feta

See also: Feta, féta, fêta, fetá, fetą, and fɛta

English

Alternative forms

• fetta

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta), from Italian fetta (“slice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛtə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛtə
• Homophone: fetter (non-rhotic)

Noun

feta (countable and uncountable, plural fetas)

2. A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
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     Before there were MAHA moms and trad wives boasting homemade bread and feta on social media, there was a societal push to get Americans back into the kitchen.

Synonyms

• feta cheese, fetta cheese

Translations

a variety of curd cheese

• Arabic: فِيتَا f (fītā)

  Egyptian Arabic: فيتا f (fetā)

  Hijazi Arabic: فيتا f (fēta)

• Catalan: feta (ca) f
• Danish: feta c
• Dutch: feta (nl) m
• Finnish: feta (fi)
• French: feta (fr)
• German: Feta (de) m
• Greek: φέτα (el) f (féta)
• Japanese: フェタチーズ (feta chīzu)
• Macedonian: фета f (feta), бело сирење n (belo sirenje)
• Māori: wheta
• Persian: فتا (fa) (fetâ), پنیر فتا (panir-e fetâ)
• Polish: feta (pl) f
• Portuguese: feta m
• Russian: фе́та (ru) f (féta)
• Spanish: feta (es) f
• Swedish: feta (sv) c, fetaost (sv) c
• Thai: เฟตา
• Turkish: feta

Anagrams

• TAFE, Fate, TFAE, EFTA, atef, feat, fate, feat.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈfe̞.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈfe.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈfe.ta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Nominalization of the feminine singular past participle of fer.

Noun

feta f (plural fetes)

1. fact

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

feta f sg

1. feminine singular of fet

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta), from Italian fetta (“slice”).

Noun

feta m (plural fetes)

1. feta (cheese)

Further reading

• “feta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “feta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “feta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “feta”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Danish

Noun

feta

1. feta cheese (Also used of cheese made outside of Greece.)

Declension

Declension of feta

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	feta	fetaen
genitive	fetas	fetaens

Synonyms

• salattern (made outside of Greece)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: fe‧ta

Noun

feta m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. feta

Synonyms

• fetakaas

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeta/
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: fe‧ta

Adjective

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

1. fetal

Related terms

• feto (“fetus”)

Further reading

• “feta”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfetɑ/, [ˈfe̞t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -etɑ
• Syllabification^(key): fe‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): fe‧ta

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 fetain rare
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
abessive		fetatta	fetoitta
instructive		—	fetoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of feta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fetani fetani accusative nom. fetani fetani gen. fetani genitive fetani fetojeni fetaini rare partitive fetaani fetojani inessive fetassani fetoissani elative fetastani fetoistani illative fetaani fetoihini adessive fetallani fetoillani ablative fetaltani fetoiltani allative fetalleni fetoilleni essive fetanani fetoinani translative fetakseni fetoikseni abessive fetattani fetoittani instructive — — comitative — fetoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fetasi fetasi accusative nom. fetasi fetasi gen. fetasi genitive fetasi fetojesi fetaisi rare partitive fetaasi fetojasi inessive fetassasi fetoissasi elative fetastasi fetoistasi illative fetaasi fetoihisi adessive fetallasi fetoillasi ablative fetaltasi fetoiltasi allative fetallesi fetoillesi essive fetanasi fetoinasi translative fetaksesi fetoiksesi abessive fetattasi fetoittasi instructive — — comitative — fetoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fetamme fetamme accusative nom. fetamme fetamme gen. fetamme genitive fetamme fetojemme fetaimme rare partitive fetaamme fetojamme inessive fetassamme fetoissamme elative fetastamme fetoistamme illative fetaamme fetoihimme adessive fetallamme fetoillamme ablative fetaltamme fetoiltamme allative fetallemme fetoillemme essive fetanamme fetoinamme translative fetaksemme fetoiksemme abessive fetattamme fetoittamme instructive — — comitative — fetoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fetanne fetanne accusative nom. fetanne fetanne gen. fetanne genitive fetanne fetojenne fetainne rare partitive fetaanne fetojanne inessive fetassanne fetoissanne elative fetastanne fetoistanne illative fetaanne fetoihinne adessive fetallanne fetoillanne ablative fetaltanne fetoiltanne allative fetallenne fetoillenne essive fetananne fetoinanne translative fetaksenne fetoiksenne abessive fetattanne fetoittanne instructive — — comitative — fetoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative fetansa fetansa accusative nom. fetansa fetansa gen. fetansa genitive fetansa fetojensa fetainsa rare partitive fetaansa fetojaan fetojansa inessive fetassaan fetassansa fetoissaan fetoissansa elative fetastaan fetastansa fetoistaan fetoistansa illative fetaansa fetoihinsa adessive fetallaan fetallansa fetoillaan fetoillansa ablative fetaltaan fetaltansa fetoiltaan fetoiltansa allative fetalleen fetallensa fetoilleen fetoillensa essive fetanaan fetanansa fetoinaan fetoinansa translative fetakseen fetaksensa fetoikseen fetoiksensa abessive fetattaan fetattansa fetoittaan fetoittansa instructive — — comitative — fetoineen fetoinensa

Synonyms

• fetajuusto

Derived terms

compounds

• fetajuusto

Further reading

• “feta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Franco-Provençal

Noun

feta (plural feteus) (vlo)

1. alternative form of féta (“party, celebration”)

References

• feta in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Icelandic

Noun

feta

1. indefinite genitive plural of fet

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfeː.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfɛː.ta]

Etymology 1

Substantivization of the feminine of fētus (“having recently given birth”). Found in Classical Latin in senses 1 and 2.

Noun

fēta f (genitive fētae); first declension

1. woman or female animal that has just given birth
2. mother-sheep
3. (pre-classical, Medieval Latin) sheep

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: featã, fiate
  • Istro-Romanian: fetĕ
  • Megleno-Romanian: feată, fętă
  • Romanian: fată
• North Italian:
  • Gallo-Italic:
    • Lombard: feda
    • Old Ligurian: fea
    • Piedmontese: fèja, fea
  • Friulian: fede
  • Venetan: feda
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: fèya
• Occitano-Romance:
  • Catalan: feda (northern)
  • Gascon: heda, hede
  • Occitan: feda

    Vivaro-Alpine: fea, feia, fià, fié

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fētā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of fētō

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.ta/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Syllabification: fe‧ta

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder.

Proto-Italic *θēstos

Proto-Italic *fēstosder.

Latin fēstus

Latin fēsta

Late Latin fēsta

Old French feste

Middle French feste

French fêtebor.

Polish feta

Borrowed from French fête (“party”).

Noun

feta f

1. celebration; feast; party

   Synonyms: impreza, święto

Declension

Declension of feta

	singular	plural
nominative	feta	fety
genitive	fety	fet
dative	fecie	fetom
accusative	fetę	fety
instrumental	fetą	fetami
locative	fecie	fetach
vocative	feto	fety

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Latin findereder.?

Italian fettabor.

Greek φέτα (féta)bor.

Polish feta

Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta).

Noun

feta f (indeclinable)

1. feta cheese

Usage notes

This 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

	singular
nominative	feta
genitive	fety
dative	fecie
accusative	fetę
instrumental	fetą
locative	fecie
vocative	feto

or Indeclinable.

Etymology 3

Clipping of amfetamina.

Noun

feta f

1. (slang) amphetamine

Declension

Declension of feta

	singular
nominative	feta
genitive	fety
dative	fecie
accusative	fetę
instrumental	fetą
locative	fecie
vocative	feto

Further reading

• “feta”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “feta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.tɐ/

Noun

feta m (plural fetas)

1. feta (a variety of curd cheese)

Further reading

• “feta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fetta.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fȅta f (Cyrillic spelling фе̏та)

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

   Synonym: krȉška

Declension

Declension of feta

	singular	plural
nominative	fȅta	fete
genitive	fete	fȃtā
dative	feti	fetama
accusative	fetu	fete
vocative	feto	fete
locative	feti	fetama
instrumental	fetom	fetama

Spanish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeta/ [ˈfe.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: fe‧ta

Noun

feta m (plural fetas)

1. Feta cheese

Noun

feta f (plural fetas)

1. (Rioplatense) A thin slice of food, mainly cheese, cold cuts, or bread

Further reading

• “feta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

feta

1. inflection of fet:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta).

Noun

feta c

1. feta (cheese)

Declension

Declension of feta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	feta	fetas
	definite	fetan	fetans
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Synonyms

• fetaost

Etymology 3

Blend of fetstil (“boldface”) +‎ -a.

Verb

feta (present fetar, preterite fetade, supine fetat, imperative feta)

1. (colloquial) boldface (set or print in boldface)

   hon fetade de viktiga orden

   she boldfaced the important words

Conjugation

Conjugation of feta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	feta		fetas
supine	fetat		fetats
imperative	feta		—
imper. plural1	feten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	fetar	fetade	fetas	fetades
ind. plural1	feta	fetade	fetas	fetades
subjunctive2	fete	fetade	fetes	fetades
present participle		fetande
past participle		fetad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• fetmarkera

Derived terms

• fetning