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peta-

prefix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈpɛtə/

1

prefix

Meaning 1

In the metric system, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1015 (a short scale quadrillion or long scale billiard). Symbol: P

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Based on penta- (“five”) (from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte)) with the middle letter removed, analogous to tera-.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пета- (peta-) — SI prefix
  • Chinese Cantonese: 拍- (paak3) — SI prefix
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拍- (pāi-) — SI prefix
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拍它- (pāitā-) — SI prefix
  • Czech: peta- — SI prefix
  • Danish: peta- — SI prefix
  • Dutch: peta- — SI prefix
  • Esperanto: peta- — SI prefix
  • Finnish: peta- — SI prefix
  • French: peta- — SI prefix
  • French: péta- — SI prefix
  • Galician: peta- — SI prefix
  • German: peta- — SI prefix
  • Greek: πετα- (peta-) — SI prefix
  • Hungarian: peta- — SI prefix
  • Indonesian: peta- — SI prefix
  • Japanese: ペタ (peta) — SI prefix
  • Korean: 페타- (peta-) — SI prefix
  • Malay: peta- — SI prefix
  • Portuguese: peta- — SI prefix
  • Russian: пета- (peta-) — SI prefix
  • Spanish: peta- — SI prefix
  • Thai: เพตะ- (pee-dtà) — SI prefix
  • Vietnamese: pê-ta — SI prefix