heta

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See also: hêta and Heta

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἧτᾰ (hêta).

Noun[edit]

heta (plural hetas)

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

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Guaraní[edit]

Adverb[edit]

heta

  1. much; a lot

Determiner[edit]

heta

  1. many

Italian[edit]

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Noun[edit]

heta m or f (invariable)

  1. heta (old Greek letter)

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

heta

  1. Rōmaji transcription of へた

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

heta

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

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Verb[edit]

heta

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

Old Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

hēta

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

Conjugation[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Swedish: heta

Rwanda-Rundi[edit]

Verb[edit]

-heta (infinitive guheta, perfective -hese)

  1. (transitive) bend

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /heːta/

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

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?
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Etymology 2[edit]

Adjective[edit]

heta

  1. absolute singular definite and plural form of het.

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