nadazero
Translingual
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Etymology
editFrom 1959 ITU proposals nada and zero, from Spanish nada and NATO/ICAO zero.
Pronunciation
editNoun
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- (rare) (international standards) ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 0.
- Synonym: zero (NATO/ICAO)
| ICAO/NATO | zero | one | two | three (tree) | four (fower) | five (fife) | six | seven | eight | nine (niner) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITU/IMO | nadazero | unaone | bissotwo | terrathree | kartefour | pantafive | soxisix | setteseven | oktoeight | novenine |
References
edit- ^ That is, with each syllable stressed. Uniquely among the ITU/IMO digits, the last element is apparently not pronounced like NATO/ICAO zero, though there are enough errors in the sources that this is not certain. International Maritime Organisation (2005). International Code of Signals, p. 22–23. Fourth edition, London.