feta
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Greek φέτα (féta), from Italian fetta (“slice”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
feta (countable and uncountable, plural fetas)
- A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
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CatalanEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
feta f (plural fetes)
VerbEdit
feta f
- past participle of fer
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
feta m (plural fetes)
- feta (cheese)
Further readingEdit
- “feta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “feta” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “feta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “feta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
DanishEdit
NounEdit
feta
- feta cheese (Also used of cheese made outside of Greece.)
DeclensionEdit
common gender |
Singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | feta | fetaen |
genitive | fetas | fetaens |
SynonymsEdit
- salattern (made outside of Greece)
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: fe‧ta
NounEdit
feta m (uncountable)
SynonymsEdit
EsperantoEdit
AdjectiveEdit
feta (accusative singular fetan, plural fetaj, accusative plural fetajn)
Related termsEdit
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
< Greek
NounEdit
feta
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of feta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | feta | fetat | |
genitive | fetan | fetojen | |
partitive | fetaa | fetoja | |
illative | fetaan | fetoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | feta | fetat | |
accusative | nom. | feta | fetat |
gen. | fetan | ||
genitive | fetan | fetojen fetainrare | |
partitive | fetaa | fetoja | |
inessive | fetassa | fetoissa | |
elative | fetasta | fetoista | |
illative | fetaan | fetoihin | |
adessive | fetalla | fetoilla | |
ablative | fetalta | fetoilta | |
allative | fetalle | fetoille | |
essive | fetana | fetoina | |
translative | fetaksi | fetoiksi | |
instructive | — | fetoin | |
abessive | fetatta | fetoitta | |
comitative | — | fetoineen |
Possessive forms of feta (type kala) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | fetani | fetamme |
2nd person | fetasi | fetanne |
3rd person | fetansa |
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IcelandicEdit
NounEdit
feta
LatinEdit
VerbEdit
fētā
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From French fête (“party”), from Middle French feste, from Old French feste, from Late Latin fēsta, from the plural of Latin fēstum.
NounEdit
feta f
DeclensionEdit
SynonymsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Greek φέτα (féta), from Italian fetta (“slice”).
NounEdit
feta f
- (singular only) feta cheese
Usage notesEdit
This word is indeclinable when used in formal contexts, and declinable when used in colloquial contexts. For instance, "sałatka z fetą" would be used in conversation, while "sałatka z serem feta" would be used in a restaurant menu.
Etymology 3Edit
Clipping of amfetamina.
NounEdit
feta f
Further readingEdit
- feta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- feta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
PortugueseEdit
NounEdit
feta m (plural fetas)
- feta (a variety of curd cheese)
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fȅta f (Cyrillic spelling фе̏та)
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SwedishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
feta
- absolute singular definite and plural form of fet.
NounEdit
feta c
- feta (cheese)
SynonymsEdit
WestrobothnianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From fetaräij.
VerbEdit
feta
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
feta
- walk
- feta opp n väg
- walk a road