German

Noun

Eta n ‎(genitive Eta or Etas, plural Etas)

1. eta (Greek letter)

Declension

Slovak

Proper noun

Eta f

1. A pet form of the female given name Etela.

English

Ancient Greek Alphabet

← zeta		→ theta
Η η Ancient Greek: ἦτα
Wikipedia article on eta

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Translations

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: āʹtə, IPA^(key): /ˈeɪtə/

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• a.e.t., ate, eat, TEA, tea

Basque

Conjunction

eta

1. and

Alternative forms

• ta

Catalan

Noun

eta f ‎(plural etes)

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

Esperanto

Adjective

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 malordorojn.‎

   Little hands can make huge messes.

   Se ĉi tio domo estas fakte domego, ĝi estas la plej eta domego 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, 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 nur havas etan kapdoloron.‎

   I only have a slight headache.

Antonyms

• ega

Derived terms

• ete

Faroese

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)

1. to eat

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἦτα ‎(êta).

Noun

eta n (genitive singular eta, plural etu)

1. eta (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Declension

Haitian Creole

Etymology

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

Noun

eta

1. state

Related terms

• Etazini
• Ozetazini

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːta/
• Rhymes: -ɛːta

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• éta (more common)

Verb

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

1. 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)

1. eta (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Declension

or

Italian

Noun

eta m, f ‎(invariable)

1. eta (Greek letter)

Japanese

Romanization

eta

1. rōmaji reading of えた

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ete

Etymology

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

Verb

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.

References

• “eta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

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).

Verb

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

1. to eat

Descendants

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• eita (Brazil)

Interjection

eta

1. expresses surprise

Spanish

Noun

eta f ‎(plural etas)

1. eta; the Greek letter Η, η