nadazero

Translingual
nadazero

Etymology

From 1959 ITU proposals nada and zero, from Spanish nada and NATO/ICAO zero.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnaˈdaˈzeˈro/[1]

Noun

nadazero

  1. (rare) (international standards) ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 0.
    Synonym: zero (NATO/ICAO)
ICAO/NATO vs ITU/IMO radiotelephonic clear codes for digits
ICAO/NATO zeroonetwothree (tree)four (fower)five (fife)sixseveneightnine (niner)
ITU/IMO nadazerounaonebissotwoterrathreekartefourpantafivesoxisixsettesevenoktoeightnovenine

References
  1. 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.
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