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feta
feta
See also: fêta
English
Alternative forms
Noun
feta (countable and uncountable, plural fetas)
- A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
Synonyms
Translations
a variety of curd cheese
Anagrams
Esperanto
Adjective
feta (accusative singular fetan, plural fetaj, accusative plural fetajn)
Related terms
Finnish
Etymology
< Greek
Noun
feta
Declension
| Inflection of feta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Synonyms
Polish
Etymology
Sense 1: from French fête (“party”).
Sense 2: from Greek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.ta/
Noun
feta f
- celebration; feast; party
- (singular only) feta cheese
- (slang) amphetamine
Usage notes
In the meaning "feta cheese", the 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.
Declension
declension of feta
Synonyms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fêta/
- Hyphenation: fe‧ta
Noun
fȅta f
Declension
Declension of feta