heta

See also: hêta and Heta

English

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/.

Anagrams

• HEAT, Thea, eath, haet, hate, heat

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Guaraní

Determiner

heta

1. many

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Italian

Noun

heta m or f (uncountable)

1. heta (old Greek letter)

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Japanese

Romanization

heta

1. Rōmaji transcription of へた

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• hetet

Verb

heta

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

heta

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

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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, hǣto	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

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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

1. to be called; to have as one's name, to hight

   Vad heter du?

   What's your name?

Conjugation

Conjugation of heta (weak)

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

Etymology 2

Adjective

heta

1. (deprecated template usage) inflection of het:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Anagrams

• Thea, heat

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Westrobothnian

Verb

1. To radiate heat.