-eta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eta"

Catalan

Suffix

-eta f

1. feminine singular of -et

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -eta

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Finnish

Etymology

From ; the inflection paradigm has been considerably reworked. Related to Estonian -nema, -neda and Veps -eta.

Suffix

-eta

1. Forms verbs from adjectives, meaning "to become (adjective)" or "to become more (adjective)".

   tumma ("dark") + -eta = tummeta ("to darken")

Inflection

Inflection of -eta (Kotus type 72/vanheta, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		-enen	en -ene	1st sing.	olen -ennut	en ole -ennut
2nd sing.		-enet	et -ene	2nd sing.	olet -ennut	et ole -ennut
3rd sing.		-enee	ei -ene	3rd sing.	on -ennut	ei ole -ennut
1st plur.		-enemme	emme -ene	1st plur.	olemme -enneet	emme ole -enneet
2nd plur.		-enette	ette -ene	2nd plur.	olette -enneet	ette ole -enneet
3rd plur.		-enevat	eivät -ene	3rd plur.	ovat -enneet	eivät ole -enneet
passive		-etaan	ei -eta	passive	on -ettu	ei ole -ettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		-enin	en -ennut	1st sing.	olin -ennut	en ollut -ennut
2nd sing.		-enit	et -ennut	2nd sing.	olit -ennut	et ollut -ennut
3rd sing.		-eni	ei -ennut	3rd sing.	oli -ennut	ei ollut -ennut
1st plur.		-enimme	emme -enneet	1st plur.	olimme -enneet	emme olleet -enneet
2nd plur.		-enitte	ette -enneet	2nd plur.	olitte -enneet	ette olleet -enneet
3rd plur.		-enivat	eivät -enneet	3rd plur.	olivat -enneet	eivät olleet -enneet
passive		-ettiin	ei -ettu	passive	oli -ettu	ei ollut -ettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		-enisin	en -enisi	1st sing.	olisin -ennut	en olisi -ennut
2nd sing.		-enisit	et -enisi	2nd sing.	olisit -ennut	et olisi -ennut
3rd sing.		-enisi	ei -enisi	3rd sing.	olisi -ennut	ei olisi -ennut
1st plur.		-enisimme	emme -enisi	1st plur.	olisimme -enneet	emme olisi -enneet
2nd plur.		-enisitte	ette -enisi	2nd plur.	olisitte -enneet	ette olisi -enneet
3rd plur.		-enisivat	eivät -enisi	3rd plur.	olisivat -enneet	eivät olisi -enneet
passive		-ettaisiin	ei -ettaisi	passive	olisi -ettu	ei olisi -ettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		-ene	älä -ene	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		-etkoon	älköön -etko	3rd sing.	olkoon -ennut	älköön olko -ennut
1st plur.		-etkaamme	älkäämme -etko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		-etkaa	älkää -etko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		-etkoot	älkööt -etko	3rd plur.	olkoot -enneet	älkööt olko -enneet
passive		-ettakoon	älköön -ettako	passive	olkoon -ettu	älköön olko -ettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		-ennen	en -enne	1st sing.	lienen -ennut	en liene -ennut
2nd sing.		-ennet	et -enne	2nd sing.	lienet -ennut	et liene -ennut
3rd sing.		-ennee	ei -enne	3rd sing.	lienee -ennut	ei liene -ennut
1st plur.		-ennemme	emme -enne	1st plur.	lienemme -enneet	emme liene -enneet
2nd plur.		-ennette	ette -enne	2nd plur.	lienette -enneet	ette liene -enneet
3rd plur.		-ennevat	eivät -enne	3rd plur.	lienevät -enneet	eivät liene -enneet
passive		-ettaneen	ei -ettane	passive	lienee -ettu	ei liene -ettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		-eta		present	-eneva	-ettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st -etakseni -etaksemme 2nd -etaksesi -etaksenne 3rd -etakseen -etaksensa		past	-ennut	-ettu
2nd	inessive2	-etessa	-ettaessa	agent3	-enema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st -etessani -etessamme 2nd -etessasi -etessanne 3rd -etessaan -etessansa		negative	-enematon
	instructive	-eten	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Usually with a possessive suffix. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms. 4) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).
3rd	inessive	-enemassa	—
	elative	-enemasta	—
	illative	-enemaan	—
	adessive	-enemalla	—
	abessive	-enematta	—
	instructive	-eneman	-ettaman
4th4	verbal noun	-eneminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st -enemaisillani -enemaisillamme 2nd -enemaisillasi -enemaisillanne 3rd -enemaisillaan -enemaisillansa

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -eta

Usage notes

• The derived verbs belong to the conjugation type no. 72.
• This ending normally replaces the stem-final vowel(s) of the base adjective, though some adjectives ending in -o show an allomorph -ta (e.g. isota).

Anagrams

• Tea, tae

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin -ēta, plural of -ētum. Compare -eto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.ta/, [ˈeːt̪ä]

Suffix

-eta f

1. wood, forest
2. orchard, grove, plantation

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -eta

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Latin

Suffix

1. nominative plural of -ētum
2. accusative plural of -ētum
3. vocative plural of -ētum

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Portuguese

Suffix

-eta f

1. forms the diminutive of feminine nouns, usually as an adaptation of French -ette

   ‎canção (“song”) + ‎-eta → ‎cançoneta (“short, cheerful song”)

Suffix

-eta

1. person missing a body part, especially if they have only one part of a pair, such as only one hand or one foot

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -eta

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Spanish

Suffix

-eta f

1. feminine singular of -ete

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -eta

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Veps

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish -eta.

Suffix

-eta

2. Forms intransitive verbs from adjectives, indicating "to become".

Derived terms

Veps terms suffixed with -eta (neb)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish -(e)ntaa.

Suffix

-eta

2. Forms transitive verbs from adjectives, indicating "to make" or "to cause to become".

Derived terms

Veps terms suffixed with -eta (ndab)