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See also: wēta, wētā, wetá, and wetą

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Maori wētā.

Pronunciation

Noun

weta (plural weta or wetas)

  1. Any of about 70 insect species in the families Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to New Zealand, resembling katydids or crickets.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Igbo

Etymology

From we (“take”) + tá (“towards”).

Verb

wetá

  1. to bring.

Maori

Noun

weta

  1. filth; excrement
  2. (idiomatic, vulgar) no way; never!

References

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish aguaitar in the meaning of "to pay attention" or "to take care".

Verb

weta

  1. to see

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɛta
  • Syllabification: we‧ta

Etymology 1

See wet.

Noun

weta f

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of wet
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
singular plural
nominative weta wety
genitive wety wet
dative wecie wetom
accusative wetę wety
instrumental wetą wetami
locative wecie wetach
vocative weto wety
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Declension of weta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

weta m pers

  1. genitive/accusative singular of wet

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

weta n

  1. inflection of weto:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Swazi

Etymology

Borrowed from English waiter.

Noun

wetá class 1a (plural bówetá class 2a)

  1. waiter

Inflection

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Tocharian B

Etymology

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Noun

weta f

  1. a battle, struggle

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “weta”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN

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