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See also:ETAandAppendix:Variations of "eta"

English

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Ancient Greek alphabet

zeta

theta
Ηη
Ancient Greek:ἦτα
Wikipedia article on eta

Etymology 1

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FromAncient Greekἦτα(êta).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eta (pluraletas)

  1. The seventh letter of theModern Greek alphabet, the eighth inOld Greek.
    • 2022,R. F. Kuang,Babel, HarperVoyager, page25:
      Greek was an exercise in making the familiar strange. Its alphabet mapped onto the Roman alphabet, but only partly so, and often letters did not sound how they looked — a rho (Ρ) was not aP, and aneta (Η) was not anH.
  2. (physics) A kind of electrically neutralmeson having zero spin andisospin.
Derived terms
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Translations
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Greek letter
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Etymology 2

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FromJapanese穢多(full of filth)(literal translation, now considered derogatory in Japan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eta (pluraletasoreta)

  1. Asocialoutcast inJapan who is subjected to menial work, making up a class orcaste of such people.

Etymology 3

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Noun

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eta (pluraletas)

  1. Alternative form ofita(kind of palm tree)

Anagrams

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Basque

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Unknown, perhaps fromLatinet(and). Unrelated to the suffix-eta.[1]

Alternative forms

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  • ta(see usage notes)

Conjunction

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eta

  1. and
    katuaketa txakurrakcatsand dogs
  2. (mathematics)plus,and
    bateta bat bi diraoneplus one is two
  3. upon,after
    Hotelera ailegatueta igerilekura joan ziren.They went to the swimming pooljust after arriving at the hotel.
  4. (Southern)since,because
    Ezin dut kakaueterik jan, alergikoa naizeta.I can't eat peanutsbecause I'm allergic
Usage notes
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In the spoken language, the formta is often used, specially (but not exclusively) after words ending in vowels. In formal, written language,eta is the only standard form.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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eta inan

  1. eta(Greek letter)
Declension
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Declension ofeta(inanimate, ending in-a)
indefinitesingularplural
absolutiveetaetaetak
ergativeetaketaketek
dativeetarietarietei
genitiveetarenetareneten
comitativeetarekinetarekinetekin
causativeetarengatiketarengatiketengatik
benefactiveetarentzatetarentzatetentzat
instrumentaletazetazetez
inessiveetatanetanetetan
locativeetatakoetakoetetako
allativeetataraetaraetetara
terminativeetatarainoetarainoetetaraino
directiveetatarantzetarantzetetarantz
destinativeetatarakoetarakoetetarako
ablativeetatatiketatiketetatik
partitiveetarik
prolativeetatzat

References

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  1. ^eta” inEtymological Dictionary of Basque byR. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

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  • eta”, inEuskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque),Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • eta”, inOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary],Euskaltzaindia,1987–2005

Basque-Icelandic Pidgin

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Etymology

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Inherited fromBasqueeta.

Conjunction

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eta

  1. and

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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eta f (pluraletes)

  1. eta; theGreek letterΗ (lowercaseη)

Esperanto

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Etymology

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See-et-.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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eta (accusative singularetan,pluraletaj,accusative pluraletajn)

  1. tiny,little,minuscule,slight (see-et-)
    Antonyms:ega,grandega
    Se ĉi tio domo estas fakte domego, ĝi estas la plejeta domego, kiun mi jam vidis!
    If that house is in fact a mansion, it is thetiniest mansion I ever saw!
    Etaj manoj povas fari egajn malordojn.
    Little hands can make huge messes.
    Vere, la primo estaseta honoro, sed Mikaelo ege fieras pri ĝi.
    True, the award is asmall honor, but Michael is immensely proud of it.
    Ŝia parto en la teatraĵo ne estas nur malgranda rolo, ĝi estaseta rolo sen sola vorto de dialogo.
    Her part in the play is not only a small role, it is aminuscule role without a single word of dialog.
    Mi havas nuretan kapdoloron.
    I only have aslight headache.

Usage notes

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Usually smaller thanmalgranda(small), more synonymous tomalgrandega(tiny) ortremalgranda(very small).

Derived terms

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Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Norseeta, fromProto-Germanic*etaną, fromProto-Indo-European*h₁ed-.

Verb

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eta (third person singular past indicativeát,third person plural past indicativeótu,supineetið)

  1. toeat
Conjugation
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Conjugation ofeta(group v-72)
infinitiveeta
supineetið
presentpast
first singularetiát
second singulareturátst
third singulareturát
pluraletaótu
participle (a26)1etandietin
imperative
singularet!
pluraletið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

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FromAncient Greekἦτα(êta).

Noun

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eta n (genitive singulareta, pluraletu)

  1. eta (letter of the Greek alphabet)
Declension
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n1singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativeetaetaðetu,eturetuni
accusativeetaetaðetu,eturetuni
dativeetaetanumetumetunum
genitiveetaetansetnaetnanna

Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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FromFrenchétat/État, fromOld Frenchestat, fromLatinstatus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eta

  1. state (condition)
    eta matyèstate of matter
  2. state (polity)

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Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Norseeta, fromProto-Germanic*etaną, fromProto-Indo-European*h₁ed-.

Verb

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eta (strong verb,third-person singular past indicativeát,third-person plural past indicativeátu,supineetið)

  1. toeat

Etymology 2

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Borrowed fromAncient Greekἦτα(êta).

Noun

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eta f (genitive singularetu,nominative pluraletur)or
eta n (genitive singulareta,nominative pluraletu)

  1. eta(letter of the Greek alphabet)
Declension
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Declension ofeta (feminine)
singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativeetaetanetureturnar
accusativeetuetunaetureturnar
dativeetuetunnietumetunum
genitiveetuetunnaretaetanna
Declension ofeta (neuter)
singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativeetaetaðetuetun
accusativeetaetaðetuetun
dativeetaetanuetumetunum
genitiveetaetansetaetanna

Italian

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ItalianWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediait

Etymology

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FromLatinēta, fromAncient Greekἦτα(êta), later form ofἧτα(hêta), fromPhoenician𐤇(/⁠ḥēt⁠/), whence alsoheth.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eta m orf (invariable)

  1. eta(Greek letter)

Further reading

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  • eta in Treccani.it –Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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eta

  1. Rōmaji transcription ofえた

Laboya

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Verb

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eta

  1. tosee

References

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  • Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “eta”, inKamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page17

Manggarai

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Etymology

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From *leta, akin toTetumleten.

Adverb

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eta

  1. above

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromOld Norseeta, fromProto-Germanic*etaną, fromProto-Indo-European*h₁ed-. Akin toEnglisheat.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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eta (present tenseet,past tenseåt,past participleete,passive infinitiveetast,present participleetande,imperativeet)

  1. toeat
    Deiåt for mykje.
    Theyate too much.

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofeta (strong)
infinitiveeta,ete
present participleetande
past participleeten
supineete
presentpast
indicative singularet,eter2åt
indicative plural1etaåto
subjunctiveete
imperative singularet
imperative plural1ete

1 Rare today.
2 Unofficial today.

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Ojibwe

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Adverb

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eta

  1. only, just
    Bezhigeta ogii-ni-maajiinaan ini akikoon awe naadaabowed.
    The person going after water only took one pail.

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References

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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FromProto-Germanic*etǭ.

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Noun

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eta f (genitiveetu)

  1. crib,manger
  2. (plural only)cancer
Declension
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Declension ofeta (weakōn-stem)
femininesingularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativeetaetanetureturnar
accusativeetuetunaetureturnar
dativeetuetunnietumetunum
genitiveetuetunnaretnaetnanna
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  • Norwegian Nynorsk:ete

Etymology 2

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FromProto-Germanic*etaną, akin toOld Englishetan ( >Englisheat),Old Saxonetan,Old High Germanezzan (>Germanessen),Gothic𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽(itan). Ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*h₁ed-. Non-Germanic cognates includeLatinedō,Ancient Greekἔδω(édō),Lithuanianėsti,Latvianēst,Old Church Slavonicꙗсти(jasti) (whenceBulgarianям(jam)),Russianе́сть(jéstʹ),Sanskritअत्ति(átti),Old Armenianուտեմ(utem),Hittite𒂊𒀉𒈪(e-id-mi).

Verb

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eta (singular past indicativeát,plural past indicativeátu,past participleetinn)

  1.  toeat
Conjugation
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Conjugation ofeta — active (strong class 5)
infinitiveeta
present participleetandi
past participleetinn
indicativesubjunctive
presentpastpresentpast
1st person singularetátetaæta
2nd person singularetráztetirætir
3rd person singularetrátetiæti
1st person pluraletumátumetimætim
2nd person pluraletiðátuðetiðætið
3rd person pluraletaátuetiæti
imperativepresent
2nd person singularet
1st person pluraletum
2nd person pluraletið
Conjugation ofeta — mediopassive (strong class 5)
infinitiveetask
present participleetandisk
past participleetizk
indicativesubjunctive
presentpastpresentpast
1st person singularetumkátumketumkætumk
2nd person singularezkázketiskætisk
3rd person singularezkázketiskætisk
1st person pluraletumskátumsketimskætimsk
2nd person pluraletizkátuzketizkætizk
3rd person pluraletaskátusketiskætisk
imperativepresent
2nd person singularezk
1st person pluraletumsk
2nd person pluraletizk
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Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “eta”, inA Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at theInternet Archive

Ottawa

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Adverb

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eta

  1. only,just

References

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Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001)Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page145

Pali

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Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts

Etymology

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FromSanskritएतद्(etad).

Adjective

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eta

  1. this
    • c.50 BC,The Buddha,Dhammapada(pāḷi), Yamakavagga, page26; republished inThe Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya[1], Colombo,2009:
      5. න හි වෙරෙන වෙරාචී සම‍්මන‍්තීධ කුදාචනං 5
      අඞවරෙන ච සම‍්මන‍්තිඑස ධම‍්මො සනන‍්තනො.
      5. Na hi verena verāni sammantīdha kudācanaṃ 5
      Averena ca sammantiesa dhammo sanantano.
      5. For in this world hatreds are not ever settled by hatred,
      but are settled by love.This is an eternal truth.
      (literally, “5. For in this world hatreds are not ever settled by hatred,
      but are settled by love.This truth is eternal.
      ”)
      (Wiktionary translation adapted from translation of the Pali by Ajahn Sujato.)

Usage notes

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The case formetad is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form.

Declension

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Declension table of "eta" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)esooresaete
Accusative (second)etaṃete
Instrumental (third)etenaetehioretebhi
Dative (fourth)etassaetesaṃoretesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)etasmāoretamhāetehioretebhi
Genitive (sixth)etassaetesaṃoretesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)etasmiṃoretamhietesu
Declension table of "etā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)esāetā
Accusative (second)etaṃetā
Instrumental (third)etāyaetāhioretābhi
Dative (fourth)etāyaoretassāoretissāoretissāyaetāsaṃoretāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)etāyaetāhioretābhi
Genitive (sixth)etāyaoretassāoretissāoretissāyaetāsaṃoretāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)etāyaoretāyaṃoretissaṃetāsu
Declension table of "eta" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)etaṃoretadetāni
Accusative (second)etaṃoretadetāni
Instrumental (third)etenaetehioretebhi
Dative (fourth)etassaetesaṃoretesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)etasmāoretamhāetehioretebhi
Genitive (sixth)etassaetesaṃoretesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)etasmiṃoretamhietesu

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Pronoun

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eta m

  1. this one

Declension

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Declension table of "eta" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)esooresaete
Accusative (second)etaṃete
Instrumental (third)etenaetehioretebhi
Dative (fourth)etassaetesaṃoretesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)etasmāoretamhāetehioretebhi
Genitive (sixth)etassaetesaṃoretesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)etasmiṃoretamhietesu

Pronoun

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eta n

  1. this one

Usage notes

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The case formetad is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form.

Declension

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Declension table of "eta" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)etaṃoretadetāni
Accusative (second)etaṃoretadetāni
Instrumental (third)etenaetehioretebhi
Dative (fourth)etassaetesaṃoretesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)etasmāoretamhāetehioretebhi
Genitive (sixth)etassaetesaṃoretesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)etasmiṃoretamhietesu

References

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Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “etad”, inPali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Polish

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PolishWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediapl

Etymology

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Learned borrowing fromAncient Greekἦτα(êta), fromPhoenician𐤇(ḥ‬/⁠ḥēt⁠/).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eta f

  1. eta(Greek letter Η, η)

Declension

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Declension ofeta
singularplural
nominativeetaety
genitiveetyet
dativeecieetom
accusativeetęety
instrumentaletąetami
locativeecieetach
vocativeetoety

Further reading

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  • eta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes:-etɐ
  • Hyphenation:e‧ta

Interjection

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eta

  1. expresses surprise

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatinaetas.

Noun

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eta f (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete)age

Declension

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This noun needs aninflection-table template.

Please edit the entry and supply|def= and|pl= parameters to the{{ro-noun-f}} template.

References

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  • eta in Academia Română,Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010.→ISBN

Sotho

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Etymology

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FromProto-Bantu*-gèndia, causative form ofProto-Bantu*-gènda.

Verb

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eta

  1. towalk
  2. togo

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeta/[ˈe.t̪a]
  • Rhymes:-eta
  • Syllabification:e‧ta

Noun

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eta f (pluraletas)

  1. eta; the Greek letterΗ,η

Further reading

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Tswana

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Etymology

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FromProto-Bantu*-gènda.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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eta

  1. togo
  2. tovisit

Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIVeta
Brazilian standardeta
New Tribeseta

Etymology

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FromProto-Cariban*ôta(to hear).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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eta

  1. (transitive) tohear, tolisten

Derived terms

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References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “eta”, inGrammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[2], Lyon
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988)The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages216, 219, 315, 389:[eta:dï] 'to hear'[] eta:dü 'to hear'[] -eta- 'hear'[] eta:dü - to hear
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