different between loe vs eta

Dutch

Etymology

shortened from "pisseloe"

Noun

loe n (uncountable, diminutive loetje n)

1. weak coffee (and, by extension, tea)

References

• [1],[2]

Estonian

Etymology 1

Cognate to Finnish luode (“northwest”)

Noun

loe (genitive loode, partitive loet)

1. northwest

Declension

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

Etymology 2

Verb

loe

1. Present connegative form of lugema.
2. Second-person singular imperative form of lugema.

Italian

Noun

loe f

1. plural of loa

Spanish

Verb

loe

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of loar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of loar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of loar.

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ??? (êta).

Pronunciation

• (UK, Commonwealth) enPR: ??t?, IPA^(key): /?i?t?/
• (US) enPR: ??t?, IPA^(key): /?e?t?/
• Rhymes: -i?t?, -e?t?

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.

Related terms

• heta

Translations

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: ??t?, IPA^(key): /?e?t?/

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.

Basque

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /e.ta/

Etymology 1

Unknown, perhaps from Latin et (“and”). Unrelated to the suffix -eta.

Alternative forms

• ta (see usage notes)

Conjunction

eta

1. and

2. (mathematics) plus, and

3. upon, after

4. (Southern) since, because

Usage notes

In the spoken language, the form ta is often used, specially (but not exclusively) after words ending in vowels. In formal, written language, eta is the only standard form.

Etymology 2

Noun

eta inan

1. eta (Greek letter)

Declension

References

Further reading

• “eta” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
• “eta” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /??.t?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /??.ta/

Noun

eta f (plural etes)

1. eta; the Greek letter ? (lowercase ?).

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

1. small, little, tiny, minuscule, slight (see -et-)

Antonyms

• ega

Derived terms

• etanima (“petty”)
• ete (“slightly”)

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etan?, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ed-.

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 ??? (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): /???ta/
• Rhymes: -??ta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etan?, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ed-.

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 ??? (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 or f (invariable)

1. eta (Greek letter)

Japanese

Romanization

eta

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Laboya

Verb

eta

1. to see

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) , “eta”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 17

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ete (e-infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etan?, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ed-. Akin to English eat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²e?t?/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

eta (present tense et, past tense åt, past participle ete, passive infinitive etast, present participle etande, imperative et)

1. to eat

References

• “eta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Ojibwe

Adverb

eta

1. only, just

   Bezhig eta ogii-ni-maajiinaan ini akikoon awe naadaabowed.

   The person going after water only took one pail.

Related terms

• giineta
• giinetawaa
• giinetawind
• niineta
• niinetawind
• wiineta
• wiinetawaa

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/eta-adv-deg

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *et?.

Alternative forms

• jata

Noun

eta f (genitive etu)

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

Declension

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: ete

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *etan?, akin to Old English etan ( > English eat), Old Saxon etan, Old High German ezzan (> German essen), Gothic ???????????????? (itan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?ed-. Non-Germanic cognates include Latin ed?, Ancient Greek ??? (éd?), Lithuanian ?sti, Old Church Slavonic ???? (jasti), Sanskrit ????? (átti), Old Armenian ????? (utem), Hittite ???????????? (e-id-mi).

Verb

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

1. to eat

Conjugation

Descendants

References

• eta in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

eta

1. this

Declension

Usage notes

The case form etad is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form.

Derived terms

• (pronoun) et?

Pronoun

eta m

1. this one

Declension

Pronoun

eta n

1. this one

Declension

Usage notes

The case form etad is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form.

References

“etad”, in Pali Text Society, editor, Pali-English Dictionary?, London: Chipstead, 1921-1925.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• eita (Brazil)

Interjection

eta

1. expresses surprise

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gèndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gènda.

Verb

eta

1. to walk
2. to go

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?eta/, [?e.t?a]

Noun

eta f (plural etas)

1. eta; the Greek letter ?, ?

Westrobothnian

Verb

eta

1. Alternative form of ita

Conjugation