Eta in Scrabble Dictionary

Valid words made from Eta

You can make 12 words from 'eta' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

• 3 letters words from 'eta'
• 2 letters words from 'eta'

3 letters words from 'eta'

ATE 3	EAT 3
ETA 3	TAE 3
TEA 3

2 letters words from 'eta'

AE 2	AT 2
EA 2	ET 2
TA 2	TE 2

Definitions and meaning of eta

eta

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).

Pronunciation

• (UK, Commonwealth) enPR: ēʹtə, IPA^(key): /ˈiːtə/
• (US) enPR: āʹtə, IPA^(key): /ˈeɪtə/
• Rhymes: -iːtə, -eɪtə

Noun

eta (plural etas)

1. The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
2. (physics) A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Japanese 穢多 (“full of filth”) (literal translation, now considered derogatory in Japan).

Pronunciation

• enPR: āʹtə, IPA^(key): /ˈeɪtə/

Noun

eta (plural etas or eta)

1. A social outcast in Japan who is subjected to menial work, making up a class or caste of such people.

Anagrams

• -ate, AET, Até, Atë, TEA, Tea, a.e.t., aet, ate, eat, tea, æt.

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Basque

Conjunction

eta

1. and

Alternative forms

• ta

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ta/

Noun

eta f (plural etes)

1. eta; the Greek letter Η (lowercase η).

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

Adjective

eta (accusative singular etan, plural etaj, accusative plural etajn)

1. small, little, tiny, minuscule, slight (see -et-)

Antonyms

• ega

Derived terms

• etanima (“petty”)
• ete (“slightly”)

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Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

Verb

eta (third person singular past indicative át, third person plural past indicative ótu, supine etið)

1. to eat

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).

Noun

eta n (genitive singular eta, plural etu)

1. eta (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Declension

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French état, from Old French estat, from Latin status.

Noun

eta

1. state

Related terms

• Etazini
• Ozetazini

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːta/
• Rhymes: -ɛːta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

Alternative forms

• éta (more common)

Verb

eta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative át, third-person plural past indicative átu, supine etið)

1. to eat

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta).

Noun

eta f (genitive singular etu, nominative plural etur) or eta n (genitive singular eta, nominative plural etu)

1. eta (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Declension

or

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Italian

Noun

eta m or f (invariable)

1. eta (Greek letter)

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Japanese

Romanization

eta

1. Rōmaji transcription of えた

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Laboya

Verb

eta

1. to see

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “eta”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 17

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ete

Etymology

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-. Akin to English eat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²eːtɑ/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

eta (present tense et, past tense åt, past participle ete, passive infinitive etast, present participle etande, imperative et)

1. to eat

References

• “eta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Ojibwe

Adverb

eta

1. only, just

   Bezhig eta ogii-ni-maajiinaan ini akikoon awe naadaabowed.

   The person going after water only took one pail.

Related terms

• giineta
• giinetawaa
• giinetawind
• niineta
• niinetawind
• wiineta
• wiinetawaa

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/eta-adv-deg

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *etǭ.

Alternative forms

• jata

Noun

eta f (genitive etu)

1. crib, manger
2. (plural only) cancer

Declension

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: ete

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *etaną, akin to Old English etan ( > English eat), Old Saxon etan, Old High German ezzan (> German essen), Gothic 𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (itan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-. Non-Germanic cognates include Latin edō, Ancient Greek ἔδω (édō), Lithuanian ėsti, Old Church Slavonic ꙗсти (jasti), Sanskrit अत्ति (átti), Old Armenian ուտեմ (utem), Hittite 𒂊𒀉𒈪 (e-id-mi).

Verb

eta (singular past indicative át, plural past indicative átu, past participle etinn)

1. to eat

Conjugation

Descendants

References

• eta in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

eta

1. this

Declension

Usage notes

The case form etad is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form.

Derived terms

• (pronoun) etā

Pronoun

eta m

1. this one

Declension

Pronoun

eta n

1. this one

Declension

Usage notes

The case form etad is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form.

References

etad in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• eita (Brazil)

Interjection

eta

1. expresses surprise

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Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gèndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gènda.

Verb

eta

1. to walk
2. to go

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeta/, [ˈet̪a]

Noun

eta f (plural etas)

1. eta; the Greek letter Η, η

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Westrobothnian

Verb

eta

1. Alternative form of ita

Conjugation

Source: wiktionary.org

• a Greek letter.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)

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