq == Basque == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, ultimately from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, nothing, empty, void”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɾo, -o Hyphenation: ze‧ro === Numeral === zero zero Synonym: huts ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “zero”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “zero”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Catalan == === Etymology === Derived from Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing, cipher”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈze̞.ɾu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈzɛ.ɾo] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈzɛ.ɾu] === Numeral === zero m or f (cardinal number) zero (metrology) zero; origin point of a scale ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === zero m (plural zeros) zero == Ido == === Etymology === Borrowed from English zero, French zéro, Italian zero, Spanish cero. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈze.ro/ === Numeral === zero (temperature) zero (arithmetic) cipher, nought == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch zero. Doublet of Safar and sifar. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈzero/ [ˈze.ro] Rhymes: -ero Syllabification: ze‧ro === Numeral === zéro (rare) synonym of nol (“zero”) === Noun === zéro (plural zero-zero) zero (the value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero) (rare, of other senses) synonym of nol (“zero”) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “zero”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Interlingua == === Numeral === zero zero == Italian == === Etymology === Derived from New Latin zerum, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing”, “cipher”). Doublet of cifra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): */ˈd͡zɛ.ro/ Rhymes: -ɛro Hyphenation: zè‧ro === Numeral === zero (invariable) zero === Noun === zero m (plural zeri) zero nil (football) === Interjection === zero not at all Synonym: nient'affatto ==== Derived terms ==== == Japanese == === Romanization === zero Rōmaji transcription of ゼロ == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈzeː.roː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd͡zɛː.ro] === Noun === zērō dative/ablative singular of zērum == Middle French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian zero === Noun === zero ? (plural zeros) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. == Northern Kurdish == === Etymology === zer +‎ -o === Noun === zero m blond (male person) === See also === zerê == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French zéro. First attested in 1781. Doublet of cyfra and szyfr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzɛ.rɔ/ Rhymes: -ɛrɔ Syllabification: ze‧ro === Noun === zero n (related adjective zerowy) zero (numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero) zero (point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates) [zero (nothing, or none; lack of something) (derogatory) zero (person of little or no importance) ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Trivia === According to Słownik 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. === References === === Further reading === “zero”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[13] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “zero”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[14] (in Polish) Samuel Bogumił Linde (1814), “zero”, in Słownik języka polskiego, volume 4 Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “zero”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861, volume II, page 2195 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1927), “zero”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 8, Warsaw, page 446 zero in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego Woliński, Marcin; Saloni, Zygmunt; Wołosz, Robert; Gruszczyński, Włodzimierz; Skowrońska, Danuta; Bronk, Zbigniew (2020), “zero rz. n2”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish]‎[15], 4. online edition, Warszawa Woliński, Marcin; Saloni, Zygmunt; Wołosz, Robert; Gruszczyński, Włodzimierz; Skowrońska, Danuta; Bronk, Zbigniew (2020), “zero licz.”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish]‎[16], 4. online edition, Warszawa == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛɾu Hyphenation: ze‧ro === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French zéro, from Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing, cipher”). Doublet of cifra. ==== Numeral ==== zero m or f zero Synonym: (equivalent pronoun) nenhum ===== Usage notes ===== Takes the plural. ==== Noun ==== zero m (plural zeros) zero (name of the digit 0) zero (worthless person) nothing (mathematics) zero (value of a function’s independent variables when the value of the function is zero) Synonym: raiz ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== zero first-person singular present indicative of zerar === Further reading === “zero”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “zero”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French zéro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈze.ro/ Hyphenation: ze‧ro === Numeral === zero zero