adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian, New-Zealand, UK:/ˈzɪəɹəʊθ/
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US:zîrʹōth
US:zēʹrōth
US:/ˈzɪɹoʊθ/
US:/ˈziɹoʊθ/
rhymes with -ɪəɹəʊθ
rhymes with -iːɹəʊθ
1
adj
Meaning 1
In the initial position in a sequence whose elements are numbered starting at zero; the ordinal number corresponding to zero.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Examples
The zeroth order polynomial approximation is constant.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Corresponding to a position preceding the first.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
A and C are in equilibrium following the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
preceding even the first
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From zero + -th (ordinal suffix).
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
صِفْرِيّ
(ṣifriyy)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Armenian:
զրոերորդ
(zroerord)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Belarusian:
нулявы́
(nuljavý)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Bulgarian:
ну́лев
(núlev)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Chinese Mandarin:
第零
(dì-líng)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Czech:
nultý
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Danish:
nulte
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Esperanto:
nula
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Esperanto:
nulaj
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Finnish:
nollas
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
French:
zérotième
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
French:
nullième
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
French:
zéroième
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Georgian:
ნულოვანი
(nulovani)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
German:
nullte
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Greek:
μηδενικός
(midenikós)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Gujarati:
શૂન્યમું
(śūnyamũ)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Hungarian:
nulladik
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Ido:
zeresma
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Irish:
nialasach
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Italian:
zeresimo
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Japanese:
第零
(dairei)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Japanese:
第ゼロ
(dai-zero)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Japanese:
零番目
(reiban-me)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Japanese:
ゼロ番目
(zero-ban-me)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Kazakh:
нөлінші
(nölınşı)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Korean:
영째
(yeongjjae)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Korean:
영번째
(yeongbeonjjae)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Kyrgyz:
нөлүнчү
(nölüncü)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Macedonian:
нулти
(nulti)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Malay:
kekosong
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Norwegian Bokmål:
nulte
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Iranian Persian:
صِفْرُم
(sefrom)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Polish:
zerowy
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Portuguese:
zerésimo
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Russian:
нулево́й
(nulevój)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Slovak:
nultý
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Spanish:
cero
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Spanish:
ceroésimo
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Swedish:
nollte
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Tatar:
нуленчы
(nulençı)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Turkish:
sıfırıncı
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Ukrainian:
нульо́вий
(nulʹóvyj)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Urdu:
صِفَرْواں
(sifarvā̃)
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Welsh:
serofed
— ordinal number corresponding to zero
Bulgarian:
нулев
(nulev)
— corresponding to a position preceding the first
Finnish:
nollas
— corresponding to a position preceding the first
Georgian:
ნულოვანი
(nulovani)
— corresponding to a position preceding the first
German:
nullte
— corresponding to a position preceding the first
Italian:
zeresimo
— corresponding to a position preceding the first
Iranian Persian:
صِفْرُم
(sefrom)
— corresponding to a position preceding the first