eta

From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).

• (UK, Commonwealth) enPR: ēʹtə, IPA^(key): /ˈiːtə/
• (US) enPR: āʹtə, IPA^(key): /ˈeɪtə/
• Rhymes: -iːtə, -eɪtə

eta (plural etas)

1. The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
2. (physics) A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.

From Japanese 穢多 (“full of filth”) (literal translation, now considered derogatory in Japan).

• enPR: āʹtə, IPA^(key): /ˈeɪtə/

eta (plural etas or eta)

1. A social outcast in Japan who is subjected to menial work, making up a class or caste of such people.

• -ate, AET, Até, Atë, TEA, Tea, a.e.t., aet, ate, eat, tea, æt.

eta

1. and

• ta

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ta/

eta f (plural etes)

1. eta; the Greek letter Η (lowercase η).

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eta (accusative singular etan, plural etaj, accusative plural etajn)

1. small, little, tiny, minuscule, slight (see -et-)

   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.

   Etaj manoj povas fari egajn malordojn.

   Little hands can make huge messes.

   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!

   Ŝia parto en la teatraĵo ne estas nur malgranda rolo, ĝi estas eta rolo sen sola vorto de dialogo.

   Her part in the 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.

• ega

• etanima (“petty”)
• ete (“slightly”)

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

eta (third person singular past indicative át, third person plural past indicative ótu, supine etið)

1. to eat

From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).

eta n (genitive singular eta, plural etu)

1. eta (letter of the Greek alphabet)

From French état, from Old French estat, from Latin status.

eta

1. state

• Etazini
• Ozetazini

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːta/
• Rhymes: -ɛːta

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

• éta (more common)

eta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative át, third-person plural past indicative átu, supine etið)

1. to eat

From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).

eta f (genitive singular etu, nominative plural etur) or eta n (genitive singular eta, nominative plural etu)

1. eta (letter of the Greek alphabet)

or

eta m or f (invariable)

1. eta (Greek letter)

eta

1. Rōmaji transcription of えた

eta

1. to see

• 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

• ete

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-. Akin to English eat.

• IPA^(key): /²eːtɑ/ (example of pronunciation)

eta (present tense et, past tense åt, past participle ete, passive infinitive etast, present participle etande, imperative et)

1. to eat

   Dei åt for mykje.

   They ate too much.

• “eta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-Germanic *etǭ.

• jata

eta f (genitive etu)

1. crib, manger
2. (plural only) cancer

• Norwegian Nynorsk: ete

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, Old Church Slavonic ꙗсти (jasti), Sanskrit अत्ति (átti), Old Armenian ուտեմ (utem), Hittite 𒂊𒀉𒈪 (e-id-mi).

eta (singular past indicative át, plural past indicative átu, past participle etinn)

1. to eat

• eta in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

eta

1. this
2. this one

The case form etad is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form.

etad in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

• eita (Brazil)

eta

1. expresses surprise

From Proto-Bantu *-gèndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gènda.

eta

1. to walk
2. to go

• IPA^(key): /ˈeta/, [ˈet̪a]

eta f (plural etas)

1. eta; the Greek letter Η, η

eta

1. Alternative form of ita