heta

See also: hêta and Heta

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἧτᾰ (hêta).

Noun

heta (plural hetas)

1. The Ancient Greek letter eta, or variants of it, when used in their original function of denoting the consonant /h/.

Translations

variant of the Ancient Greek letter eta when used to denote the consonant /h/

• Esperanto: heto (eo)
• Italian: heta m or f

Further reading

• Heta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• HEAT, Thea, eath, haet, hate, heat

Guaraní

Adverb

heta

1. much; a lot

Determiner

heta

1. many

Italian

Noun

heta m or f (invariable)

1. heta (old Greek letter)

Japanese

Romanization

heta

1. Rōmaji transcription of へた

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• hetet

Verb

heta

1. simple past of hete (Etymology 4)
2. past participle of hete (Etymology 4)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

heta

1. inflection of hete:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Verb

hēta

1. to call, invoke
2. to be called, be named

Conjugation

Conjugation of hēta (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	hēta			—
participle	hētandi, hētande			hētin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	hēter	hēti, hēte	—	hǣt	hǣti, hǣte
þū	hēter	hēti, hēte	hēt	*hǣst	hǣti, hǣte
han	hēter	hēti, hēte	—	hǣt	hǣti, hǣte
vīr	hētum, hētom	hētum, hētom	hētum, hētom	hǣtum, hǣtom	hǣtum, hǣtom
īr	hētin	hētin	hētin	hǣtin	hǣtin
þēr	hēta	hētin	—	hǣtu, -o	hǣtin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	hēts	hētis, hētes	—	hǣts	hǣtis, hǣtes
þū	hēts	hētis, hētes	—	*hǣsts	hǣtis, hǣtes
han	hēts	hētis, hētes	—	hǣts	hǣtis, hǣtes
vīr	hētums, -oms	hētums, hētoms	—	hǣtums, hǣtoms	hǣtums, hǣtoms
īr	hētins	hētins	—	hǣtins	hǣtins
þēr	hētas	hētins	—	hǣtus, hǣtos	hǣtins

Descendants

• Swedish: heta

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-heta (infinitive guheta, perfective -hese)

1. (transitive) bend

Swedish

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /heːta/

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hēta, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Verb

heta (present heter, preterite hette, supine hetat, imperative het)

1. (obsolete) to call, to name; to command
2. to be called; to have as one's name, to hight
   • 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Genesis (Första Mosebok), 29:16, page 28 (paragraph 3, line 30)

     Och Laban hadhe twå döttrar / the äldsta heet Lea / och the yngsta heet Rahel.

     (modern spelling) Och Laban hade två döttrar / den äldsta het Lea / och den yngsta het Rachel.

     And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

   Vad heter du? ― What's your name?

Conjugation

Conjugation of heta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	heta		hetas
Supine	hetat		hetats
Imperative	het		—
Imper. plural1	heten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	heter	hette	hets, hetes	hettes
Ind. plural1	heta	hette	hetas	hettes
Subjunctive2	hete	hette	hetes	hettes
	Participles
Present participle	hetande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of heta (class 7 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	heta		hetas
Supine	hetat		hetats
Imperative	het		—
Imper. plural1	heten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	heter	het	hets, hetes	hets
Ind. plural1	heta	heto	hetas	hetos
Subjunctive2	hete	hete	hetes	hetes
	Participles
Present participle	hetande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

Adjective

heta

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of het.

Anagrams

• Thea, heat

Westrobothnian

Verb

heta (preterite & supine heta)

1. (intransitive) To radiate heat.