feta

See also: fêta

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Greek φέτα (féta), from Italian fetta (slice).

Pronunciation

Noun

feta (countable and uncountable, plural fetas)

  1. A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.

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Catalan

Noun

feta f (plural fetes)

  1. fact

feta m (plural fetes)

  1. feta (cheese)

Danish

Noun

feta

  1. feta cheese (Also used of cheese made outside of Greece.)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: fe‧ta

Noun

feta m (uncountable)

  1. feta

Synonyms


Esperanto

Adjective

feta (accusative singular fetan, plural fetaj, accusative plural fetajn)

  1. fetal

Finnish

Etymology

< Greek

Noun

feta

  1. feta, Feta cheese, feta cheese

Declension

Inflection of feta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative feta fetat
genitive fetan fetojen
partitive fetaa fetoja
illative fetaan fetoihin
singular plural
nominative feta fetat
accusative nom. feta fetat
gen. fetan
genitive fetan fetojen
fetainrare
partitive fetaa fetoja
inessive fetassa fetoissa
elative fetasta fetoista
illative fetaan fetoihin
adessive fetalla fetoilla
ablative fetalta fetoilta
allative fetalle fetoille
essive fetana fetoina
translative fetaksi fetoiksi
instructive fetoin
abessive fetatta fetoitta
comitative fetoineen

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Icelandic

Noun

feta

  1. indefinite genitive plural of fet

Latin

Verb

fētā

  1. first-person singular present active imperative of fētō

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.ta/
  • (file)

Etymology 1

From French fête (party).

Noun

feta f

  1. celebration; feast; party
Declension
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Etymology 2

Greek φέτα (féta).

Noun

feta f

  1. (singular only) feta cheese
Usage notes

This word is indeclinable when used in formal contexts, and declinable when used in colloquial contexts. For instance, "sałatka z fetą" would be used in conversation, while "sałatka z serem feta" would be used in a restaurant menu.

Etymology 3

Clipping of amfetamina

Noun

feta f

  1. (slang) amphetamine

Further reading

  • feta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

feta m (plural fetas)

  1. feta (a variety of curd cheese)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Italian fetta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fêta/
  • Hyphenation: fe‧ta

Noun

fȅta f (Cyrillic spelling фе̏та)

  1. (regional, Croatia) slice (usually of bread)

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Swedish

Adjective

feta

  1. absolute singular definite and plural form of fet.

Noun

feta c

  1. feta (cheese)

Synonyms

  • fetaost

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From fetaräij.

Verb

feta

  1. fetter with fetaräij

Etymology 2

From Old Norse feta.

Verb

feta

  1. walk
    feta opp n väg
    walk a road
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