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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα (díaita, “way of life”).
Noun
dieta f (plural dietes)
- diet (the food and beverage a person or animal consumes)
- diet (a controlled regimen of food and drink)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Noun
dieta f (plural dietes)
- diet (a council or assembly of leaders)
Further reading
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Diät, from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα (díaita).
Noun
dieta f
- diet (a controlled regimen of food and drink, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health)
Declension
Declension of dieta (hard feminine)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Medieval Latin dieta (“daily wage”) from Latin diēs (“day”).
Noun
dieta f
- per diem (specific amount of money that an organization gives an individual per day to cover living and traveling expenses in connection with work done away from home or on tour)
Usage notes
Used mainly in plural (diety).
Declension
Declension of dieta (hard feminine)
References
- ^ "dieta¹" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
- ^ "dieta²" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Interlingua
Noun
dieta (plural dietas)
- diet
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdjɛ.ta/, /diˈɛ.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɛta
- Hyphenation: diè‧ta, di‧è‧ta
Etymology 1
From Latin diaeta (“diet, regimen”), from Ancient Greek δίαιτα (díaita, “way of living”).
Noun
dieta f (plural diete)
- (historical, Ancient Greece) a health regimen
- diet (controlled regimen of food and drink)
- (obsolete) fasting (abstinence from food)
- Synonym: digiuno
- (obsolete, figurative or humorous) abstinence
- Synonym: astinenza
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Medieval Latin diaeta (“assembly”).
Noun
dieta f (plural diete)
- (historical) diet (assembly)
- Synonym: assemblea
- parliament
- (obsolete):
- day (24-hour period)
- Synonym: giornata
- per diem (daily allowance)
- Synonym: diaria
References
Further reading
- dieta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- dieta1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- dieta2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
diēta f (genitive diētae); first declension
- medieval spelling of diaeta
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdjɛ.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɛta
- Syllabification: die‧ta
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin diaeta.
Noun
dieta f (diminutive dietka)
- diet (food a person or animal consumes)
- diet (controlled regimen of food)
- Synonyms: jadłospis, menu
Related terms
Etymology 2
Internationalism; compare English diet, French diète, German Diät, ultimately from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δῐ́αιτα (díaita).
Noun
dieta f
- per diem (daily allowance)
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- dieta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dieta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- dieta in PWN's encyclopedia
Portuguese
Etymology
From Medieval Latin dieta (“regimen, regulation; assembly”), from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα (díaita). Doublet of diet.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈɛ.tɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjɛ.tɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈɛ.tɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjɛ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈɛ.ta/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjɛ.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɛtɐ
- Hyphenation: di‧e‧ta
Noun
dieta f (plural dietas)
- diet (food a person or animal consumes)
- diet (controlled regimen of food)
- diet (a council or assembly of leaders)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:dieta.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdjeta/
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: die‧ta
Etymology 1
From Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα (díaita, “way of life”).
Noun
dieta f (plural dietas)
- diet (the food and beverages a person or animal consumes)
- diet (a controlled regimen of food and drink)
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Medieval Latin dieta (“day's work, wages”) and also "meeting of councilors", from Latin diaeta (“prescribed way of life”).
Noun
dieta f (plural dietas)
- diet (a council or assembly of leaders)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
dieta
- inflection of dietar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading