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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German hechten, from Proto-Germanic *haftijaną. Doublet of hefta. Adjective is a calque of English hooked using the past participle.
Pronunciation
Verb
hekta (present tense hektar, past tense hekta, past participle hekta, passive infinitive hektast, present participle hektande, imperative hekta/hekt)
- a-infinitive form of hekte
Adjective
hekta
- hooked; addicted, captivated
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
hekta f
- definite singular of hekt
References
- “hekta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “hekta”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
Anagrams
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English hectare.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
hekta (n class, plural hekta)
- hectare
References
- ^ Batibo, Herman M. (1996) “Loanword clusters nativization rules in Tswana and Swahili: a comparative study”, in South African Journal of African Language, volume 16, number 2, →DOI, page 38 of 33-41