heta
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἧτᾰ (hêta).
Noun edit
heta (plural hetas)
- The Ancient Greek letter eta, or variants of it, when used in their original function of denoting the consonant /h/.
Translations edit
variant of the Ancient Greek letter eta when used to denote the consonant /h/
Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
Guaraní edit
Adverb edit
heta
Determiner edit
heta
Italian edit
Noun edit
heta m or f (invariable)
- heta (old Greek letter)
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
heta
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
heta
- simple past of hete (Etymology 4)
- past participle of hete (Etymology 4)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
heta
- inflection of hete:
- simple past
- past participle
Old Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.
Verb edit
hēta
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of hēta (strong)
present | past | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | hēta | — | |||
participle | hētandi, hētande | hētin | |||
active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | hēter | hēti, hēte | — | hǣt | hǣti, hǣte |
þū | hēter | hēti, hēte | hēt | *hǣst | hǣti, hǣte |
han | hēter | hēti, hēte | — | hǣt | hǣti, hǣte |
vīr | hētum, hētom | hētum, hētom | hētum, hētom | hǣtum, hǣtom | hǣtum, hǣtom |
īr | hētin | hētin | hētin | hǣtin | hǣtin |
þēr | hēta | hētin | — | hǣtu, hǣto | hǣtin |
mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | hēts | hētis, hētes | — | hǣts | hǣtis, hǣtes |
þū | hēts | hētis, hētes | — | *hǣsts | hǣtis, hǣtes |
han | hēts | hētis, hētes | — | hǣts | hǣtis, hǣtes |
vīr | hētums, -oms | hētums, hētoms | — | hǣtums, hǣtoms | hǣtums, hǣtoms |
īr | hētins | hētins | — | hǣtins | hǣtins |
þēr | hētas | hētins | — | hǣtus, hǣtos | hǣtins |
Descendants edit
- Swedish: heta
Rwanda-Rundi edit
Verb edit
-heta (infinitive guheta, perfective -hese)
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Swedish hēta, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.
Verb edit
heta (present heter, preterite hette, supine hetat, imperative het)
- to be called; to have as one's name, to hight
- 1969, Lasse Berghagen (lyrics and music), “Teddybjörnen Fredriksson [Fredriksson the teddy bear]”:
- Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, ja, så hette han. En gång var han bara min, och vi älskade varann. Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, hans nos den var av garn. Ja, han var min bästa vän, när jag var ett litet barn.
- Fredriksson the teddy bear, yes, that was his name [so was-called he]. Once he was just mine, and we loved each other. Fredriksson the teddy bear, his nose was made of yarn. Yes, he was my best friend, when I was a little child.
- 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Genesis (Första Mosebok), 29:16, page 28 (paragraph 3, line 30)
- Och Laban hadhe twå döttrar / the äldsta heet Lea / och the yngsta heet Rahel.
- (modern spelling) Och Laban hade två döttrar / den äldsta het Lea / och den yngsta het Rachel.
- And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
- Vad heter du?
- What's your name? ("What are-named you?")
- to be claimed (often of something dubious)
- I deras egen rapport heter det att de hade bygglov
- In their own report, they claim that they had a building permit
- (obsolete) to call, to name; to command
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of heta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | heta | hetas | ||
Supine | hetat | hetats | ||
Imperative | het | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | heten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | heter | hette | hets, hetes | hettes |
Ind. plural1 | heta | hette | hetas | hettes |
Subjunctive2 | hete | hette | hetes | hettes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | hetande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Conjugation of heta (class 7 strong)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | heta | hetas | ||
Supine | hetat | hetats | ||
Imperative | het | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | heten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | heter | het | hets, hetes | hets |
Ind. plural1 | heta | heto | hetas | hetos |
Subjunctive2 | hete | hete | hetes | hetes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | hetande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
heta
References edit
- heta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- heta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- heta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)