feta

See also: fêta and Feta

English

Alternative forms

fetta

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛtə/
Audio (RP) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛtə
Homophones: fetter (in non-rhotic accents)

Noun

feta (countable and uncountable, plural fetas)

A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.

Synonyms

feta cheese, fetta cheese

Translations

a variety of curd cheese

Arabic: فِيتَا‎ m (fitā)
Egyptian Arabic: فيتا‎ f (fetā)
Catalan: feta (ca) f
Danish: feta c
Dutch: feta (nl) m
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)
Maori: 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
Turkish: feta

Anagrams

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

Catalan

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form..

Noun

feta f (plural fetes)

fact

Verb

feta f

past participle of fer

Etymology 2

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

Noun

feta m (plural fetes)

feta (cheese)

Danish

Noun

feta

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

Declension

Declension of feta

common gender	Singular
common gender	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)

feta

Synonyms

fetakaas

Esperanto

Adjective

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

fetal

Related terms

feto (“fetus”)

Finnish

Etymology

< Greek

Pronunciation

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

Noun

feta

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
accusative	gen.	fetan	fetat
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
instructive		—	fetoin
abessive		fetatta	fetoitta
comitative		—	fetoineen

Possessive forms of feta (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	fetani	fetamme
2nd person	fetasi	fetanne
3rd person	fetansa

Synonyms

fetajuusto

Icelandic

Noun

feta

indefinite genitive plural of fet

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfeː.ta/, [ˈfeːt̪ä]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfe.ta/, [ˈfɛːt̪ä]

Etymology 1

Substantivization of the feminine of fētus (“that has recently given birth”, adj.), found in Classical Latin in senses 1 and 2.[1]

Noun

fēta f (genitive fētae); first declension

woman or female animal that has just given birth
mother-sheep
(Early Medieval Latin) sheep

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: featã, fetĕ
- Romanian: fată
North Italian:
- Gallo-Italic:
  - Lombard: feda
  - Old Ligurian: fea
  - Piedmontese: fèja, fea
- Friulian: fede
- Venetian: feda
Gallo-Romance:
- Franco-Provençal: feya
Occitano-Romance:
- Catalan: feda (northern)
- Gascon: heda, hede
- Occitan: feda
  Vivaro-Alpine: fea, feia, fià, fié

Verb

fētā

second-person singular present active imperative of fētō

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “fēta”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 486

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.ta/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɛta
Syllabification: fe‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fête (“party”), from Middle French feste, from Old French feste, from Late Latin fēsta, from the plural of Latin fēstum.

Noun

feta f

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

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

Noun

feta f

(singular only) 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.

Etymology 3

Clipping of amfetamina.

Noun

feta f

(slang) amphetamine

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.tɐ/

Noun

feta m (plural fetas)

feta (a variety of curd cheese)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Italian fetta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fêta/
Hyphenation: fe‧ta

Noun

fȅta f (Cyrillic spelling фе̏та)

(regional, Croatia) slice (usually of bread)

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

Synonyms

krȉška

Spanish

Noun

feta m (plural fetas)

Feta cheese

Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

feta

absolute singular definite and plural form of fet.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Greek φέτα (féta).

Noun

feta c

feta (cheese)

Declension

Declension of feta
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	feta	fetan	—	—
Genitive	fetas	fetans	—	—

Synonyms

fetaost

Etymology 3

Blend of fetstil (“boldface”) +‎ -a

Verb

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

(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
	Participles
Present participle	fetande
Past participle	fetad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

fetmarkera

Derived terms

fetning

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From fetaräij.

Verb

feta

fetter with fetaräij

Etymology 2

From Old Norse feta.

Verb

feta

walk
feta opp n väg
walk a road

[1] Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “fēta”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 486

feta

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

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Translations

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

Noun

Verb

Etymology 2

Noun

Further reading

Danish

Noun

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

Synonyms

Esperanto

Adjective

Related terms

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Synonyms

Icelandic

Noun

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Descendants

Verb

References

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

Usage notes

Etymology 3

Noun

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

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Spanish

Noun

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology 1

Adjective

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

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Etymology 3

Verb

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

Verb