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Greek Alphabet
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta, “the letter Η”).
Pronunciation
Noun
eto (accusative singular eton, plural etoj, accusative plural etojn)
- eta
Finnish
Etymology
Unknown. Related to Karelian eto.
Pronunciation
Adjective
eto (not comparable, indeclinable, only used attributively) (dialectal, Eastern Finnish)
- damned, damn, puny, insignificant
Derived terms
Japanese
Romanization
eto
- Rōmaji transcription of えーと
Malagasy
Adverb
eto
- here
Murui Huitoto
Etymology
Cognate with Minica Huitoto eto and Nüpode Huitoto eto.
Pronunciation
Root
eto
- piculet
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
eto f
- definite singular of etu
Serbo-Croatian
Interjection
ȅto (Cyrillic spelling е̏то)
- (genitive) look, see, behold
- Eto tamo! ― Look over there!
- there, here
- Eto ga, gotov sam! ― There it is, I am done!
- (by extension, contexual) over there, over here
- Eto ga tamo! ― It is over there!
References
- “eto”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovene
Pronunciation
Interjection
ẹ̑to or ȅto
- look, see, behold
- there, there you go
Tabaru
Pronunciation
Verb
eto
- (stative, temporary) to be drunk
References
- Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Interjection
eto (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆᜓ)
- Alternative form of heto: here! here it is!
See also
Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
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Direct (ang)
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Indirect (ng)
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Oblique (sa)
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Locative (nasa)
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Existential
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Manner (gaya ng)
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Near speaker*
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ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari**
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nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari†
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dini/dine
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nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari
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ere/eri, here/heri, ayri
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ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
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Near speaker and listener*
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ito
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nito
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dito
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nandito, narito, naito**
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heto, eto, ayto†
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ganito, garito(garto)**
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Near listener
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iyan, yaan
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niyan
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diyan/diyaan
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nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡
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hayan, ayan
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ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
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Remote
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iyon, yoon, yaon†
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niyon, noon, niyaon†
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doon
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nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡
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hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun
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ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
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*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. †These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ‡Rare in text.
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Teke-Tyee
Noun
eto (plural bito)
- leg
Welsh
Etymology
Reduced form of Middle Welsh eton, from Proto-Brythonic *edwon, from Proto-Celtic *eti-uɸo-nā.[1]
Pronunciation
Adverb
eto
- again
- (in a negative or interrogative sentence) yet
Derived terms
- eto i gyd (“then again; on second thought; however”)
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eto”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies