geta
See also: Geta, getą, gęta, and ge-tà
English
Geta
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 下駄 (geta).
Noun
geta (plural getas or geta)
- A Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono.
- 1963 March 16, Hal Porter, “Little old lady passing by”, in The Bulletin, page 22, column 3:
- Because of August he wears shorts and sandals, the Japanese geta sort called thongs.
- 1982 July 1, Robert Dillon, “Geta As A Karate Training Tool”, in Black Belt, page 70:
- The Japanese geta or wooden sandal is a superb, though little-utilized, tool for training in the martial arts. […] The geta are flat, wooden sandals raised on vertical slats.
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- (game of Go) A technique for capturing stones by enclosing them in a “net” preventing them from escaping in any direction.
Synonyms
- (capturing technique in Go): net
Derived terms
- geta mark
Translations
Japanese raised wooden clogs
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capturing technique in Go
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See also
- zori
Anagrams
- -gate, EGTA, ETag, GATE, Gate, Geat, e-tag, gate, geat
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse geta (whence also English get), from Proto-Germanic *getaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“take, seize”). Compare Danish gide, Swedish gitta, English get.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcɛːta/ (
)listen (file) - Rhymes: -ɛːta
Verb
geta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative gat, third-person plural past indicative gátum, supine getað/getið)
- (auxiliary verb) to be able
- Getur þú sagt mér hvar Bláa Lónið er?
- Can you tell me where the Blue Lagoon is?
- (only in elevated speech) to father, to beget
- Genesis 5:3 (Icelandic, English)
- Adam lifði hundrað og þrjátíu ár. Þá gat hann son í líking sinni, eftir sinni mynd, og nefndi hann Set.
- When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
- Adam lifði hundrað og þrjátíu ár. Þá gat hann son í líking sinni, eftir sinni mynd, og nefndi hann Set.
- Genesis 5:3 (Icelandic, English)
Usage notes
- Geta (1) requires the supine (sagnbót) form of an accompanying verb, rather than the bare infinitive.
- Incorrect: Ég get ekki segja þér hvers vegna.
- Correct: Ég get ekki sagt þér hvers vegna.
- I cannot tell you why.
- The supine of geta (1) is getað, the supine of geta (2) is getið
- Hann hefur ekki getað talað við son sinn.
- He has not been able to speak with his son; he hasn't gotten to speak with his son".
- Hann hefur getið son.
- He has begotten a son.
- Hann hefur ekki getað talað við son sinn.
Conjugation
geta — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) | að geta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) | getið | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) | getandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) | subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) | ég get | við getum | present (nútíð) | ég geti | við getum |
| þú getur | þið getið | þú getir | þið getið | ||
| hann, hún, það getur | þeir, þær, þau geta | hann, hún, það geti | þeir, þær, þau geti | ||
| past (þátíð) | ég gat | við gátum | past (þátíð) | ég gæti | við gætum |
| þú gast | þið gátuð | þú gætir | þið gætuð | ||
| hann, hún, það gat | þeir, þær, þau gátu | hann, hún, það gæti | þeir, þær, þau gætu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) | get (þú) | getið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| gettu | getiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
getast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) | að getast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) | getist | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) | getandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) | subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) | ég gest | við getumst | present (nútíð) | ég getist | við getumst |
| þú gest | þið getist | þú getist | þið getist | ||
| hann, hún, það gest | þeir, þær, þau getast | hann, hún, það getist | þeir, þær, þau getist | ||
| past (þátíð) | ég gast | við gátumst | past (þátíð) | ég gætist | við gætumst |
| þú gast | þið gátust | þú gætist | þið gætust | ||
| hann, hún, það gast | þeir, þær, þau gátust | hann, hún, það gætist | þeir, þær, þau gætust | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) | gest (þú) | getist (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| gestu | getisti * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
getinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) | singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) | getinn | getin | getið | getnir | getnar | getin | |
| accusative (þolfall) | getinn | getna | getið | getna | getnar | getin | |
| dative (þágufall) | getnum | getinni | getnu | getnum | getnum | getnum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) | getins | getinnar | getins | getinna | getinna | getinna | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) | singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) | getni | getna | getna | getnu | getnu | getnu | |
| accusative (þolfall) | getna | getnu | getna | getnu | getnu | getnu | |
| dative (þágufall) | getna | getnu | getna | getnu | getnu | getnu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) | getna | getnu | getna | getnu | getnu | getnu | |
Derived terms
- eins og hann frekast gat
- eins og nærri má geta
See also
- valda
Noun
geta f (genitive singular getu, nominative plural getur)
- ability
Declension
declension of geta
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | geta | getan | getur | geturnar |
| accusative | getu | getuna | getur | geturnar |
| dative | getu | getunni | getum | getunum |
| genitive | getu | getunnar | geta | getanna |
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay geta, from Persian کت (kat, “throne”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡəˈta]
- Hyphenation: gê‧ta
Noun
gêta (first-person possessive getaku, second-person possessive getamu, third-person possessive getanya)
- (obsolete) throne.
- Synonyms: takhta, singgasana
References
- Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018), “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation, page 117-144
Further reading
- “geta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
geta
- Rōmaji transcription of げた
- Rōmaji transcription of ゲタ
Malay
Noun
geta (Jawi spelling ݢتا, plural geta-geta, informal 1st possessive getaku, 2nd possessive getamu, 3rd possessive getanya)
- dais, throne
Further reading
- “geta” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *getaną.
Verb
geta (singular past indicative gat, plural past indicative gátu, past participle getinn)
- (transitive, with accusative) to get
- (transitive, with genitive) to guess
Conjugation
Conjugation of geta — active (strong class 5)
| infinitive | geta | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | getandi | |
| past participle | getinn | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | get | gat |
| 2nd-person singular | getr | gazt |
| 3rd-person singular | getr | gat |
| 1st-person plural | getum | gátum |
| 2nd-person plural | getið | gátuð |
| 3rd-person plural | geta | gátu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | geta | gæta |
| 2nd-person singular | getir | gætir |
| 3rd-person singular | geti | gæti |
| 1st-person plural | getim | gætim |
| 2nd-person plural | getið | gætið |
| 3rd-person plural | geti | gæti |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | get | |
| 1st-person plural | getum | |
| 2nd-person plural | getið | |
Conjugation of geta — mediopassive (strong class 5)
| infinitive | getask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | getandisk | |
| past participle | getizk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | getumk | gátumk |
| 2nd-person singular | gezk | gazk |
| 3rd-person singular | gezk | gazk |
| 1st-person plural | getumsk | gátumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | getizk | gátuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | getask | gátusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | getumk | gætumk |
| 2nd-person singular | getisk | gætisk |
| 3rd-person singular | getisk | gætisk |
| 1st-person plural | getimsk | gætimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | getizk | gætizk |
| 3rd-person plural | getisk | gætisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | gezk | |
| 1st-person plural | getumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | getizk | |
Descendants
- Icelandic: geta
- Faroese: gita
- Norwegian Nynorsk: gjeta, gjete, gjette
- Old Swedish: gita, gæta
- Swedish: gitta
- Danish: gide
- → Middle English: geten, getten
- English: get
- Yola: get
References
- “geta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Phuthi
Verb
-geta
- to add
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Spanish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Japanese 下駄 (geta).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡeta/ [ˈɡe.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -eta
Noun
geta f (plural getas)
- (footwear) geta
Etymology 2
From Latin Geta, from Ancient Greek Γέτης (Gétēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxeta/ [ˈxe.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: ge‧ta
- Homophone: jeta
Noun
geta m or f (plural getas)
- (demonym) Geat
Further reading
- “geta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014