-eta

1. Used to form toponyms.

   ‎pago(“beech”) + ‎-eta → ‎Pagoeta

   ‎iturri(“fountain”) + ‎-eta → ‎Iturrieta

• IPA^(key): (Central)[ˈɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)[ˈə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)[ˈe.ta]

-eta f

1. femininesingular of-et

FromProto-Finnic*-t'ak (stem*-në-), fromProto-Uralic*-me-. Related toEstonian-nema,-neda andVeps-eta. The stem has been reworked considerably in some forms; see the Proto-Finnic entry for more details.

• IPA^(key): /-etɑˣ/,[-e̞t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]

-eta (front vowel harmony variant-etä,stem-ne-or-ene-,linguistic notation-ne-or-ene-or-etA)

1. Formstranslative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to become (adjective)" or "to become more (adjective)".

   ‎tumma(“dark”) + ‎-eta → ‎tummeta(“to darken”)

• The derived verbs belong to the conjugation typevanheta (72).
• This ending normally replaces the stem-final vowel(s) of the base adjective, though some adjectives ending in-o show an allomorph-ta (e.g.isota).

Note that gradation may apply.

• Tea,tae

FromProto-Finnic*-t'ak. Cognates includeFinnish-eta andEstonian-neda.

• (Ala-Laukaa)IPA^(key): /-etɑ/,[-e̞tɑˑ]
• (Soikkola)IPA^(key): /-etɑ/,[-e̞d̥ɑˑ]

-eta (front vowel variant-etä)

1. Used to forminchoative verbs.

   ‎pimmiä(“dark”) + ‎-eta → ‎pimetä(“to darken”)

See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

• (Ala-Laukaa)IPA^(key): /-etɑ/,[-e̞tɑˑ]
• (Soikkola)IPA^(key): /-etɑ/,[-e̞d̥ɑˑ]

-eta

1. impersonalpresentindicativeconnegative of-taa

FromLatin-ēta, plural of-ētum. Compare-eto.

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.ta/
• Rhymes:-eta
• Hyphenation:-é‧ta

-eta f (noun-forming suffix,plural-ete)

1. wood,forest

   ‎sughera(“cork oak”) + ‎-eta → ‎sughereta(“cork oak forest”)

2. orchard,grove,plantation

   ‎ulivo(“olive, olive tree”) + ‎-eta → ‎uliveta(“olive grove”)

• -ate

-ēta

1. nominative/accusative/vocativeplural of-ētum

• -êta(obsolete)

In some words fromItalian-etta and in others fromFrench-ette. Both come fromLatin-itta.Doublet of-ita and-ete.

-eta f (noun-forming suffix,plural-etas)

1. forms thediminutive of feminine nouns, often as an adaptation of French loanwords ending in-ette

   Synonym:-ete

   ‎canção(“song”) + ‎-eta → ‎cançoneta(“short, cheerful song”)

-eta m orf (adjective-forming suffix,plural-etas)
-eta m orfby sense (noun-forming suffix,plural-etas)

1. forms adjectives indicating missing a body part, especially a single part of a pair, such as only one hand or one foot

   ‎perna(“leg”) + ‎-eta → ‎perneta(“missing or leg”)

2. forms nouns indicating a person missing a body part, especially if they have only one part of a pair, such as only one hand or one foot

   ‎perna(“leg”) + ‎-eta → ‎perneta(“a person missing a leg”)

• “-eta”, inDicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “-eta”, inDicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed fromFrench-ette andItalian-etta.Doublet of-ita and-eta.

-eta f (noun-forming suffix,plural-etas)

1. alternative form of-ete;forms diminutives from nouns and adjectives, or gives a particularizing sense

   ‎banca(“bench”) + ‎-eta → ‎banqueta(“footstool, small bench”)

   ‎casa(“house”) + ‎-eta → ‎caseta(“hut”)

• Used especially after feminine nouns. Compare-ete.

• “-ete”, inDiccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1,Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish:Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

FromProto-Finnic*-t'ak. Related toFinnish-eta.

-eta

2. Forms intransitive verbs from adjectives, indicating "to become".

FromProto-Finnic*-ntadak. Related toFinnish-(e)ntaa.

-eta

2. Forms transitive verbs from adjectives, indicating "to make" or "to cause to become".

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