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feta

feta

See also: fêta

English

Alternative forms

Noun

feta (countable and uncountable, plural fetas)

  1. A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.

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Catalan

Noun

feta f (plural fetes)

  1. fact

feta m (plural fetes)

  1. feta (cheese)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: fe‧ta

Noun

feta m (uncountable)

  1. feta

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Esperanto

Adjective

feta (accusative singular fetan, plural fetaj, accusative plural fetajn)

  1. fetal

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Finnish

Etymology

< Greek

Noun

feta

  1. feta, Feta cheese, feta cheese

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

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Icelandic

Noun

feta

  1. indefinite genitive plural of fet

Latin

Verb

fētā

  1. first-person singular present active imperative of fētō

Polish

Etymology

Sense 1: from French fête (party).

Sense 2: from Greek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.ta/

Noun

feta f

  1. celebration; feast; party
  2. (singular only) feta cheese
  3. (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.

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Portuguese

Noun

feta m (plural fetas)

  1. feta (a variety of curd cheese)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Italian fetta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fêta/
  • Hyphenation: fe‧ta

Noun

fȅta f

  1. (regional, Croatia) slice (usually of bread)

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Swedish

Adjective

feta

  1. absolute singular definite and plural form of fet.

Noun

feta c

  1. feta (cheese)

Synonyms

  • fetaost