eta
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Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).
Pronunciation
Noun
eta (plural etas)
- The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
- 2022, R. F. Kuang, Babel, HarperVoyager, page 25:
- 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 a P, and an eta (Η) was not an H.
- (physics) A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Greek letter
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Etymology 2
From Japanese 穢多 (“full of filth”) (literal translation, now considered derogatory in Japan).
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- enPR: āʹtə, IPA(key): /ˈeɪtə/
Noun
Etymology 3
Noun
eta (plural etas)
- Alternative form of ita (“kind of palm tree”)
Anagrams
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Unknown, perhaps from Latin et (“and”). Unrelated to the suffix -eta.[1]
Alternative forms
- ta (see usage notes)
Conjunction
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 notes
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 2
Noun
eta inan
- eta (Greek letter)
Declension
More information indefinite, singular ...
| 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 | — | — |
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Declension of eta (inanimate, ending in -a)
References
- “eta” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- “eta”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “eta”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Etymology
See -et-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
eta (accusative singular etan, plural etaj, accusative plural etajn)
- tiny, little, minuscule, slight (see -et-)
- Antonyms: ega, grandega
- 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.
Usage notes
Usually smaller than malgranda (“small”), more synonymous to malgrandega (“tiny”) or tre malgranda (“very small”).
Derived terms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.
Verb
eta (third person singular past indicative át, third person plural past indicative ótu, supine etið)
- to eat
Conjugation
More information Conjugation of (group v-72), infinitive ...
| 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. | ||
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Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).
Noun
eta n (genitive singular eta, plural etu)
- eta (letter of the Greek alphabet)
Declension
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.
Verb
eta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative át, third-person plural past indicative átu, supine etið)
- to eat
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).
Noun
eta f (genitive singular etu, nominative plural etur) or eta n (genitive singular eta, nominative plural etu)
- eta (letter of the Greek alphabet)
Declension
More information Declension of, f-w1 ...
| 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 |
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Etymology
From Latin ēta, from Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta), later form of ἧτα (hêta), from Phoenician 𐤇 (ḥ /ḥēt/), whence also heth.
Pronunciation
Noun
eta m or f (invariable)
- eta (Greek letter)
Further reading
- eta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Verb
eta
- to see
References
- 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
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-. Akin to English eat.
Pronunciation
Verb
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.
Conjugation
More information infinitive, present participle ...
| 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 | |
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Conjugation of eta — (strong)
1Rare today. 2Unofficial today.
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “eta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Adverb
eta
- only, just
- Bezhig eta ogii-ni-maajiinaan ini akikoon awe naadaabowed.
- The person going after water only took one pail.
Related terms
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/eta-adv-deg
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *etǭ.
Alternative forms
Noun
eta f (genitive etu)
Declension
More information feminine, singular ...
| 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 |
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Declension of eta (weak ōn-stem)
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ete
Etymology 2
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).
Verb
eta (singular past indicative át, plural past indicative átu, past participle etinn)
- to eat
Conjugation
More information infinitive, present participle ...
| 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 | |
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Conjugation of eta — active (strong class 5)
More information infinitive, present participle ...
| 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 | |
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Conjugation of eta — mediopassive (strong class 5)
Descendants
References
- “eta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Etymology
Adjective
eta
- this
- c. 50 BC, The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi), Yamakavagga, page 26; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya, Colombo, 2009:
- 5. න හි වෙරෙන වෙරාචී සම්මන්තීධ කුදාචනං 5
අඞවරෙන ච සම්මන්ති එස ධම්මො සනන්තනො.- 5. Na hi verena verāni sammantīdha kudācanaṃ 5
Averena ca sammanti esa 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.)
- 5. Na hi verena verāni sammantīdha kudācanaṃ 5
Usage notes
The case form etad is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form.
Declension
More information Case \ Number, Singular ...
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | eso or esa | ete |
| Accusative (second) | etaṃ | ete |
| 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 |
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Declension table of "eta" (masculine)
More information Case \ Number, Singular ...
| 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 |
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Declension table of "etā" (feminine)
More information Case \ Number, Singular ...
| 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 |
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Declension table of "eta" (neuter)
Derived terms
- (pronoun) etā
Pronoun
eta m
- this one
Declension
More information Case \ Number, Singular ...
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | eso or esa | ete |
| Accusative (second) | etaṃ | ete |
| 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 |
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Declension table of "eta" (masculine)
Pronoun
eta n
- this one
Usage notes
The case form etad is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form.
Declension
More information Case \ Number, Singular ...
| 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 |
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Declension table of "eta" (neuter)
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “etad”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta), from Phoenician 𐤇 (ḥ /ḥēt/).
Pronunciation
Noun
eta f
- eta (Greek letter Η, η)
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | eta | ety |
| genitive | ety | et |
| dative | ecie | etom |
| accusative | etę | ety |
| instrumental | etą | etami |
| locative | ecie | etach |
| vocative | eto | ety |
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Declension of eta
Further reading
- eta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Etymology
Noun
eta f (uncountable)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Please edit the entry and supply |def= and |pl= parameters to the {{ro-noun-f}} template.
References
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-gèndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gènda.
Verb
eta
More information ALIV, Brazilian standard ...
| ALIV | eta |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | eta |
| New Tribes | eta |
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Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *ôta (“to hear”).
Pronunciation
Verb
eta
- (transitive) to hear, to listen
Derived terms
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “eta”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
- Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 216, 219, 315, 389: “[eta:dï] 'to hear' […] eta:dü 'to hear' […] -eta- 'hear' […] eta:dü - to hear”
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