preta
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
preta (plural pretas)
- A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated)
Translations
a hungry ghost from Buddhist folklore
Anagrams
- Peart, Petra, apert, apter, parte, pater, peart, petar, petra, prate, reapt, repat, retap, taper, trape, treap
Esperanto
Etymology
From French prêt, ultimately from Latin praestō (“ready, present, at hand”, adverb). Compare Italian presto.
Pronunciation
Adjective
preta (accusative singular pretan, plural pretaj, accusative plural pretajn)
Derived terms
Garo
Verb
preta (intransitive)
- to burst
Related terms
Neapolitan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
preta f (plural prete)
References
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 1674: “butta via queste pietre!” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “preta”, in Schedario Napoletano
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pre‧ta
Adjective
preta
Noun
preta f (plural pretas)
- female equivalent of preto
Romanian
Etymology
Verb
a preta (third-person singular present pretează, past participle pretat) 1st conj.
Conjugation
conjugation of preta (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
| infinitive | a preta | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | pretând | ||||||
| past participle | pretat | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | pretez | pretezi | pretează | pretăm | pretați | pretează | |
| imperfect | pretam | pretai | preta | pretam | pretați | pretau | |
| simple perfect | pretai | pretași | pretă | pretarăm | pretarăți | pretară | |
| pluperfect | pretasem | pretaseși | pretase | pretaserăm | pretaserăți | pretaseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să pretez | să pretezi | să preteze | să pretăm | să pretați | să preteze | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | pretează | pretați | |||||
| negative | nu preta | nu pretați | |||||