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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

beta.

beta

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɛ.tɐ/Brazil/ˈbɛ.tɐ/Portugal
  1. beta the second letter of the Greek alphabet

    countable · masculine · uncountable
  2. beta the phase of development after alpha and before launch

    masculine · uncountable
  3. beta an indicator of a security's price volatility

    countable · masculine · uncountable
  4. beta sideslip angle

    countable · masculine · uncountable
  5. beta beta male

    Internet · countable · derogatory · masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin beta, from Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta). The slang sense is a semantic loan from English beta.

adj/ˈbɛ.tɐ/Brazil/ˈbɛ.tɐ/Portugal
  1. beta (all senses)

    invariable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin beta, from Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta). The slang sense is a semantic loan from English beta.

noun/ˈbɛ.tɐ/Brazil/ˈbɛ.tɐ/Portugal
  1. alternative form of betta

    alt-of · alternative · masculine · uncommon
verb/ˈbɛ.tɐ/Brazil/ˈbɛ.tɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of betar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of betar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
noun/ˈbɛ.tɐ/Brazil/ˈbɛ.tɐ/Portugal
  1. female equivalent of beto

    feminine · form-of
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