Finnish

Proper noun

Heta

1. A female given name.

Declension

Anagrams

• ehta, haet

English

Noun

heta ‎(plural hetas)

1. The Ancient Greek letter eta, or variants of it, when used in their original function of denoting the consonant /h/.

Anagrams

• eath, haet, hate, heat, HEAT, Thea

Italian

Noun

heta m, f ‎(invariable)

1. heta (old Greek letter)

Japanese

Romanization

heta

1. rōmaji reading of へた

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• hetet

Verb

heta

1. simple past of hete (Etymology 4)
2. past participle of hete (Etymology 4)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

heta

1. simple past of hete
2. past participle of hete

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Verb

hēta

1. to call, invoke
2. to be called, be named

Conjugation

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Descendants

• Swedish: heta

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heːta/

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hēta, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Verb

heta

1. be called; have as one's name

   Vad heter du?

   What's your name?

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Adjective

heta

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of het.