eta
EnglishEdit
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Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).
PronunciationEdit
- (UK, Commonwealth) enPR: ēʹtə, IPA(key): /ˈiːtə/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (US) enPR: āʹtə, IPA(key): /ˈeɪtə/
Audio (US) (file)
- Rhymes: -iːtə, -eɪtə
NounEdit
eta (plural etas)
- The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
- (physics) A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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Etymology 2Edit
From Japanese 穢多 (“full of filth”) (literal translation, now considered derogatory in Japan).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
eta (plural etas or eta)
- 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
- and
- katuak eta txakurrak ― cats and dogs
- (mathematics) plus, and
- bat eta bat bi dira ― one plus one is two
- upon, after
- Hotelera ailegatu eta igerilekura joan ziren. ― They went to the swimming pool just after arriving at the hotel.
- (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
- eta (Greek letter)
DeclensionEdit
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
- ^ “eta” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further readingEdit
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
eta f (plural etes)
EsperantoEdit
EtymologyEdit
See -et-.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
eta (accusative singular etan, plural etaj, accusative plural etajn)
- 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)
- to eat
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of eta (group v-72) | ||
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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)
- 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
Related termsEdit
IcelandicEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.
Alternative formsEdit
- éta (more common)
VerbEdit
eta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative át, third-person plural past indicative átu, supine etið)
- 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)
- eta (letter of the Greek alphabet)
DeclensionEdit
or
ItalianEdit
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)
- eta (Greek letter)
Further readingEdit
- eta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
AnagramsEdit
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
eta
LaboyaEdit
VerbEdit
eta
- 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
MaquiritariEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Cariban *ôta (“to hear”).
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
eta
- (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)
- to eat
- Dei åt for mykje.
- They ate too much.
ConjugationEdit
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “eta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
OjibweEdit
AdverbEdit
eta
- only, just
- Bezhig eta ogii-ni-maajiinaan ini akikoon awe naadaabowed.
- The person going after water only took one pail.
- Bezhig eta ogii-ni-maajiinaan ini akikoon awe naadaabowed.
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/eta-adv-deg
Old NorseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Germanic *etǭ.
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
eta f (genitive etu)
DeclensionEdit
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)
- to eat
ConjugationEdit
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 |
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
ReferencesEdit
Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 145
PaliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
eta
- this
Usage notesEdit
The case form etad is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form.
DeclensionEdit
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | esā | etā |
Accusative (second) | etaṃ | etā |
Instrumental (third) | etāya | etāhi or etābhi |
Dative (fourth) | etāya or etassā or etissā or etissāya | etāsaṃ or etāsānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | etāya | etāhi or etābhi |
Genitive (sixth) | etāya or etassā or etissā or etissāya | etāsaṃ or etāsānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | etāya or etāyaṃ or etissaṃ | etāsu |
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | etaṃ or etad | etāni |
Accusative (second) | etaṃ or etad | etāni |
Instrumental (third) | etena | etehi or etebhi |
Dative (fourth) | etassa | etesaṃ or etesānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | etasmā or etamhā | etehi or etebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | etassa | etesaṃ or etesānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | etasmiṃ or etamhi | etesu |
Derived termsEdit
- (pronoun) etā
PronounEdit
eta m
- this one
DeclensionEdit
PronounEdit
eta n
- this one
Usage notesEdit
The case form etad is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form.
DeclensionEdit
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | etaṃ or etad | etāni |
Accusative (second) | etaṃ or etad | etāni |
Instrumental (third) | etena | etehi or etebhi |
Dative (fourth) | etassa | etesaṃ or etesānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | etasmā or etamhā | etehi or etebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | etassa | etesaṃ or etesānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | etasmiṃ or etamhi | etesu |
ReferencesEdit
Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “etad”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta), from Phoenician 𐤇 (ḥ /ḥēt/).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
eta f
- eta (Greek letter Η, η)
DeclensionEdit
Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
InterjectionEdit
eta
- expresses surprise
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
eta f (uncountable)
DeclensionEdit
singular | ||
---|---|---|
f gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (o) eta | {{{def}}} |
genitive/dative | (unei) {{{pl}}} | {{{pl}}}i |
ReferencesEdit
SothoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Bantu *-gèndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gènda.
VerbEdit
eta
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
eta f (plural etas)
Further readingEdit
- “eta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
TswanaEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Bantu *-gènda.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
eta