heta
See also: hêta and Heta
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἧτᾰ (hêta).
Noun
heta (plural hetas)
- The Ancient Greek letter eta, or variants of it, when used in their original function of denoting the consonant /h/.
Translations
variant of the Ancient Greek letter eta when used to denote the consonant /h/
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Further reading
- Heta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- HEAT, Thea, eath, haet, hate, heat
Guaraní
Adverb
heta
- much; a lot
Determiner
heta
- many
Italian
Noun
heta m or f (invariable)
- heta (old Greek letter)
Japanese
Romanization
heta
- Rōmaji transcription of へた
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- hetet
Verb
heta
- simple past of hete (Etymology 4)
- past participle of hete (Etymology 4)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
heta
- inflection of hete:
- simple past
- past participle
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.
Verb
hēta
- to call, invoke
- 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, -o | 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
Rwanda-Rundi
Verb
-heta (infinitive guheta, perfective -hese)
- (transitive) bend
Swedish
Pronunciation
audio (file) - IPA(key): /heːta/
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish hēta, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.
Verb
heta (present heter, preterite hette, supine hetat, imperative het)
- (obsolete) to call, to name; to command
- 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?
- 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Genesis (Första Mosebok), 29:16, page 28 (paragraph 3, line 30)
Conjugation
Conjugation of heta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | heta | hetas | ||
Supine | hetat | hetats | ||
Imperative | het | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | heten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | heter | hette | hets, hetes | hettes |
Ind. plural1 | heta | hette | hetas | hettes |
Subjunctive2 | hete | hette | hetes | hettes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | hetande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Conjugation of heta (class 7 strong)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | heta | hetas | ||
Supine | hetat | hetats | ||
Imperative | het | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | heten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | heter | het | hets, hetes | hets |
Ind. plural1 | heta | heto | hetas | hetos |
Subjunctive2 | hete | hete | hetes | hetes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | hetande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Adjective
heta
- absolute singular definite and plural form of het.
Anagrams
- Thea, heat
Westrobothnian
Verb
heta (preterite & supine heta)
- (intransitive) To radiate heat.