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eta

See also: ETA and Appendix:Variations of "eta"

EnglishEdit

Ancient Greek Alphabet
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Η η
Ancient Greek: ἦτα
Wikipedia article on eta

Etymology 1Edit

From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

eta (plural etas)

  1. The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
  2. (physics) A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.
Derived termsEdit
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TranslationsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Japanese 穢多 (“full of filth”) (literal translation, now considered derogatory in Japan).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

eta (plural etas or eta)

  1. A social outcast in Japan who is subjected to menial work, making up a class or caste of such people.

AnagramsEdit

BasqueEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Unknown, perhaps from Latin et (“and”). Unrelated to the suffix -eta.[1]

Alternative formsEdit

  • ta (see usage notes)

ConjunctionEdit

eta

  1. and
    katuak eta txakurrak ― cats and dogs
  2. (mathematics) plus, and
    bat eta bat bi dira ― one plus one is two
  3. upon, after
    Hotelera ailegatu eta igerilekura joan ziren. ― They went to the swimming pool just after arriving at the hotel.
  4. (Southern) since, because
    Ezin dut kakaueterik jan, alergikoa naiz eta. ― I can't eat peanuts because I'm allergic
Usage notesEdit

In the spoken language, the form ta is often used, specially (but not exclusively) after words ending in vowels. In formal, written language, eta is the only standard form.

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

eta inan

  1. eta (Greek letter)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of eta (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive eta eta etak
ergative etak etak etek
dative etari etari etei
genitive etaren etaren eten
comitative etarekin etarekin etekin
causative etarengatik etarengatik etengatik
benefactive etarentzat etarentzat etentzat
instrumental etaz etaz etez
inessive etatan etan etetan
locative etatako etako etetako
allative etatara etara etetara
terminative etataraino etaraino etetaraino
directive etatarantz etarantz etetarantz
destinative etatarako etarako etetarako
ablative etatatik etatik etetatik
partitive etarik — —
prolative etatzat — —

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ “eta” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further readingEdit

  • "eta" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “eta” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

CatalanEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

eta f (plural etes)

  1. eta; the Greek letter Η (lowercase η)

EsperantoEdit

EtymologyEdit

See -et-.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

eta (accusative singular etan, plural etaj, accusative plural etajn)

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

Usage notesEdit

Usually smaller than malgranda (“small”).

Derived termsEdit

FaroeseEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

VerbEdit

eta (third person singular past indicative át, third person plural past indicative ótu, supine etið)

  1. to eat
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of eta (group v-72)
infinitive eta
supine etið
participle (a26)1 etandi etin
present past
first singular eti át
second singular etur átst
third singular etur át
plural eta ótu
imperative
singular et!
plural etið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2Edit

From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).

NounEdit

eta n (genitive singular eta, plural etu)

  1. eta (letter of the Greek alphabet)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of eta
n1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eta etað etu, etur etuni
accusative eta etað etu, etur etuni
dative eta etanum etum etunum
genitive eta etans etna etnanna

Haitian CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French état, from Old French estat, from Latin status.

NounEdit

eta

  1. state

Related termsEdit

IcelandicEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

Alternative formsEdit

VerbEdit

eta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative át, third-person plural past indicative átu, supine etið)

  1. to eat

Etymology 2Edit

From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).

NounEdit

eta f (genitive singular etu, nominative plural etur) or eta n (genitive singular eta, nominative plural etu)

  1. eta (letter of the Greek alphabet)
DeclensionEdit
declension of eta
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eta etan etur eturnar
accusative etu etuna etur eturnar
dative etu etunni etum etunum
genitive etu etunnar eta etanna

or

declension of eta
n-w singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eta etað etu etun
accusative eta etað etu etun
dative eta etanu etum etunum
genitive eta etans eta etanna

ItalianEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Latin ēta, from Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta), later form of ἧτα (hêta), from Phoenician 𐤇‎ (ḥ /ḥēt/), whence also heth.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

eta m or f (invariable)

  1. eta (Greek letter)

Further readingEdit

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

AnagramsEdit

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

eta

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えた

LaboyaEdit

VerbEdit

eta

  1. to see

ReferencesEdit

  • Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “eta”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 17

ManggaraiEdit

EtymologyEdit

From *leta, akin to Tetum leten.

AdverbEdit

eta

  1. above

MaquiritariEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Cariban *ôta (“to hear”).

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

eta

  1. (transitive) to hear, to listen

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “eta”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988), “eta:dü”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volume I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 315

Norwegian NynorskEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-. Akin to English eat.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

eta (present tense et, past tense åt, past participle ete, passive infinitive etast, present participle etande, imperative et)

  1. to eat
    Dei åt for mykje.
    They ate too much.

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of eta — (strong)
infinitive eta, ete
present participle etande
past participle eten
supine ete
indicative present past
singular et, eter2 åt
plural1 eta åto
subjunctive present past
ete ―
imperative present
singular et
plural1 ete
1Rare today. 2Unofficial today.

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

OjibweEdit

AdverbEdit

eta

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

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Old NorseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Germanic *etǭ.

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

eta f (genitive etu)

  1. crib, manger
  2. (plural only) cancer
DeclensionEdit
  Declension of eta (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eta etan etur eturnar
accusative etu etuna etur eturnar
dative etu etunni etum etunum
genitive etu etunnar etna etnanna
DescendantsEdit
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ete

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Germanic *etaną, akin to Old English etan ( > English eat), Old Saxon etan, Old High German ezzan (> German essen), Gothic 𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (itan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-. Non-Germanic cognates include Latin edō, Ancient Greek ἔδω (édō), Lithuanian ėsti, Latvian ēst, Old Church Slavonic ꙗсти (jasti) (whence Bulgarian ям (jam)), Russian е́сть (jéstʹ), Sanskrit अत्ति (átti), Old Armenian ուտեմ (utem), Hittite 𒂊𒀉𒈪 (e-id-mi).

VerbEdit

eta (singular past indicative át, plural past indicative átu, past participle etinn)

  2.  to eat
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of eta — active (strong class 5)
infinitive eta
present participle etandi
past participle etinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular et át
2nd-person singular etr ázt
3rd-person singular etr át
1st-person plural etum átum
2nd-person plural etið átuð
3rd-person plural eta átu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular eta æta
2nd-person singular etir ætir
3rd-person singular eti æti
1st-person plural etim ætim
2nd-person plural etið ætið
3rd-person plural eti æti
imperative present
2nd-person singular et
1st-person plural etum
2nd-person plural etið
Conjugation of eta — mediopassive (strong class 5)
infinitive etask
present participle etandisk
past participle etizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular etumk átumk
2nd-person singular ezk ázk
3rd-person singular ezk ázk
1st-person plural etumsk átumsk
2nd-person plural etizk átuzk
3rd-person plural etask átusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular etumk ætumk
2nd-person singular etisk ætisk
3rd-person singular etisk ætisk
1st-person plural etimsk ætimsk
2nd-person plural etizk ætizk
3rd-person plural etisk ætisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular ezk
1st-person plural etumsk
2nd-person plural etizk
DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • “eta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

OttawaEdit

AdverbEdit

eta

  1. only, just

ReferencesEdit

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 145

PaliEdit

Alternative formsEdit

Alternative forms
Alternative forms

EtymologyEdit

From Sanskrit एतद् (etad).

AdjectiveEdit

eta

  1. this

Usage notesEdit

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

DeclensionEdit

Declension table of "eta" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)eso or esaete
Accusative (second)etaṃete
Instrumental (third)etenaetehi or etebhi
Dative (fourth)etassaetesaṃ or etesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)etasmā or etamhāetehi or etebhi
Genitive (sixth)etassaetesaṃ or etesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)etasmiṃ or etamhietesu
Declension table of "etā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)esāetā
Accusative (second)etaṃetā
Instrumental (third)etāyaetāhi or etābhi
Dative (fourth)etāya or etassā or etissā or etissāyaetāsaṃ or etāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)etāyaetāhi or etābhi
Genitive (sixth)etāya or etassā or etissā or etissāyaetāsaṃ or etāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)etāya or etāyaṃ or etissaṃetāsu
Declension table of "eta" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)etaṃ or etadetāni
Accusative (second)etaṃ or etadetāni
Instrumental (third)etenaetehi or etebhi
Dative (fourth)etassaetesaṃ or etesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)etasmā or etamhāetehi or etebhi
Genitive (sixth)etassaetesaṃ or etesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)etasmiṃ or etamhietesu

Derived termsEdit

PronounEdit

eta m

  1. this one

DeclensionEdit

Declension table of "eta" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)eso or esaete
Accusative (second)etaṃete
Instrumental (third)etenaetehi or etebhi
Dative (fourth)etassaetesaṃ or etesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)etasmā or etamhāetehi or etebhi
Genitive (sixth)etassaetesaṃ or etesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)etasmiṃ or etamhietesu

PronounEdit

eta n

  1. this one

Usage notesEdit

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

DeclensionEdit

Declension table of "eta" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)etaṃ or etadetāni
Accusative (second)etaṃ or etadetāni
Instrumental (third)etenaetehi or etebhi
Dative (fourth)etassaetesaṃ or etesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)etasmā or etamhāetehi or etebhi
Genitive (sixth)etassaetesaṃ or etesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)etasmiṃ or etamhietesu

ReferencesEdit

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

PolishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta), from Phoenician 𐤇‬‎ (ḥ‬ /ḥēt/).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

eta f

  1. eta (Greek letter Η, η)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of eta
singular plural
nominative eta ety
genitive ety et
dative ecie etom
accusative etę ety
instrumental etą etami
locative ecie etach
vocative eto ety

Further readingEdit

  • eta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • eta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

InterjectionEdit

eta

  1. expresses surprise

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin aetas.

NounEdit

eta f (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) age

DeclensionEdit

declension of eta (singular only)
singular
f gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) eta {{{def}}}
genitive/dative (unei) {{{pl}}} {{{pl}}}i
vocative

ReferencesEdit

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

SothoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bantu *-gèndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gènda.

VerbEdit

eta

  1. to walk
  2. to go

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

eta f (plural etas)

  1. eta; the Greek letter Η, η

Further readingEdit

TswanaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bantu *-gènda.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

eta

  1. to go
  2. to visit
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