eta

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.

Pronunciation

• enPR: āʹtə, IPA: /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

• -ate, AET, Até, Atë, TEA, Tea, a.e.t., aet, ate, eat, tea, æt.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /eta/, [e̞.t̪a]

Alternative forms

• ta (see usage notes)

Conjunction

eta

1. and
   • katuak eta txakurrak ― cats and dogs
2. (mathematics) plus, and
   • bat eta bat bi dira ― one plus one is two
3. upon, after
   • Hotelera ailegatu eta igerilekura joan ziren. ― They went to the swimming pool just after arriving at the hotel.
4. (Southern) since, because
   • Ezin dut kakaueterik jan, alergikoa naiz eta. ― I can't eat peanuts because I'm allergic

Noun

eta inan

1. eta (Greek letter)

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA: /ˈɛ.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA: /ˈɛ.ta/

Noun

eta f (plural etes)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈeta]
• Hyphenation: e‧ta

Adjective

eta (accusative singular etan, plural etaj, accusative plural etajn)

1. tiny, little, minuscule, slight (see -et-)
   • Se ĉi tio domo estas fakte domego, ĝi estas la plej eta domego, kiun mi jam vidis!

     • If that house is in fact a mansion, it is the tiniest mansion I ever saw!
   • Etaj manoj povas fari egajn malordojn.

     • Little hands can make huge messes.
   • 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.
   • Ŝia parto en la teatraĵo ne estas nur malgranda rolo, ĝi estas eta rolo sen sola vorto de dialogo.

     • Her part in the play is not only a small role, it is a minuscule role without a single word of dialog.
   • Mi havas nur etan kapdoloron.

     • I only have a slight headache.
   • Antonym: ega

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈeːʰta/

Verb

eta (third person singular past indicative át, third person plural past indicative ótu, supine etið)

1. to eat

Noun

eta n (genitive singular eta, plural etu)

1. eta (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Noun

eta

1. state

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛːta/

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

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)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛ.ta/
• Hyphenation: è‧ta

Noun

eta m or f (invariable)

1. eta (Greek letter)

Anagrams

• -ate

Romanization

eta

1. Rōmaji transcription of えた

Verb

eta

1. to see

Adverb

eta

1. above

Pronunciation

• IPA: [eta]

Verb

eta

1. (transitive) to hear, to listen

Alternative forms

• ete (e-infinitive)
• åtå (dialectal)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /²eːtɑ/

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.

Adverb

eta

1. only, just
   • Bezhig eta ogii-ni-maajiinaan ini akikoon awe naadaabowed.
     • The person going after water only took one pail.

Alternative forms

• jata

Noun

eta f (genitive etu)

1. crib, manger
2. (plural only) cancer

Verb

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

1.  to eat

Adverb

eta

1. only, just

Alternative forms

Adjective

eta

1. this

Pronoun

eta m

1. this one

Pronoun

eta n

1. this one

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛ.ta/
• Syllabification: e‧ta

Noun

eta f

1. eta (Greek letter Η, η)

Alternative forms

• eita (Brazilian)

Interjection

eta

1. expresses surprise

Noun

eta f (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) age

Verb

eta

1. to walk
2. to go

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈeta/ [ˈe.t̪a]
• Syllabification: e‧ta

Noun

eta f (plural etas)

1. eta; the Greek letter Η, η

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛ.ta/

Verb

eta

1. to go
2. to visit