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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) | |||
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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 |
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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