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See also: hêta and Heta

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἧτᾰ (hêta).

Noun

heta (plural hetas)

  1. The Ancient Greek letter eta, or variants of it, when used in their original function of denoting the consonant /h/.

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Further reading

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Guaraní

Adverb

heta

  1. much; a lot

Determiner

heta

  1. many

Italian

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Noun

heta m or f (invariable)

  1. heta (old Greek letter)

Japanese

Romanization

heta

  1. Rōmaji transcription of へた

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

heta

  1. simple past of hete (Etymology 4)
  2. past participle of hete (Etymology 4)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

heta

  1. inflection of hete:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Verb

hēta

  1. to call, invoke
  2. 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, hǣto 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)

  1. (transitive) bend

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²heːˌta/
  • audio (Gotland)(file)
  • Rhymes: -²eːta

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hēta, from Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Verb

heta (present heter, preterite hette, supine hetat, imperative het)

  1. to be called; to have as one's name, to hight
    • 1969, Lasse Berghagen (lyrics and music), “Teddybjörnen Fredriksson [Fredriksson the teddy bear]”:
      Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, ja, så hette han. En gång var han bara min, och vi älskade varann. Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, hans nos den var av garn. Ja, han var min bästa vän, när jag var ett litet barn.
      Fredriksson the teddy bear, yes, that was his name . Once he was just mine, and we loved each other. Fredriksson the teddy bear, his nose was made of yarn. Yes, he was my best friend, when I was a little child.
    • 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? ("What are-named you?")
  2. to be claimed (often of something dubious)
    I deras egen rapport heter det att de hade bygglov
    In their own report, they claim that they had a building permit
  3. (obsolete) to call, to name; to command
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.

Etymology 2

Adjective

heta

  1. inflection of het:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

References

Anagrams

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